At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead cloud transformation journeys and design scalable AWS solutions.
- Company: Dynamic tech firm focused on innovative cloud solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a collaborative environment with exciting projects and career advancement.
- Why this job: Influence technology direction and mentor teams while driving impactful cloud transformations.
- Qualifications: Experience in AWS architecture and enterprise cloud transformation.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We're looking for a Principal AWS Cloud Architect to help organisations navigate complex cloud transformation journeys, from strategy and architecture through to implementation and adoption. This role sits at the intersection of technology leadership and client engagement. You'll work with senior business and technology stakeholders to solve complex challenges, design future-state cloud platforms, and help teams embrace modern engineering practices. If you enjoy influencing technical direction, mentoring teams, and delivering meaningful transformation using AWS, this could be an excellent opportunity.
As a trusted cloud leader, you'll be responsible for helping organisations establish scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments that support long-term business growth. You'll work across multiple initiatives, providing architectural leadership on topics including cloud adoption, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, resilience, security, governance, and operational excellence. Alongside leading solution design, you'll contribute to technical strategy, support delivery teams, and act as a key advisor to senior stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of major transformation programmes.
What You'll Bring
- Strong experience leading enterprise cloud transformation programmes
- Deep expertise designing solutions within AWS environments
- The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing technology decisions
- A strong understanding of modern engineering principles, cloud operating models, and platform delivery
- A track record of helping organisations improve scalability, security, efficiency, and operational performance through cloud adoption
We're particularly interested in individuals with experience across:
- AWS architecture and cloud-native design
- Cloud migration and application modernisation
- Platform engineering and DevOps practices
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation)
- CI/CD and release automation
- Security, governance, compliance, and resilience
- FinOps and cloud cost optimisation
- Hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Cloud Architect employer: Jefferson Frank
Join a leading UK manufacturing and supply-chain organisation that is at the forefront of digital transformation. With a strong commitment to employee development, you will have access to competitive salaries and opportunities to enhance your IT and Data management skills in a collaborative and dynamic work environment. Located in Surrey, this hybrid role offers the chance to engage with diverse stakeholders while contributing to innovative solutions that drive business success.
