Role: AWS Solution Architect
Location: London
Career Level: Associate Manager
Eligibility: Offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.
We are a leading provider of Cloud Solutions, working with tier‑1 clients across industry sectors. This role involves working on innovative projects with clients to deliver transformation from strategy to implementation.
Responsibilities
- Work for tier‑1 clients across industry sectors – helping them turn their cloud strategy into reality.
- Help design and deliver transformative cloud solutions – from migrating legacy applications onto Cloud to building innovative, new cloud‑native applications.
- Continue to learn and grow – we actively encourage and support continuous learning and certification.
- Serve as a cloud evangelist, educating customers on the value Cloud computing can bring to transform their business.
- Design and implement AWS workloads using modern cloud patterns such as serverless, containerised and microservices architectures.
- Develop scalable application solutions aligned with best practice for performance, resilience and cost efficiency.
- Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to support rapid delivery.
- Apply cloud security principles, including identity and access management, encryption and compliance controls.
- Optimise architectures for scalability, reliability and operational excellence.
- Produce high‑quality design documentation and contribute to architecture reviews.
- Execute testing strategies for functional and non‑functional requirements (performance, security, reliability).
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver robust, cloud‑first solutions.
Qualifications
- Significant hands‑on experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS cloud services.
- AWS Professional and/or Associate certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures.
- Experience in cost optimisation and familiarity with cloud best practices.
- Strong understanding of data platforms and analytics solutions.
- Experience designing AI/ML‑driven solutions and data lifecycle management.
- Proficiency in designing application workloads using modern cloud patterns (serverless, containerised, microservices).
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
- Deep knowledge of identity, access management, encryption and compliance frameworks.
- Ability to implement security best practices across cloud environments.
- Understanding of integration patterns and event‑driven architectures.
- Ability to design APIs and hybrid connectivity solutions.
- Experience designing highly available, fault‑tolerant and scalable solutions.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies.
- Ability to design for performance, resilience and observability.
- Familiarity with monitoring and optimisation practices.
- Aware of cloud governance, account management and compliance standards.
- Ability to enforce auditing and cost allocation strategies.
Additional Advantage
- AWS Specialty certifications (e.g., Advanced Networking, Machine Learning, Security).
- Experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).
Benefits
- Competitive basic salary.
- 25 days vacation per year.
- Private medical insurance.
- 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
- Flexibility and mobility to deliver the role, including required onsite work with clients and partners.
Closing Date for Applications
31/05/2026 (Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found).
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.
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