AWS Tech Architecture Specialist
Accenture · London, England ·
Overview
As an AWS Solution Architect at Accenture, you will design and implement cloud-first solutions for tier-1 clients, translating business needs into scalable AWS architectures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to move legacy apps to the cloud and develop new cloud-native applications.
The role emphasizes continuous learning and certification, architectural governance, and delivering high-quality designs. You will act as a cloud evangelist, communicating value of cloud computing to clients and driving transformation.
This is a hands-on, client-focused role in a globally connected, innovative environment with opportunities to influence outcomes and scale impact.
Pay / Benefits
- 25 days’ vacation per year
- private medical insurance
- 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work
- extensive benefits package
- opportunity for flexible onsite delivery
- training and global expert network
Responsibilities
- Design and implement AWS workloads using modern patterns (serverless, containerised, microservices)
- Develop scalable applications with performance, resilience, and cost efficiency in mind
- Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
- Apply cloud security principles (IAM, encryption, compliance) across environments
- Optimize architectures for scalability, reliability, and operational excellence
- Produce design documentation and participate in architecture reviews
- Execute testing strategies for functional and non-functional requirements
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver robust cloud-first solutions
Key requirements
- Significant hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS solutions
- AWS Professional and/or Associate certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
- Bachelor’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 cloud best practices
- Strong understanding of data platforms and analytics; AI/ML-driven solutions a plus
- Proficiency in modern cloud patterns (serverless, containerised, microservices) and CI/CD/DevOps
- Deep knowledge of IAM, encryption, and compliance frameworks
- client-focused communication
- collaboration with cross-functional teams
- problem solving and analytical thinking
- AWS cloud services
- serverless architectures
- containerisation