Solutions Architect - £70,000 - £90,000 A Year
Anson McCade ·
AWS Solution Architect Location: London / Leeds / Manchester Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 + package + DV allowance About the Role Our client is a major force in the UK’s cyber and national security landscape, delivering complex, high-impact programmes across government and defence.
They are hiring an AWS Solution Architect to lead cloud migration and architecture across large-scale, mission-critical environments. This is a hands-on architecture role where you will define how AWS is used from the ground up, shaping patterns, standards and long-term cloud strategy.
You will work directly with customers to design cloud-native solutions, ensuring migrations are not just successful, but scalable, secure and built for reuse. This is a key hire with real influence across architecture, engineering and stakeholder decision-making.
What You’ll Be Doing You will operate as the technical lead across AWS migration and platform architecture. Leading architecture for AWS cloud migration, from current state through to target design Defining reusable cloud patterns, standards and reference architectures Working closely with engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure and cost-effective Driving Infrastructure as Code and automation across deployments Running architecture reviews and continuously optimising platform design Acting as the escalation point for complex technical issues and incident management Collaborating across multiple teams to ensure consistency and alignment in delivery Ideal Background This role is suited to someone already operating at senior or lead architect level within AWS environments.
Strong experience designing AWS cloud architectures in large, multi-account environments Proven track record delivering cloud migration programmes Deep understanding of AWS services, networking and security Experience with DevOps tooling and CI/CD pipelines Comfortable working in Agile environments and leading technical direction Ability to engage and influence both technical teams and senior stakeholders
Nice to have
AWS certifications (Associate, Professional or Specialist) Experience mentoring engineers or leading teams Exposure to scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum@Scale) What You’ll Receive £70,000 – £90,000 base salary £7,000 DV bonus (tax free) once clearance is obtained Strong pension, bonus and flexible benefits package 25 days holiday with buy/sell options Clear progression with structured career support Opportunity to work on high-security, high-impact programmes Key Requirements Must be a sole British national (DV clearance eligibility) Willing to go through Developed Vetting (DV) Comfortable with hybrid working (typically 3 days on-site) Who Should Apply This is a strong fit for architects who want to move into more complex, high-stakes environments, where the scale, security requirements and architectural challenges are significantly beyond typical commercial projects.