Sopra Steria
AWS Technical Architect
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Are you ready to help organisations deliver complex cloud transformation programmes using the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS)? At Sopra Steria, our Strategic Digital Solutions (SDS) team helps some of the UK's most complex organisations modernise, transform and innovate through cloud technology. We're looking for an AWS Technical Architect to provide technical leadership across large-scale cloud transformation programmes, designing secure, scalable solutions that deliver real business value. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Architect or a senior AWS engineer ready to move into a broader architecture leadership role. You'll work alongside talented cloud, data, artificial intelligence and digital specialists, helping clients accelerate their adoption of cloud technologies while contributing to the development of reusable services, automation capabilities and cloud propositions.
What we can offer:
- Great career progression opportunities
- Ability to be based anywhere across the UK
- Benefits which you can flex to meet your needs
- Training and development opportunities
- A collaborative team environment where knowledge sharing, mentoring and continuous learning are actively encouraged
This role offers genuine career development opportunities, including a structured pathway from L3 to L4 Architecture level, alongside access to industry-leading training, certifications and mentoring.
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What you'll be doing:
- Leading the technical delivery of Amazon Web Services (AWS) programmes and projects.
- Designing and implementing secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions for clients.
- Supporting cloud migration, application modernisation, hybrid cloud and on-premises transformation initiatives.
- Providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and ensuring successful programme outcomes.
- Developing reusable cloud services, automation capabilities, intellectual property and client propositions.
- Mentoring and coaching engineers and technical specialists while communicating complex technical concepts to a range of stakeholders.
What you'll bring:
- Proven experience delivering and implementing Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions within enterprise environments.
- Strong experience in cloud transformation, migration and modernisation programmes.
- Experience leading technical delivery across complex projects and programmes.
- Hands-on knowledge of AWS services, cloud architecture principles and best practices.
- Experience overseeing, mentoring or supporting the development of engineers and technical specialists.
- Demonstrable ability to deliver business value through cloud adoption and transformation initiatives.
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It would be great if you had:
- Experience working within professional services, consulting, managed services or large-scale transformation environments
- AWS certifications at Associate, Professional or Specialty level.
- Experience creating reusable services, automation frameworks or cloud accelerators.
- Exposure to solution architecture and wider enterprise architecture disciplines.
If you're interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! If you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
Referral Bonus: £1500
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