Solution Architect

Solution Architect 6 Month contract initially + Extensions Based: Remote with 1 day per week in London Rate: £Market rates p/d - (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Solution Architect to join the team. Key Responsibilities; Enterprise Architecture & Strategy * Define and own enterprise cloud architecture strategy aligned with business and IT roadmaps * Establish cloud reference architectures, standards, and design patterns * Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and organisational standards AWS Cloud Architecture * Architect highly available, resilient, and secure AWS platforms at enterprise scale * Design multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and Control Tower * Lead architecture for hybrid and enterprise integration scenarios * Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework across all solutions Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) * Define enterprise-wide IaC standards, module frameworks, and lifecycle management * Create solutions for automated provisioning for multi-environment and multi-account deployments * Ensure Terraform governance, security, and compliance controls CI/CD & DevSecOps Enablement * Design and govern enterprise CI/CD frameworks and reusable pipeline templates * Create solutions for Integration of CI/CD with Terraform, AWS services, and security tooling * Enable DevSecOps practices including automated testing, scanning, and approvals * Support advanced deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling deployments) Python Automation & Cloud Engineering * Lead Python-based automation initiatives for cloud operations and platform engineering * Create solutions for automation for provisioning, compliance, monitoring, and remediation * Design serverless automation using AWS Lambda and event-driven architectures * Promote automation-first and self-service cloud platforms Security, Governance & Compliance * Embed security-by-design and zero-trust principles * Define IAM, network security, and data protection standards * Ensure compliance with enterprise, regulatory, and audit requirements * Implement logging, monitoring, and auditability across platforms Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement * Act as enterprise-level technical authority and design approver * Partner with senior stakeholders, product owners, and delivery leads * Mentor architects and senior engineers across teams * Drive architectural reviews, documentation, and decision forums Key Skills & experience: Core Technical Skills * Expert AWS architecture experience (VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Route 53, CloudFront) * Terraform (expert level) - enterprise modules, remote state, policy-as-code * CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) * Strong Python automation skills (boto3, APIs, scripting, Lambda) * Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity * Experience with container platforms (Docker, ECS, EKS) Experience * 13+ years in IT with 5-7+ years in cloud / solution / enterprise architecture roles * Proven experience designing enterprise-scale AWS platforms * Experience governing architecture across multiple teams and programmes * Strong background in DevOps and platform engineering ________________________________________ Desirable / Nice to Have * AWS Solutions Architect - Professional certification * TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification * Kubernetes (EKS) advanced experience * Experience with FinOps and cost governance * Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures