Solutions Architect AWS

Lumenalta; City of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company is seeking a Solutions Architect - AWS to design scalable cloud solutions. This fully remote position requires strong AWS expertise, including 5+ years in solutions architecture. The role involves automation, CI/CD pipeline management, and collaboration to meet business needs while ensuring performance and cost-efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a solutions architecture role, focusing on AWS.
• Strong proficiency in AWS services and automation tools.
• Advanced knowledge of network and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable, cloud solutions on AWS.
• Implement infrastructure as code using tools like CloudFormation.
• Collaborate to define monitoring and alerting strategies.

Skills

AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD pipeline management

Linux systems administration

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Solutions Architect - AWS role at Lumenalta.

This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in Europe or regions with compatible time zones. To ensure effective collaboration with our client and team, candidates must maintain a 6-hour overlap with Eastern U.S. business hours.

This is an evergreen opening with no set deadline.

Lumenalta is committed to hiring exceptional talent from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds. If you share our values and enthusiasm for digital transformation, we encourage you to apply.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Architect and design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions on AWS, using best practices in DevOps and cloud-native design.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform to enable efficient and consistent deployments.
• Automate the deployment, configuration, and management of infrastructure and services using CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to define and implement strategies for monitoring, logging, and alerting using AWS-native tools such as CloudWatch or third-party solutions.
• Optimize cloud architectures for cost, performance, and security and advise clients on best practices for infrastructure, data, and application deployment.
• Mentor and guide teams on AWS architecture patterns, DevOps methodologies, and operational best practices.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party tools and services into AWS environments to enhance automation, performance, and security.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in a solutions architecture role, focusing on AWS.
• Strong proficiency in AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch.
• Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management tools like Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux systems administration, networking, and security best practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or AWS CloudWatch.
• Proven ability to architect solutions that meet business and technical requirements while balancing performance, scalability, and cost.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

We’re committed to hiring exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply.

Location & Schedule

This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in Europe or regions with compatible time zones. To ensure effective collaboration with our client and team, candidates must maintain a 6-hour overlap with Eastern U.S. business hours.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting, Information Technology, and Engineering
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Banking, and Advertising Services

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