AWS Solutions Architect - Fully Remote - £65,000- £75,000 p/a - Candidates must have AWS Solution Architecture Certification at Professional Level

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1 year ago
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Job Overview:

Our Central Scotland based client is currently recruiting for an AWS Solutions Architect, where you'll design, scope, estimate, and oversee various professional services projects. You'll juggle multiple tasks, prioritise efficiently, and collaborate with leadership, project managers, and engineers to deliver top-quality projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities:

Lead customer scoping and design calls to gather requirements and estimate project delivery times. Develop architectural solutions to address customer needs. Build and maintain positive customer relationships. Work with various stakeholders including the Project Team, Cloud Engineers, and Head of Operations to ensure high-standard project delivery within scope, time, and budget constraints. This will include leading projects and providing guidance to delivery team.  Participate in a 24/7 on-call escalation rota.

Essential Experience:

AWS Solution Architecture Certification at a professional level. 3+ years designing and building AWS solutions. 3+ years gathering project scope, requirements, and designs with customers. 5+ years with core AWS Services. 2+ years experience with containerisation tooling, designing AWS Serverless Solutions, Machine Learning and automating scripts via Python.  Experience deploying with AWS native tools.

This opportunity offers a great company culture, with a 'remote first' mindset and 34 days annual leave.

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