Senior AWS Solution Architect; Modernisation

Position: Senior AWS Solution Architect (Modernisation)
Location: Coulsdon

At Cloud Bridge
, we are one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic AWS partners, transforming how businesses leverage AWS cloud services. We specialise in cloud consultancy, managed services, cloud governance, Fin Ops, and AI/ML to help organisations unlock the full potential of AWS.

Recognised as AWS's Rising Star Partner of the Year for 2023 in EMEA and 2022 in the UK&I, we’re expanding globally with new offices in Australia, South Africa, Singapore and Dubai, a strong presence in the Philippines, and our HQ in the UK.

We’ve managed hundreds of cloud migrations, architectural projects, cost optimisations, and support services for a diverse range of customers, from start-ups to public sector organisations.

If you're ready to make a difference and join an exciting journey with Cloud Bridge and AWS, we want to hear from you.

Senior AWS Solution Architect (Modernisation)

You’ll work with customers to modernise legacy applications and databases as they migrate to AWS. You will be a technical authority in designing and delivering cloud-native architectures, serverless solutions, application and database modernisation strategies. This role combines hands‑on technical work, customer consulting, and practice development, helping us define and scale modernisation offerings.

Key Responsibilities Customer Engagement & Solution Design

• Engage with customers to understand their legacy application and database environments.
• Define modernisation strategies, focusing on database migration, re-platforming, and serverless adoption.
• Design AWS architectures that are scalable, secure, and cost-optimised.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing technical leadership to both internal teams and customers.

Database Modernisation & Migration

• Lead modernisation efforts for SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Drive migrations using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Schema Conversion Tool (SCT), and Babelfish for Aurora.
• Implement Amazon RDS, Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, and Elasti Cache to replace legacy databases.
• Optimise database performance through sharding, partitioning, and caching strategies.

Cloud‑Native & Serverless Adoption

• Architect solutions leveraging AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and Event Bridge.
• Support customers in breaking down monolithic applications into microservices.
• Define event‑driven and asynchronous processing patterns to improve scalability.

Infrastructure as Code & Dev Ops

• Automate database deployments using Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, and AWS CDK.
• Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Flyway or Liquibase.
• Define observability and monitoring strategies using Cloud Watch, X‑Ray, and Prometheus.

Practice & Team Development

• Contribute to the development of modernisation frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
• Help shape packaged offerings, including AWS MAP‑funded modernisation engagements.
• Mentor junior architects and engineers, fostering a high‑performance technical culture.

Required Skills & Experience Technical Expertise

• AWS Database Services – RDS (Postgre
  
  SQL/MySQL/SQL Server), Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, Elasti Cache.
• Database Migration – Experience with AWS DMS, SCT, and heterogeneous migrations.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, Cloud Formation, CDK.
• Cloud‑Native & Serverless – AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, vent Bridge.
• Dev Ops & CI/CD – Git Hub Actions, AWS Code Pipeline, database schema versioning (Flyway/Liquibase).
• AI‑Powered development experience.
• Security & Compliance – IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, AWS Backup, GDPR considerations.
• Performance Tuning & Optimisation – Query tuning, indexing, caching, connection pooling.

Consulting & Leadership Skills

• Proven experience in customer‑facing solution architecture or technical consulting.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Ability to define modernisation roadmaps and business cases.

Desirable Skills (Nice‑to‑Have)

• Experience with Redshift, Neptune, Timestream, or other AWS data services.
• Knowledge of multi‑cloud (GCP/Azure) and hybrid cloud environments.
• Familiarity with machine learning & analytics pipelines on AWS.
• Experience working on AWS MAP‑funded modernisation projects.

Benefits

• 25 Days Paid Time‑off
• Birthday Leave
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Flexible Working
• Early Friday Finish (Monthly)
• Company Laptop and Peripherals
• Company Sabbatical Scheme
• Personalised Training & Development Plan
• Annual Wellness Allowance
• Company Events
• Private Health Insurance
• Wellbeing support
• Mental Health Champions
• Calm app subscription

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