Senior Solutions Architect – AWS Migration & Modernisation
Listed on 2026-10-06
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IT/Tech
AWS
About the role
6 months (Extension highly likely)
Lead a major Azure-to-AWS transformation within a highly regulated financial services environment.
Compensation
Up to £550 per day (OUTSIDE IR35)
Location
Fully Remote in the UK
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to own the end-to-end architecture and delivery of a large-scale cloud migration and modernisation programme. This is a customer-facing role requiring strong technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and deep AWS migration expertise.
What You'll Do- Lead architecture for a complex Azure-to-AWS migration programme
- Drive application and infrastructure modernisation initiatives
- Guide senior stakeholders on cloud transformation strategy
- Produce high‑ and low‑level designs, migration plans, and technical governance
- Act as the senior technical authority throughout delivery
Proven experience leading Azure-to-AWS migrations across:
- Infrastructure (Windows Servers, Windows Containers)
- Databases (SQL Server)
- Legacy .NET application estates
Strong hands‑on experience with:
- AWS MAP (Migration Acceleration Programme)
- Amazon EKS
- Windows‑to‑Linux modernisation
- SQL Server to PostgreSQL migrations
- AWS RDS PostgreSQL
Ability to define migration strategies, target architectures, and modernisation roadmaps.
Excellent customer-facing communication and executive stakeholder presentation skills.
Nice to Have- Experience with in Mortgage, Banking, or Financial Services
- Understanding of regulatory, security, and data governance requirements in highly regulated environments
If you've successfully delivered enterprise-scale AWS migration and modernisation programmes and enjoy working directly with customers, we'd love to hear from you.
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