AWS Platform Architect, Harness, Hybrid

AWS Platform Architect South West (Hybrid) 6-Month Contract Day Rate: Up to £850 (Outside IR35) We're supporting a leading organisation in the search for an experienced AWS Platform Architect to help shape and evolve their cloud and AI platforms. This is a key contract role focused on defining AWS architecture standards, driving cloud adoption, and ensuring platforms remain secure, scalable, resilient and cost-effective. You'll work closely with Engineering, Security and Operations teams, acting as the technical authority for cloud architecture and platform strategy.Key Responsibilities • Define and mature the AWS platform architecture strategy and standards. • Develop cloud roadmaps, blueprints and architectural patterns. • Design secure, scalable and resilient cloud platforms. • Drive governance, compliance and cost optimisation across the AWS estate. • Support cloud-native and hybrid cloud initiatives. • Champion Infrastructure as Code, automation and DevOps best practices. • Support the development of AI and agentic AI platform capabilities. • Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across teams. • Evaluate emerging cloud and AI technologies.Required Experience • Strong AWS architecture experience. • Deep understanding of cloud networking, security and storage. • Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation or similar IaC tools. • Knowledge of Kubernetes, containerisation and serverless technologies. • Experience with CI/CD and deployment tooling including Harness, GitLab and Jenkins. • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. • Experience working within regulated environments. • Strong understanding of cloud governance and compliance.Desirable • AWS Solutions Architect or similar certification. • Experience with AWS Bedrock, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI or LLM technologies. • Experience supporting cloud migration programmes. • Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks and tooling. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.