Solutions Architect

• Design and implement resilient, end -to -end cloud -native solutions on both AWS and Azure.
  
• Serve as the chief technical advisor, translating business goals into clear cloud/technology roadmaps for executive leadership.
  
• Lead discovery workshops and collaborate across business units to define requirements and technical strategy.
  
• Provide direct, high -quality technical leadership and mentorship to architects, developers, and engineering teams.
  
• Drive best practices in scalability, high availability, cost optimisation, and security across all solutions.
  
• Oversee the complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and contribute production -grade code.
  
• Ensure rigorous adherence to cloud security standards, compliance, and governance policies in all designs.
  
• Systematically recommend strategic services/platforms and stay current with disruptive trends in cloud, software development, and AI/ML.
  

• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional and Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
  
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role with strong, hands -on experience designing and optimising architectures in both AWS and Microsoft Azure (multi -cloud environment). Must apply the respective Well -Architected Framework principles.
  
• Deep knowledge of core services in either AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation) and Azure (Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, Active Directory).
  
• Extensive experience with modern patterns such as microservices, event -driven architecture, REST/GraphQL APIs, and proficiency in backend languages (Python, Java, C#, Node.js, or Go) and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  
• Strong command of DevOps practices, Git, Docker/Kubernetes, and building CI/CD pipelines in AWS and/or Azure.
  
• Experience using cloud -native AI/ML services from both vendors (e.g., AWS SageMaker/Bedrock, Azure Machine Learning/OpenAI Service).
  
• Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex concepts to C -suite/executive stakeholders, combined with a strategic and commercial mindset to align technology with business outcomes.
  
• Proven ability to work independently, drive consensus across distributed teams, and combine a hands -on development mindset with strategic cloud architecture thinking.
  

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