AWS Solution Architect

Job Description

Role: AWS Solution Architect
Location: London
Career Level: Senior Manager

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture:
We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.”
- Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

• Work for tier‑1 clients across industry sectors - helping them turn their cloud strategy into reality.
• Help design and deliver transformative cloud solutions - from migrating legacy applications onto Cloud, to building innovative, new cloud‑native applications.
• Continue to learn and grow - we actively encourage and support continuous learning and certification.
• Serve as a cloud evangelist, educating customers on the value Cloud computing can bring to transform their business.

• Define cloud strategy and governance models, setting enterprise architecture standards for AWS adoption.
• Align complex business objectives with scalable, secure cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
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Drive innovation across data, AI, security, and multi‑cloud strategies, enabling digital transformation.
• Lead large‑scale cloud transformation programmes, such as data centre exit and legacy modernisation.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and enforce security best practice across all cloud environments.
• Mentor managers and consultants, building technical capability and leadership within the team.
• Engage senior stakeholders, presenting cloud strategies and architectures to executive boards and governance forums.

• Significant hands‑on experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS cloud services.

• AWS Professional and/or Associate certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, Dev Ops Engineer).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures.
• Experience in cost optimisation and familiarity with cloud best practices.

• Strong understanding of data platforms and analytics solutions.
• Experience designing AI/ML‑driven solutions and data lifecycle management.

• Proficiency in designing application workloads using modern cloud patterns (e.g., serverless, containerised, microservices).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and Dev Ops practices.

• Deep knowledge of identity, access management, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to implement security best practices across cloud environments.

• Understanding of integration patterns and event‑driven architectures.
• Ability to design APIs and hybrid connectivity solutions.

• Experience designing highly available, fault‑tolerant, and scalable solutions.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies.
• Ability to design for performance, resilience, and observability.
• Familiarity with monitoring and optimisation practices.

• Awareness of cloud governance, account management, and compliance standards.
• Ability to enforce auditing and cost allocation strategies.