Senior AWS Solution Architect (Modernisation)

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, FinOps, 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.

As an AWS Premier Partner, we enhance IT experiences for clients across various sectors. If you're ready to make a difference and join an exciting journey with Cloud Bridge and AWS, we want to hear from you.

As a 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, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases.

• Drive migrations using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Schema Conversion Tool (SCT), and Babelfish for Aurora.

• Implement Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache 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 EventBridge.

• Support customers in breaking down monolithic applications into microservices.

• Define event-driven and asynchronous processing patterns to improve scalability.

Infrastructure as Code & DevOps

• Automate database deployments using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.

• Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Flyway or Liquibase.

• Define observability and monitoring strategies using CloudWatch, 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 (PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQL Server), Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache.

• Database Migration – Experience with AWS DMS, SCT, and heterogeneous migrations.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK.

• Cloud-Native & Serverless – AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, ventBridge.

• DevOps & CI/CD – GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, 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