Cloud Architect | Outside IR35 | Remote at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment, London, 3 Months, £500-£550 per day

AWS Cloud Architect - Data Platforms

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to support the design of a new unified data platform. This is a strategic engagement requiring strong cloud architecture expertise alongside a good understanding of Databricks, data governance, security and enterprise design standards.

The Role

You will help refine the target cloud architecture and ensure the proposed platform aligns with wider enterprise architecture, security, governance, operational and non-functional requirements. Working alongside other architects and senior stakeholders, you will also support the solution through internal architecture review, assurance and approval processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Refine and document the target architecture for an AWS-hosted data platform.
• Define integration and ingestion patterns across databases, files and APIs.
• Design Amazon S3 lakehouse storage using Bronze, Silver and Gold data zones.
• Establish transformation and orchestration patterns across Databricks and supporting AWS services.
• Define secure consumption patterns for reporting, analytics, applications and APIs.
• Embed appropriate governance, security, observability, resilience and operational controls.

Essential

• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale solutions as an AWS Cloud Architect.
• Good knowledge of modern data platforms and Databricks architecture.
• Experience designing cloud integration, ingestion and data-processing patterns.
• Understanding of data lake and lakehouse architecture, including medallion patterns.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, data governance and non-functional requirements.
• Experience aligning solution designs with wider enterprise architecture standards.
• Ability to produce clear architecture documentation and navigate formal design-assurance processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and business teams.

Desirable

• Experience designing unified or enterprise-wide data platforms.
• Knowledge of Databricks governance capabilities, including Unity Catalog.
• Broader security architecture experience.
• Experience delivering consultancy-led or statement-of-work engagements.

The Details

• Contract role: 3 months
• Start date: ASAP
• IR35 Status: Outside IR35
• Rate: £500-550
• Location: Remote

If you are an experienced AWS Cloud Architect with strong data-platform, Databricks and governance knowledge, please apply with your latest CV.