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Lead Software Development Engineer - Cloud Solutions

RG1 7BG Reading, South East £75000 Annually WhatJobs

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Our client is seeking an experienced and visionary Lead Software Development Engineer to spearhead the development of cutting-edge cloud solutions. This is a fully remote position, offering the ultimate flexibility to work from anywhere in the UK. You will lead a talented team of engineers, architect robust and scalable cloud-native applications, and drive technical innovation. This role requires a strong background in software architecture, cloud platforms, and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance cloud-based applications and services.
  • Architect and implement microservices-based solutions on leading cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and architectural patterns.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Drive the adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
  • Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and security assessments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
  • Research and evaluate new technologies and tools to enhance the development process and product offerings.
  • Contribute to the strategic technical roadmap and technology selection for cloud initiatives.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in a lead or senior architectural role.
  • Proven expertise in cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C#) and associated frameworks.
  • Extensive experience with microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing.
  • Deep understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), caching mechanisms, and message queues.
  • Solid experience with CI/CD tools and practices, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring solutions.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams and manage projects effectively in a remote setting.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building innovative, high-quality software.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented leader to shape the future of cloud technology for our client, operating remotely with a connection to the Reading, Berkshire, UK area, but accessible from anywhere in the UK.
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Senior Software Development Engineer - Cloud Solutions

BS1 3BG Bristol, South West £70000 Annually WhatJobs

Posted 22 days ago

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Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer to join their innovative IT team, focusing on cloud-based solutions. This role is crucial in designing, developing, and deploying scalable, robust, and secure software applications and services on leading cloud platforms. You will be involved in the entire software development lifecycle, from architecture and coding to testing, deployment, and maintenance, working within a collaborative and agile environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and performant software solutions in the cloud.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in languages such as Java, Python, C#, or Go.
  • Develop and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
  • Design and implement robust APIs and microservices architectures.
  • Ensure the security and compliance of cloud-based applications and data.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, QA engineers, and operations teams, to deliver software solutions.
  • Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior developers.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in development, staging, and production environments.
  • Stay current with advancements in cloud technologies, programming languages, and software development best practices.
  • Participate in architectural design discussions and contribute to technical strategy.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and team efficiency.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience, with a significant focus on cloud technologies.
  • Proven experience developing applications on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, Node.js).
  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD tools.
  • Knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Experience with security best practices in cloud environments is highly desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Senior Software Development Engineer to make a significant impact on our client's cloud strategy and digital transformation. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with a flexible hybrid working model. The primary location is **Bristol, South West England, UK**. Our client is committed to fostering innovation, collaboration, and professional growth within its technology teams.
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Senior Software Development Lead - Cloud Solutions

S1 1AA Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber £75000 Annually WhatJobs

Posted 24 days ago

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Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Development Lead to spearhead the development of cutting-edge cloud solutions in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK . This leadership role demands a strong technical background in software architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern development methodologies. You will guide a talented team of engineers, foster best practices, and ensure the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure software products. This position involves a mix of hands-on coding, architectural design, and team management, making it ideal for a seasoned professional looking to make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance development environment.
  • Architect and design scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications and services.
  • Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, CI/CD, and DevOps within the team.
  • Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define technical requirements and roadmaps.
  • Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from conception and design to deployment and maintenance.
  • Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and system optimization.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across distributed systems.
  • Contribute to technical strategy and evaluate new technologies and tools.
  • Ensure adherence to security standards and compliance requirements.
  • Participate in interviewing and onboarding new team members.
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in software development, including at least 2 years in a lead or senior technical role. Proven expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go) is essential. Experience with microservices architecture, API design, and distributed systems is highly desirable. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are required. This is an exceptional opportunity for a passionate technologist to influence the direction of cloud innovation in Sheffield .
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Cloud Solutions Architect

M1 2WA Manchester, North West £75000 Annually WhatJobs

Posted 7 days ago

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Our client, a rapidly growing IT consultancy, is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to join their innovative team in **Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK**. This role offers a hybrid working model, blending office-based collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. As a Cloud Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-based solutions for a diverse range of clients. You will work closely with clients to understand their business requirements and translate them into robust technical architectures. Your key responsibilities will include evaluating cloud technologies, defining cloud strategies, architecting cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), and providing technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle. You will also be involved in migrating existing on-premises solutions to the cloud, optimizing cloud costs, and ensuring the security and compliance of cloud environments. We are looking for candidates with a deep understanding of cloud computing principles and extensive experience with major cloud platforms. Proven experience in designing and implementing complex cloud architectures, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions, is essential. Strong knowledge of networking, security, databases, and DevOps practices is also required. Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills are paramount, as you will be interacting with clients and internal teams at all levels. This hybrid role requires a commitment to spending time in our **Manchester** office for team meetings, client engagements, and collaborative sessions, with the remainder of your time offering remote work flexibility. Professional certifications from cloud providers (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable. If you are a visionary architect passionate about leveraging cloud technology to solve complex business challenges, we want to hear from you.
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Cloud Solutions Architect

AB10 1AA Aberdeen, Scotland £70000 Annually WhatJobs

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Our client, a leading technology consultancy firm, is seeking an experienced and innovative Cloud Solutions Architect to join their team. This role is based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK , offering a hybrid working arrangement that combines office-based strategy sessions with remote execution flexibility. You will be instrumental in designing, developing, and implementing robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions for a diverse range of clients. This position requires a deep understanding of cloud platforms, architectural best practices, and a passion for driving digital transformation through cloud adoption.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and architect cloud solutions based on client requirements, leveraging expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Develop comprehensive cloud strategies, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
  • Lead the technical design and delivery of cloud migration projects.
  • Ensure cloud solutions meet security, compliance, and performance requirements.
  • Collaborate with development, operations, and business teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
  • Evaluate and recommend cloud technologies and services.
  • Develop cost optimisation strategies for cloud environments.
  • Create and maintain architectural documentation, diagrams, and best practice guides.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in cloud environments.
  • Stay current with the latest cloud technologies, trends, and industry best practices.
  • Present technical solutions and strategies to clients and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven experience as a Cloud Solutions Architect or similar role, with hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and database technologies.
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Excellent understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable.
  • Must possess the right to work in the UK.
This hybrid role in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK , offers a unique opportunity to shape the cloud future for our clients, working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to impactful projects within a collaborative and flexible working environment.
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Cloud Solutions Architect

BT1 1AA Belfast, Northern Ireland £75000 Annually WhatJobs

Posted 15 days ago

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Our client is looking for an experienced and visionary Cloud Solutions Architect to join their expanding IT department based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK . This hybrid role offers the opportunity to design, implement, and manage cutting-edge cloud infrastructures that drive innovation and efficiency across the organization. You will be instrumental in shaping our cloud strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in cloud platforms and a strong understanding of enterprise architecture.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and architect scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native solutions on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Develop cloud adoption strategies and roadmaps in alignment with business objectives.
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to implement and deploy cloud solutions.
  • Define and enforce cloud governance policies, best practices, and security standards.
  • Evaluate and recommend cloud services and technologies to meet business requirements.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.
  • Mentor junior architects and engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
  • Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to project teams.
  • Optimize cloud resource utilization for cost efficiency and performance.
  • Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Proven experience (7+ years) as a Cloud Architect, Solutions Architect, or similar role.
  • Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings.
  • Strong understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
  • Solid knowledge of network security, identity and access management, and data security principles in the cloud.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable.

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a talented architect to shape the future of our technological landscape in a collaborative hybrid environment.
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Lead Cloud Solutions Engineer

Cheltenham, South West Northrop Grumman

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UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government Clearance
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation's Security. Together**
**Role clearance type:** Must currently hold highest UK government clearance.
**Salary: £66,000 - £99,000**
**About Your Opportunity:**
As a critical part of the Infrastructure Team, we support our customers in their journey to refactor, replatform and rehost their mission critical systems into AWS.
We deliver mission value by transforming our customers systems, improving reliability, reducing costs and enabling organisational agility by utilising Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps techniques.
**Your Benefits:**
+ **Flexible working schedules** - we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.
+ **Flexible Benefits Package** - choose which NGUKL benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
+ **Employee Incentive Programme** - exceptional performance is recognised through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel
+ **Career Development** - opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
**Your Responsibilities:**
+ Working with stakeholders to design AWS and hybrid-cloud systems
+ Designing and building solutions in AWS
+ Administering systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems
+ Designing and troubleshooting IP networking systems for AWS and hybrid-cloud systems
+ Automating system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling
**Your Experience:**
+ Proven experience working within IT Systems Design, Deployment and Administration, with recent roles in Technical or Team Leadership positions;
+ Amazon Web Services Certified to Associate level with experience of designing, deploying and administering cloud based solutions;
+ Extensive experience of administration of Linux and Windows Operating Systems within large corporate environments;
+ Extensive experience of designing, deploying and troubleshooting IPv4 Networking, including Subnetting, OSPF Routing, VLANs and VPNs;
+ Experience of automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Puppet or Python;
**Your Future Team:**
"Life as a Cloud Engineer is an exceptionally rewarding role where no two days are truly the same. You can be troubleshooting some Python code in a Lambda function, designing complex solutions, presenting to the customer and building that same solution using Infrastructure as Code and DevOps tooling.
This variety helps the role feel 'fresh' and I always finish each day feeling like I've learnt something new!"
Kris, Lead Cloud Solutions Engineer, National Security Solutions @ Northrop Grumman UK
Our focused and flexible Infrastructure Team consists of industry leading practitioners in engineering and systems administration across all specialisms and experience, working with multiple customer sets and system classifications, on both public cloud and on premise.
We work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions to extremely complex problems, providing our team a broad range of experiences from which to develop new skills and learning across the latest Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps toolsets.
Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.
**About Our Responsibilities:**
Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We'll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.
We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
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Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer

London, London Northrop Grumman

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UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government Clearance
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation's Security. Together**
**S** **alary:** **£55,800.00 - 83,600.00**
**Role clearance type:** Must be able to obtain and maintain highest UK government clearance.
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**About Your Opportunity:**
As a critical part of the Infrastructure Team, we support our customers in their journey to refactor, replatform and rehost their mission critical systems into AWS.
We deliver mission value by transforming our customers systems, improving reliability, reducing costs and enabling organisational agility by utilising Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps techniques.
**Your Benefits:**
+ **Flexible working schedules -** we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.
+ **Flexible Benefits Package** - choose which NGUKL benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
+ **Employee Incentive Programme** **-** exceptional performance is recognised through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel
+ **Career Development** **-** opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
**Your Responsibilities:**
+ Working as part of a team to design, build and maintain AWS and hybrid-cloud systems
+ Administering systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems
+ Maintaining and troubleshooting IP networking systems for AWS and hybrid-cloud systems
+ Automating system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling
+ Continuously expand your own skills, maintaining and enhancing relevant certifications
**Your Experience:**
+ Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science based subject, equivalent qualification or equivalent relevant experience;
+ Amazon Web Services Certified to Practitioner or Associate level with experience of designing, deploying and administering cloud based solutions;
+ Experience of administration of Linux and Windows Operating Systems within large corporate environments;
+ Experience of troubleshooting IPv4 Networking, including Subnetting & Routing;
+ Experience of automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Puppet or Python;
**Your Future Team:**
_"Life as a Cloud Engineer is an exceptionally rewarding role where no two days are truly the same. You can be troubleshooting some Python code in a Lambda function, designing complex solutions, presenting to the customer and building that same solution using Infrastructure as Code and DevOps tooling._
_This variety helps the role feel 'fresh' and I always finish each day feeling like I've learnt something new!"_
**Kris, Lead Cloud Solutions Engineer, National Security Solutions @ Northrop Grumman UK**
Our focused and flexible Infrastructure Team consists of industry leading practitioners in engineering and systems administration across all specialisms and experience, working with multiple customer sets and system classifications, on both public cloud and on premise.
We work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions to extremely complex problems, providing our team a broad range of experiences from which to develop new skills and learning across the latest Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps toolsets.
Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry _._ We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.
**About Our Responsibilities:**
Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We'll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.
We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
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Principal Cloud Solutions Architect

Cheltenham, South West Northrop Grumman

Posted 9 days ago

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UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government Clearance
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation's Security. Together**
**Role clearance type:** Must currently hold highest UK government clearance.
**Salary: £ 83,000 - £125,000**
**About Your Opportunity:**
Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK
At Northrop Grumman UK, our mission is to solve the most complex challenges by shaping the technology and solutions of tomorrow. We call it Defining Possible.
This mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it's the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community. So, what's your possible?
**About Your Opportunity:**
As a critical part of Secure Cloud Solutions team we support our customers in their journey to refactor, re-platform and rehost their mission critical systems into AWS.
Leading or working as an architect within a project team, you will be expected to deliver high levels of agile architecture expertise. This includes looking to expand your own skillset and proficiency into relevant technologies and following through by delivering good quality documentation and solutions to the customer. You will also be expected to share this knowledge through coaching and mentoring more junior engineers, running demonstrations or training sessions for other engineers and documenting your own experiences within internal Knowledge Base articles or through the various Northrop Grumman Centres of Excellence.
We deliver mission value by transforming our customers systems, improving reliability, reducing costs and enabling organisational agility by utilising Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps techniques.
**Responsibilities**
+ Work with senior engineers and Stakeholders to elicit both Functional and Non-Functional Requirements, guiding more junior engineers through the process to document, estimate and prioritise customer requirement sets
+ Work with senior engineers and Stakeholders to produce System Design Documents, such as both High and Low Level Designs and Operational Concept Descriptions
+ Take responsibility for the implementation of large scale or complex technical solutions, working in multidiscipline teams to ensure appropriate levels of documentation and testing are undertaken prior to completion of any tasking.
+ Coaching and mentoring more junior engineers in the tools, techniques and procedures being used to complete the task, Documenting and contributing these to the Knowledge Base or NG Centre of Excellence
+ Set technical direction and standards for Quality Assurance across their own project, using standardised approaches as guided by Stakeholders or Technical Leadership. Undertake review of other engineer's work, ensuring work is of good quality and aligns to the standards set by the project
+ Take responsibility for ensuring both your own and the teams tasking are completed on schedule and within budget. Working with Project Management and Customer Stakeholders to prioritise deliverables against financial limits (DevFinOps)
+ Take responsibility for the production of high quality User Centric Documentation, such as Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Security Operating Procedures (SyOPs), Support Guides and User Guides
+ Lead the investigation of complex issues, problems and defects, reporting to the Tasking Manager to ensure relevant oversight before undertaking bug fixes;
**Your Experience:**
+ Experience working within IT Systems Design, Deployment and Administration, with recent roles in Technical or Team Leadership positions;
+ Certified to Professional level as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect, with additional relevant certifications in specialist areas
+ Demonstrable experience of designing, deploying and administering cloud based solutions across Amazon Web Service
+ Extensive experience of administration of Linux or Windows Operating Systems within large corporate environments,
+ Extensive experience of designing, deploying and troubleshooting IPv4 Networking
+ Experience Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK, CloudFormation or Terraform
+ Experience of administering Virtualised or Containerised systems in Docker / Kubernetes
+ Experience of working within complex or high security environments
In addition the following skills are highly desirable
+ Experience of implementing Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines as part of DevOps deliveries
+ Experience of DevOps working practices, such as Git Branching and release schedules
+ Experience of secure network architecture design and of configuring IPv4 routers and firewalls
+ Experience of administration of Linux Operating Systems or Windows Servers within large corporate environments
+ Experience of using centralised configuration management services such as Ansible or Puppet
+ Experience of using agile collaboration tooling, such as Jira and Confluence;
+ Experience of using Agile Delivery methodologies such as Scrum or SAFE
+ Knowledge of ITIL based Service Management delivery
**Your Future Team:**
'A challenge a day' is probably the simplest way to summarise an Architects role in Northrop Grumman. Flexibility and adaptability are key attributes that you will need, being able to quickly adapt to new technologies, integrate them with existing services and bring new and novel approaches to our customers. Be inquisitive, always looking to understand the technical landscape whilst developing your skills and experience, ready to innovate and take the lead.
Guy, Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, National Security Solutions @ Northrop Grumman UK
Our focused and flexible Infrastructure Team consists of industry leading practitioners in engineering and systems administration across all specialisms and experience, working with multiple customer sets and system classifications, on both public cloud and on premise.
We work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions to extremely complex problems, providing our team a broad range of experiences from which to develop new skills and learning across the latest Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps toolsets.
Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.
**About Our Responsibilities:**
Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We'll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.
We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
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Lead Cloud Solutions Architect

LS1 5TY Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber £80000 Annually WhatJobs

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Our client is seeking a visionary and experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to spearhead their digital transformation initiatives. This is a fully remote position, offering the opportunity to design and implement cutting-edge cloud architectures from anywhere in the UK. Our client operates with a remote-first mindset, valuing autonomy, collaboration, and innovation.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions.
  • Lead the architectural vision for cloud adoption across various business units, aligning with strategic objectives.
  • Evaluate and recommend cloud services and technologies to meet business requirements.
  • Develop and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and governance policies for cloud environments.
  • Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cloud engineers and architects.
  • Conduct performance analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization of cloud solutions.
  • Manage vendor relationships and evaluate third-party cloud solutions.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation.
  • Present complex technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Drive innovation by staying current with emerging cloud technologies and trends.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations and security best practices.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 5 years focused on cloud architecture and design (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud solutions.
  • Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, compute, storage, and database services.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Strong understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a distributed, remote team environment.
  • Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable.
  • Experience in developing architectural roadmaps and strategies.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a seasoned architect to make a significant impact on our client's technological future, working remotely and contributing to projects affecting the **Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK** region. Embrace the future of work with a company that champions flexibility and empowers its remote workforce.
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