Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Our client is looking for a SC and NPPV3 cleared Cloud Infrastructure Architect to join their team on a 12 month initial contract working fully remotely. This role is Inside IR35.

Job Description:
* Cloud Solution Design:
o Design scalable, secure, and highly available architectures using AWS services such as EC2,
o Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC, and CloudFront.
o Select appropriate AWS services based on business requirements, performance needs, and
o cost considerations.
* Architecture Governance & Standards
o Define and enforce cloud architecture best practices, patterns, and standards.
o Ensure solutions adhere to security frameworks, compliance rules, IAM principles, and AWS
o Well Architected Framework guidelines.
* Technical Leadership
o Provide technical direction to engineering teams, developers, DevOps engineers, and data
o specialists.
o Review solution designs, perform architectural assurance, and guide teams through
o implementation challenges.
* Security & Compliance
o Implement security controls including IAM policies, encryption, network segmentation,
o monitoring, and threat detection.
o Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, ISO27001, PCI DSS) through AWS-native tools and architectural controls.
* Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
o Lead the adoption of IaC using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
o Standardize reusable templates and modules for consistent and repeatable deployments across environments.
* Performance & Cost Optimisation
o Monitor workloads using tools like CloudWatch, Trusted Advisor, and Cost Explorer.
o Optimise infrastructure for performance, reliability, cost efficiency and operational excellence.
* Cloud Migration & Modernisation
o Define migration strategies including rehosting, refactoring, replatforming, and
o containerisation.
o Design modern architectures involving microservices, serverless, APIs, and event driven patterns.


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.