AWS Solution Architect
full-time•London
About this role
Role: AWS Solution Architect
Location: London
Career Level: Associate 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.
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As a team:
We are one of the world's leading providers of Cloud Solutions. You'll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level.
You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.
If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
In our team you will:
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.
In your role as an Associate Manager you will:
Design and implement AWS workloads using modern cloud patterns such as serverless, containerised, and microservices architectures.
Develop scalable application solutions aligned with best practice for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to support rapid delivery.
Apply cloud security principles, including identity and access management, encryption, and compliance controls.
Optimise architectures for scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
Produce high-quality design documentation and contribute to architecture reviews.
Execute testing strategies for functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, reliability).
Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver robust, cloud-first solutions.
We are looking for the following:
Experience
Significant hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS cloud services.
Certification & Education
AWS Professional and/or Associate certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Business Architecture
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures.
Experience in cost optimisation and familiarity with cloud best practices.
Data & AI Architecture
Strong understanding of data platforms and analytics solutions.
Experience designing AI/ML-driven solutions and data lifecycle management.
Application Architecture
Proficiency in designing application workloads using modern cloud patterns (e.g., serverless, containerised, microservices).
Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Security Architecture
Deep knowledge of identity, access management, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
Ability to implement security best practices across cloud environments.
Integration Architecture
Understanding of integration patterns and event-driven architectures.
Ability to design APIs and hybrid connectivity solutions.
Non-Functional Requirements
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.
Governance & Compliance
Awareness of cloud governance, account management, and compliance standards.
Ability to enforce auditing and cost allocation strategies.
It would be advantageous to have:
Advanced Certification
AWS Specialty certifications (e.g., Advanced Networking, Machine Learning, Security).
Multi-Cloud
•Advantageous to have experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).
What’s in it for you as an Associate Manager at Accenture:
In addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
*Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for.
Closing Date for Applications:
31/05/2026
*Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
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What you'll do
- As an AWS Solution Architect, you will design and implement AWS workloads using modern cloud patterns and develop scalable application solutions. You will also collaborate with clients to deliver robust, cloud-first solutions and serve as a cloud evangelist.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
We are a talent and innovation-led company serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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