Solution Architect

Solution Architect | AWS/Databricks | Central Government

£600-£650/day Inside IR35

Long-term programme, 6 months initial contract

Mainly remote with ad hoc in-person meetings

Active SC clearance required

A consultancy partner is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to support the ongoing architecture and evolution of a central government AWS/Databricks analytics platform.

The role requires someone with strong data-platform architecture experience who can provide continuity across the existing AWS estate while supporting the move towards Databricks.

Essential experience

• AWS data services including S3, Glue, Redshift and Athena
• IAM, cross-account roles, S3 policies and KMS encryption
• AWS networking including private VPC design, PrivateLink and VPC endpoints
• Databricks on AWS, including workspace design, Unity Catalog, cluster policies and access controls
• Terraform using AWS and Databricks providers
• CI/CD, ideally GitLab
• SSO and SCIM-based identity integration
• AWS compute including EC2 and ECS/EKS

Useful experience

• Databricks Platform Administrator or Architect certification
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Networking Specialty
• Migrating AWS data workloads into Databricks
• Posit Connect/RStudio environments
• Cost management across Databricks and AWS

Please apply with an up-to-date CV if your experience is closely aligned.