KR80 Senior AWS Solutions Architect at Cybernetic Controls Limited

KR80 Senior AWS Solutions Architect

Department: DevOps Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote (Asia)

Reporting To: CTO

Description

Overview

CCL build high quality automation frameworks and bespoke software solutions for our clients in the finance industry. With an aim to help organisations improve their operational processes and reduce overall risk and increase efficiencies. Another key objective of CCL is to enable greater transparency for firms and regulators. CCL are also passionate about removing waste and making things simple. We want to help inspire a new generation of Robotics and Automation projects across industry that are focused on delivering a highly skilled virtual workforce with cognitive and robotic capabilities. The CCL team is focused on helping firms improve operational productivity and reduce challenges. Read more on the Cybernetic Controls website.

Our Client:

Kaizen is a multi-award winning Regtech company on a mission to transform the quality of regulatory reporting in the financial services industry. We've combined regulatory expertise with advanced technology to develop our market-leading quality assurance services. Unique in being able to fully assess data quality, our services are used by some of the world’s largest investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and brokers, helping them to reduce costs, improve quality and increase confidence in their regulatory reporting.

Job summary:

Cybernetic Controls Limited Senior AWS Solutions Architect will be responsible for taking ownership of software architecture within our group. This role involves supporting each subsidiary and product team with their software architecture requirements in AWS, ensuring consistency across the group, and adherence to the right processes, with a particular focus on the Architectural Decision Records process. The individual will have the opportunity to work in a team empowering the DevOps spirit, operating at every stage of the Software Development Lifecycle and working on large-scale, serverless and heavily multi-account solutions within the AWS cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of software architecture across the group, ensuring consistency and alignment with best practices.
• Support each subsidiary and product team with their AWS software architecture requirements.
• Ensure the Architectural Decision Records process is followed appropriately across all teams.
• Collaborate extensively with the DevOps, backend development, and data engineering teams to ensure architectural needs are met.
• Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to development teams to build cloud competencies.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle for AWS solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.
• Maintain a strong focus on security, ensuring all architectural decisions uphold the highest security standards.
• Stay up to date with the latest AWS services and technologies and ensure their appropriate adoption within the group.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Skills:

Deep understanding of

• Amazon Web Services
• Software development lifecycle best practices
• Systems architecture, design and development
• Infrastructure-As-Code (Cloud formation)

Good understanding of:

• Version Control tools (Git, GitHub)
• Test-driven development
• Containers and Cluster Managers (Docker)
• Database architecture
• ETL
• Big Data, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics
• Agile principles, processes and tools

Experience:

5 years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on AWS platforms

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Computer Science or a related subject
• AWS certifications are a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Private healthcare contribution
• Annual pay review
• Regular team socials
• Working within a culture of innovation and collaboration
• Opportunity to play a key role in a pioneering growth company

Originally posted on Himalayas