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Introduction
At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.
A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM CIC. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
We Offer
- A multitude of training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs as well as the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
- Regular and frequent promotion and progression opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
- Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
- Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
- A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
- Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
- Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
- More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.
Your Role And Responsibilities
We are excited to offer an Application Architect position specialising in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment. This role is perfect for an experienced professional who wants to leverage their expertise in designing scalable, secure, and efficient cloud architectures.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional to contribute to cutting-edge cloud initiatives and shape the future of our organisation's digital transformation on AWS.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure cloud architectures on the AWS platform.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business and technical requirements, translating them into effective cloud solutions.
- Guide the development team in best practices for cloud-based application design, ensuring adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest AWS services and industry trends, driving innovation and continuous improvement in our cloud offerings.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and developers, fostering a culture of excellence and knowledge sharing.
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale cloud applications, preferably on the AWS platform.
- Deep understanding of AWS services and familiarity with key concepts like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and more.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and patterns, and experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and serverless computing.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse complex systems, identifying areas for optimisation and improvement.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Experience with containerisation technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes on AWS.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Knowledge of data engineering and experience with AWS data services like Redshift, Glue, or Kinesis.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation on AWS, such as using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy
