Senior Cloud Platform Architect - Contract - Outside IR35

Duration: 12 months+

Senior Cloud Platform Architect - Contract - Outside IR/35 Role Overview We are looking for a Senior Cloud Platform Architect to help define and scale a cloud-native platform environment. The role sits at the architectural level, shaping how infrastructure and applications are designed, deployed, and operated across AWS. This is not an SAP/BTP-first role

• candidates should come from a hyperscaler cloud background , with SAP exposure considered a bonus. Key Responsibilities Define end-to-end cloud platform architecture on AWS Design and govern Infrastructure-as-Code approaches (Terraform, Helm) Architect Kubernetes-based environments and container deployment strategies Embed Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles across the platform Define best practices for: Deployment workflows (eg blue/green deployments) Monitoring, alerting, and reliability Scalable and resilient infrastructure Translate high-level business and technical requirements into architectural designs Work closely with platform engineering teams responsible for execution Provide architectural governance and guide engineering teams on implementation Key Requirements Proven experience as a Cloud/Platform Architect in AWS environments Strong understanding of: Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform essential) Kubernetes and container orchestration Helm and deployment tooling Experience with platform engineering and cloud-native architecture patterns Strong knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts Ability to design end-to-end architecture life cycle : From initial request - design - deployment - monitoring - optimisation Comfortable operating at both strategic (architecture) and light hands-on level Nice to Have Exposure to SAP landscapes or SAP BTP Experience working in SaaS or product-led environments Understanding of "opinionated platforms" (eg abstractions over hyperscalers like BTP)