AWS Solution Architect

About Us

We’re an award-winning innovative tech consultancy - a team of creative problem solvers. Since 1993 we’ve been finding better, more sustainable ways to solve complex technology problems for some of the world’s leading organizations and delivered solutions that millions of people use every day.

In the last 30 years we won several awards, including our most recent inclusion in the Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms report.

Operating from 26 locations across the world, we bring together teams of creative experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who enjoy working and learning in our collaborative and open culture and are committed to world-class delivery.

We have an established presence in the United States for over ten years. With offices in New York City, Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas we offer a local touch with a global reach.

We want to continue to grow and need people just like you!

About the Role

The Principal AWS Solutions Architect will be responsible for designing and optimizing cloud-based architectures on AWS to meet stringent internal standards, compliance requirements, and complex business needs. This role involves leveraging mustache-based templating to ensure that infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration templates align perfectly with the company’s compliance and architectural frameworks.

You will engage directly with senior business leaders, C-Level executives, and a diverse group of stakeholders to translate requirements into robust, secure, and scalable AWS solutions. Your ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable strategies for non-technical and executive audiences is paramount. Additionally, your understanding of the commercial banking landscape, particularly within Capital & Growth Markets, will allow you to design architectures that effectively solve business problems and drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect end-to-end AWS solutions that meet stringent compliance, security, and performance standards, using mustache-based templating for infrastructure as code
• Collaborate directly with C-Level executives and various stakeholders to understand business objectives, communicate solution concepts, and ensure alignment with strategic goals
• Ensure solutions are compliant with internal frameworks, industry regulations, and best practices, particularly within commercial and investment banking sectors
• Continuously refine and optimize architectures for reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency
• Act as the primary on-site technical expert, interfacing with client executives and internal teams, demonstrating impeccable professionalism and in-depth technical acumen
• Translate complex requirements and regulatory constraints into actionable technical blueprints and system designs
• Provide mentorship and guidance to internal teams, fostering a high-performance engineering culture

The salary for this role will be between $175,000 - $225,000 per year.

About You

• Extensive experience in AWS systems architecture, including design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-scale cloud environments
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with C-Level executives, translating complex technical concepts into strategic business solutions
• Hands-on experience with mustache or terraform templating or similar technologies for configuration and infrastructure as code
• In-depth understanding of compliance, security, and governance in a highly regulated financial services environment
• Proven track record of architecting innovative cloud solutions that solve complex business problems, ideally within Capital & Growth Markets or commercial banking
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, IAM, VPC) and best practices
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to confidently present to executive audiences
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field preferred
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in large-scale financial institutions or investment banking contexts

Some of the Perks

• 20 days paid vacation per year and 12 BJSS holidays
• 5 paid sick days
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans employer funded 80%
• 4 x salary Life and AD&D
• Commuter benefits
• 401K plan (BJSS will contribute 3% of salary into your 401K)
• An industry-leading referral scheme, with no limits on the number of referrals
• Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH
• Training opportunities and incentives – we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
• You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
• A collaborative and inspiring environment working alongside some of the best tech people in the industry
• We partner with Lifeworks to offer wellbeing support to our employees

Working Restrictions

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

BJSS will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.