Mission freelance Technical Architect

SC Cleared
Technical Architect
6 Month contract initially
Location: Remote, occasional travel
Rate: £450 £500 p/d (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Technical Architect to join the team.

Key Responsibilities:
* Review AWS Infrastructure components design & usage and implement enhancements.
* Design and implement an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) engine using AWS EMR (Elastic MapReduce) for efficient data processing.
* Design, review and Implement reporting solutions integrating Tableau with AWS services for seamless data visualization.
* Design and implement containerized UI applications (Front end & back end) with microservices Architecture on Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
* Experience in Infrastructure as code, scripting (Python/Bash), Helm charts, Docker, Kubernetes
* Experience is reviewing and implementing cloud security best practices.
* Integrate and optimize supporting AWS services to create a cohesive, performant application ecosystem.
* Ensure the overall architecture meets performance, scalability, and security requirements.
* Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team throughout the project lifecycle.
* Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to the architecture to enhance performance and reduce costs.
* Automate deployment processes and workflows using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins.
* Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability.
* Develop and enforce best practices for security, compliance, and cost management in cloud environments.
* Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines , DevOps tools and practices to improve software delivery.
* Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues, providing technical support and guidance.

Key Skills & Experience:
* Extensive AWS service knowledge
* Lambda
* Avaloq experience
* ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
* Integrating Tableau with AWS services
* Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
* Infrastructure as code, scripting (Python/Bash), Helm charts, Docker, Kubernetes
* Tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins.
* CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools and practices

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.