Full job descriptionAWS Technical Lead - £120,000 - £130,000 + 20% Bonus – London (Hybrid) – Investment Banking

Overview:
A market leading Investment Banking organization are searching for an experienced AWS Technical Lead to join one of their growing teams in London on a hybrid basis.

Role & Responsibilities:
*Lead the design and implementation of cloud solutions on AWS as the platform is onboarded, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s security, compliance, and architectural standards.
*Provide operational (BAU) support for AWS services and contribute to Azure support where required.
*Collaborate closely with application, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, resilient cloud solutions for business applications and services.
*Drive improvements in platform stability, security, automation, and cost efficiency, working alongside other cloud team members to establish best practices and reusable patterns.
*Produce clear and robust architectural designs based on business and technical requirements and contribute to the development of AWS governance frameworks and landing zone patterns.
*Act as a technical point of escalation for AWS-related issues, guiding engineering peers and promoting high standards of cloud engineering across the organisation.
*Support AWS onboarding activities, including service enablement, landing zone configuration, guardrail implementation, and integration with enterprise tooling.
Technical Requirements:
*Strong hands-on AWS engineering experience designing, deploying, and supporting production cloud environments
*Experience building scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS architectures aligned to Well-Architected best practices
*Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform and/or CloudFormation
*Scripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies
*Experience with CI/CD tooling and Git-based workflows including pull requests and branching strategies
*Strong understanding of AWS security, IAM, governance, networking, and hybrid connectivity
*Proven troubleshooting experience across networking, compute, identity, and automation layers
*Experience producing technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards
*Knowledge of REST APIs and cloud integrations
*Exposure to multi-cloud environments including Azure and Oracle Cloud preferred
*Experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, and IAM
*Experience with CI/CD and automation platforms such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
*Exposure to Azure services including Networking, App Services, Storage, and Function Apps advantageous
Package:
*£100,000 - £120,000 Basic Salary
*20% Annual Bonus
*London (Hybrid)

AWS Technical Lead - £120,000 - £130,000 + 20% Bonus – London (Hybrid) – Investment Banking