Platform Solution Architect - AWS

Location: Birmingham, Belfast, Homeworker - UK

Job Description

Join Kainos and Shape the Future 

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

Main purpose of the role & responsibilities in the business:

As a Platform Solution Architect (Manager) in Kainos, you'll be responsible for leading multi-skilled agile teams to design and deliver high-quality solutions on public cloud which delight our customers. As a technical leader in Kainos, you'll work with customer architects and talented colleagues to design, automate, build and support modern digital service platforms. You'll estimate effort and advise on the impact of technical decisions surrounding technology choices. 

You work AI-Augmented as standard and lead its adoption across projects and accounts. You use AI tooling responsibly throughout the delivery lifecycle to increase automation, accelerate delivery, and improve outcomes while maintaining accountability for quality, governance and risk. You embed effective AI-Augmented practices into ways of working, coach teams and senior engineers, and contribute to the continuous evolution of Kainos's AI delivery capability. 

All employees are expected to continuously develop their understanding of AI capabilities relevant to their role and actively seek opportunities to improve customer, business, and delivery outcomes through responsible application of AI, while operating within appropriate security, regulatory, commercial, and governance constraints. 

Your Key Responsibilities 

• Championing a DevOps culture: You'll lead colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security to design solutions of the highest quality which meet all non-functional requirements. 

• Championing technology for positive impact: You'll keep appraised of the latest technologies and tools and champion their use within and outside of Kainos. 

• Developing Kainos as a business: You contribute to technology strategy and help Kainos to identify, qualify and win new opportunities. 

• Providing Leadership: You'll provide technical leadership, typically across projects, and take the difficult but necessary decisions when required. 

• Being opinionated: As a respected leader, you'll offer your opinions and critique with a view to improving the quality of our solutions. 

• Being a role model: You'll support your colleagues and reconcile the needs of the individual with the needs of the team, embodying the Kainos values. 

• Putting people first & developing others: You'll manage, coach and develop a small number of senior staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. 

• Working AI-Augmented: You'll maintain an open and curious mindset towards AI, continually exploring how evolving capabilities can improve the way work is performed. You'll challenge existing practices, experiment responsibly with new approaches, and apply sound judgement to determine where AI delivers meaningful value, and where it does not. You'll balance innovation with pragmatism as you remain accountable for the results delivered. 

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Minimum (Essential) Requirements 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simply and clearly communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience. 

• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills, with the ability to work across a number of major projects simultaneously. 

• Proven team leadership skills across teams and fostering a DevOps culture. 

• Demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing senior members of your team and wider community. 

• Demonstrable personal ownership of: delivering all aspects of modern digital service platforms in production environments; prioritising non-functional concerns and incorporating them into the platform design; making effective decisions within fast-moving delivery environments and owning the outcomes. 

• Significant expertise in: using multiple public cloud platforms (AWS and Azure) to build solutions across a variety of problem domains; whole-solution architecture concepts; the latest Continuous Delivery techniques. 

• Demonstrable experience in: latest container orchestration platforms including Kubernetes; applying cloud-native tooling and approaches; pro-actively developing business within an account; accountability for all sizes of technology delivery challenges; developing and contributing to business cases promoting public cloud adoption. 

• Demonstrable experience of successfully applying AI to improve outcomes, evolve ways of working and solve complex business or delivery challenges. Evidence of translating experimentation and learning into sustainable improvements, shaping the adoption of effective practices and adapting approaches as technology capabilities evolve. 

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Desirable 

• Third level (or equivalent) qualification in a related discipline. 

• Obtained certification with a public cloud provider (AWS/Azure). 

• Obtained certification with another respected professional body (CNCF). 

• Actively shares thoughts and views on technology both internally and externally. 

• Use of automation tooling and proficient in one of the following: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy. 

• Experience shaping or evolving delivery approaches, operating models, or platform capabilities that improve developer experience, productivity, and delivery outcomes across projects and accounts. 

• An active interest in emerging trends shaping the future of software delivery and platform engineering, such as agentic delivery patterns. 

Embracing our differences  

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.