Cloud Architect (AWS)

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

We are looking for a Technical Architect with experience in AWS Application Architecture – with significant experience designing solutions using serverless technologies and providing technical guidance to a team to join our experienced cross-disciplinary department.

What you’ll be doing:

The successful candidate will be involved in AWS serverless architecture design and development. You will be considering functional and non-functional requirements to inform these decisions and support the development team in implementing them.

This is not a role for someone who doesn’t love development. Our technical architects would be expected to prove solutions and contribute to the development team, as well as peer review code. At the same time, you need to be a great communicator: the role will include direct interaction with our clients, who include both technical and non-technical colleagues.

We keep our knowledge fresh by continually looking for fresh technologies and sharing what we’ve learned. As an architect, you would be expected to exemplify this.

What we want from you:

• Experience and knowledge of common AWS serverless components and how these are assembled to provide a robust and highly-available solution
• Significant hands-on development experience, ideally in TS/JS, and familiarity with complex enterprise software and its challenges
• Significant experience in designing (and documenting) highly-available and robust applications in AWS, handling a wide range of technical and non-technical constraints
• Significant experience in API design, documentation, and versioning, including the implementation of common AWS components
• Experience leading a development team from a design and technical ownership perspective
• In-depth knowledge of application architecture in AWS, including an understanding of appropriate technologies and patterns for a given use case
• Written, spoken and diagrammatic communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and abstract principles
• Automation and quality-first mindset, including Infrastructure-as-Code languages (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform) and advocating developer quality through unit testing, code reviews and automated tooling

If you know some of this, even better:

• c4 model for Software Architecture
• Application of AI
• Headless Architectures
• CI/CD pipelines and maintenance
• Diagrams-as-code
• Knowledge and experience with Mulesoft

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

We offer a great benefits package including hybrid working that works for everyone, social events, training opportunities, medical and dental insurance, life assurance, meal cards and much more.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solutions culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Include Purposefully

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.