Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
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3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
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Job Description
Version 1 has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic AWS Cloud & Infrastructure Consultant who thrives in customer‑facing environments and enjoys solving complex technical challenges. This role sits within our Cloud Consulting team and is responsible for providing expert AWS, Linux/Unix, infrastructure, and cloud engineering consulting services across presales, design, build, and delivery.
You will be a strong technical leader and communicator who can confidently guide customers, shape solutions, and deliver high‑quality engineering outcomes. A key focus of this role will be the development and delivery of innovative cloud database solutions, including migrations of procedural code (T‑SQL, PL/SQL) and data to modern open‑source platforms such as PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora.
This role requires a self‑starter with deep hands‑on experience building infrastructure, cloud landing zones, and enterprise‑grade AWS solutions, complemented by at least 2 years of architecture experience.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Delivery
Provide expert consulting across the full project lifecycle: concept, design, build, deployment, and support.
Lead and deliver AWS cloud solutions, infrastructure builds, and landing zone design & implementation.
Architect, design, and implement Linux/Unix and AWS environments.
Develop innovative solutions for cloud‑scale relational databases.
Migrate procedural code (T‑SQL, PL/SQL) and data to platforms like PostgreSQL and Aurora, ensuring full functional parity.
Troubleshoot complex technical issues across cloud, infrastructure, networks, and databases.
Contribute to DevOps processes and automation practices.
Customer Engagement
Work directly with customers to understand requirements, shape architectures, deliver solutions, and communicate best practices.
Lead workshops, presentations, and design reviews.
Act as a trusted advisor, owning the technical vision for solutions.
Team & Process
Mentor junior team members and share knowledge across the practice.
Produce high‑quality documentation, designs, and processes.
Collaborate in a structured ITIL / ISO20000 service management environment.
Contribute to the growth of the open‑source database capability within Version 1.
Qualifications
Required Technical Skills
7+ years designing, building, and supporting Linux/Unix and AWS environments.
Minimum 2 years architectural experience designing cloud or infrastructure solutions.
Strong hands‑on experience in:
Cloud landing zone design and build
AWS infrastructure engineering
Cloud deployments (public & private)
Linux/Unix systems
Strong knowledge of:
Relational & non‑relational databases (CAP, ACID)
One closed‑source platform (e.g., SQL Server)
One open‑source database platform with procedural capability (e.g., PostgreSQL, Aurora)
Experience migrating procedural code (T‑SQL, PL/SQL > PostgreSQL/Aurora).
Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving ability.
Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments.
Required Non‑Technical Skills
Ability to work independently and within collaborative teams.
Strong communication and customer‑facing skills.
Stakeholder management across multiple customer environments.
Experience in mentoring junior team members.
Solid documentation skills (designs, runbooks, processes).
Experience working with Public Sector IT environments (advantageous).
Desirable Skills
Professional cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect).
Experience with enterprise virtualization (VMWare, Hyper‑V, Citrix). or handle linking. but we keep text:
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Ekta Bahl - Talent Acquisition Capability Partner
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