Job Description
Cloud Architect - Video | Drive Our Cloud Transformation
Salary Banding: £74,840 - £106,920 per annum
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Working Location: Hybrid, 2 Days a week in the office, minimum
Office Locations: Basingstoke, London, Bristol
Are you an experienced Cloud Architect? Eager to lead a data-driven organisation’s migration to the cloud? Join our team at Hawk-Eye Innovations and help us accelerate our digital transformation and innovation to shape and deliver cloud deployed solutions for our customers.
About the Role
As a Cloud Architect at Hawk-Eye, you’ll be responsible for ensuring we get the best out of our cloud based solutions as we continue to migrate from on-premise systems to cloud infrastructure. You’ll work closely with our infrastructure (DevOps) and development teams to design, implement, and optimise our new cloud architecture to meet key requirements such as scalability, security, and highly available solutions. The role will involve influence over the whole breadth of the business, but the main focus would be on our media solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end migration of our media workloads to AWS
Contribute, define and implement cloud architecture solutions
Design, implement, and optimise scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions
Work closely with stakeholders to establish requirements and create innovative cloud solutions that meet the required architectural scope
Provide oversight and architectural leadership to drive consistency and maturity of cloud solutions across Hawk-Eye
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and interoperability of our cloud solutions
Share cloud knowledge and best practices with colleagues, and mentor team members as needed
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
Essential:
Demonstrable experience leading successful AWS migration projects and projects from architecture through to deployment
Experience in cloud architecture with AWS or other cloud providers using core services such as compute, storage, databases and serverless (e.g. EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, etc.)
The ability to weigh up multiple solutions to a problem against different priorities, e.g. security, performance, maintenance, cost and time
A broad technology background and the ability to articulate architecture approaches and decisions to technical and non-technical audiences alike
Strong communication (both written and verbal), collaboration, and problem-solving skills
If you have any of these, bonus points:
Experience in sports technology or media or data-driven industries
Experience of Security, GDPR and PII data handling principles
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Proficiency in one of the following areas: data engineering tools and technologies (Java, SQL, ETL, etc.), software development design and deployment background for live video or data processing solutions
Familiarity and experience with implementing and designing solutions with data processing (ETL), machine learning and data analytics tools
Experience with automation, CI/CD, and configuration management tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins)
Knowledge of networking, security, and IAM best practices
Knowledge of other cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP)
Cloud Certified Solutions Architect - Minimum Associate certified (AWS, GCP, etc)
Make an Impact in Our Cloud Transformation
Join our dedicated and innovative team at Hawk-Eye Innovations and play a critical role in our digital transformation journey. As a Cloud Architect, you’ll help shape the future of our infrastructure, enabling us to deliver cutting-edge sports technology solutions on a global scale.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Hawk-Eye is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all employees are treated fairly, regardless of gender, marital status, race, nationality, religion, age, disability, or union membership status. We value diversity and strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential.
Ready to lead our cloud migration and make a lasting impact? Apply now and become a part of our Hawk-Eye team!












