Your new companyYou will be working for a known organisation that is based in London. The requirement is to be on-site 3-4 days a week and the role also requires someone with active DV Clearance. The duration is until March 2027. However, it is likely that this could extend further. Your new roleThe company previously delivered a large scale, on-premises deployment of SharePoint for Hydrogen in 2017. This implementation was designed for high availability, incorporating full disaster recovery and resilience across the application, SQL Server, and storage layers. The client is now looking to transition to SharePoint Subscription Edition and re-platform the solution onto AWS. As part of this programme, the SQL Server Architect will be responsible for designing, validating, and optimising the SQL Server platform that underpins a complex, enterprise grade SharePoint Farm hosted on AWS. The engagement will begin with an eight-week Proof of Value (PoV) focused on proving SQL Server resilience patterns, including Always On and HA/DR using cloud native AWS services. Experience with Azure is also beneficial to support comparative assessment. Subject to a successful PoV, the role will progress into a comprehensive design phase running through to the end of 2026, producing a scalable, resilient, and compliant SQL Server architecture aligned to SharePoint and organisational standards. The architect will work closely with the company''s Infrastructure Architect and the AWS ProServe team ..... full job details .....