Role Title: SQL Server Architect - Cloud Resilience andamp; High Availability (AWS Focus)Duration: 03/03/2027 - likely to be extended depending on the vetting checksLocation: London. Hybrid, 3- 4 days per week onsiteRate: up to £662.40 p/d Umbrella inside IR35Clearance required: Active SC Clearance with DV Clerance eligibility or ideally Active DV Clearance Role purpose/summaryOur client 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 ..... full job details .....