ABOUT US

eyworks Limited is a fast-growing SaaS company delivering technology solutions to the childcare and education sector. Our platforms are built to be scalable, reliable, and intuitive - powered by PHP, React.js, React Native, and AWS cloud technologies.
As we expand, we’re seeking a highly experienced Technical Architect who can lead our technology strategy, architecture design, and overall solution delivery.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software development and solution architecture
• Strong expertise in building and scaling SaaS platforms
• Deep practical experience in PHP (modern frameworks like Yii, Laravel) and frontend technologies like React.js and React Native
• Advanced expertise with AWS services - especially Aurora MySQL, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, SQS, SNS, Cognito, CloudWatch, and Route53
• Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
• Deep understanding of database design, optimisation, and performance tuning (especially on Aurora MySQL)
• Hands-on experience with event-driven and microservices architectures
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, data protection, and compliance
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation)
• Strong DevOps understanding: CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, monitoring/logging practices
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience in multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Exposure to mobile backend optimisations (React Native integration with AWS backend services)
• Understanding of open banking integrations (optional but a plus)
• Familiarity with cost optimisation and FinOps practices in AWS
• Certification preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional or Associate)

As a Technical Architect, you will be a key driver of the eyworks technical vision - responsible for architecting, scaling, and securing our SaaS platforms. You’ll collaborate closely across teams to deliver high-quality, cloud-native applications using AWS best practices, modern PHP frameworks, and React technologies.

This is a hands-on role: you must be equally comfortable designing high-level architecture and actively contributing to technical implementation, code reviews, and problem-solving alongside the engineering team. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Architect scalable, resilient, and secure SaaS solutions using PHP, React.js, React Native, and AWS cloud services
• Apply and enforce AWS Well-Architected Framework principles across all systems (Security, Reliability, Performance, Operational Excellence, and Cost Optimisation)
• Design cloud architectures involving Mysql Aurora, S3, CloudFront, EC2, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Cognito, and related services
• Implement and advocate security best practices across system architecture, including encryption at rest and transit, secure APIs, identity and access management, audit logging, and compliance with relevant standards
• Design and lead DevSecOps practices, integrating automated code review pipelines (e.g., static code analysis, dependency vulnerability scans) into the development lifecycle
• Own the setup, optimisation, and management of CI/CD pipelines, ensuring safe, fast, and reliable deployments (using tools like GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, etc.)
• Define API strategies (RESTful and event-driven), ensuring optimal integration and interoperability
• Lead infrastructure design, including VPC setup, security groups, IAM policies, auto-scaling strategies, and CloudFormation/Terraform templates
• Conduct architecture reviews, threat assessments, penetration testing plans, and ensure continuous improvement of security posture
• Collaborate with product owners and leadership to transform business requirements into scalable, secure technical designs
• Mentor development teams on system design, code quality, security, and performance optimisation

• Guide and support DevOps practices, including containerisation (Docker, ECS, EKS) and serverless computing (AWS Lambda)Stay current with emerging technologies, AWS advancements, and recommend innovations that align with business goals