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Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to design and oversee enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in AWS and/or Azure, combining technical excellence with strategic thinking to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures. You will define cloud strategy, establish architectural standards, and guide engineering teams in implementing best practices.

Responsibilities

Design comprehensive cloud architecture solutions aligned with business requirements, security standards, and budget constraints. Define cloud strategy and roadmap, evaluating build vs. buy decisions and technology selection. Establish architectural standards, patterns, and best practices for cloud infrastructure and application deployment. Lead cloud migration initiatives, assessing current state and designing target architectures for applications and data. Design multi-region, highly available architectures ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities. Implement security frameworks including identity management, network security, encryption, and compliance controls. Optimise cloud costs through right-sizing, reserved instances, and architectural efficiency improvements. Evaluate and recommend cloud services, third-party tools, and managed services to accelerate delivery. Collaborate with engineering teams, providing architectural guidance and technical leadership on cloud projects. Conduct architecture reviews, ensuring solutions meet non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability). Create comprehensive architecture documentation including diagrams, decision records, and runbooks. Mentor engineers on cloud technologies, promoting knowledge sharing and technical capability development.

Requirements

8+ years in infrastructure and cloud roles with 5+ years specifically in cloud architecture. Deep expertise in AWS or Azure with proven track record designing enterprise-scale solutions. Professional cloud certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Professional/Azure Solutions Architect Expert required. Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, serverless, and containerisation (Kubernetes). Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) and CI/CD practices. Deep knowledge of networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, load balancers, DNS, and hybrid connectivity. Strong security expertise including IAM, encryption, compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR). Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions in cloud environments. Proven ability to optimise cloud costs while maintaining performance and reliability standards. Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex technical concepts to executive audiences. Experience leading architectural governance and promoting best practices across engineering organisations. Track record of successful cloud migrations and greenfield cloud implementations.
Shape our cloud future and deliver architectural excellence at enterprise scale.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 85,000.00-110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Flexitime Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC2M 2QS