Azure Architect

83zero Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Annual leave

Job summary

83zero Ltd in London is hiring an experienced Azure Architect to own the Azure architecture, cloud strategy and technical direction for its fintech platforms. The role requires office presence two days per week in Central London with a salary of £100,000-£130,000.

You will lead secure, scalable Azure solutions, set standards, and drive cloud transformation with engineering, DevOps and security teams while aligning with financial services regulation. A hands-on architect will mentor a small team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as an Azure Architect/Cloud Architect or equivalent.
• Deep technical expertise across Microsoft Azure and core services.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud solutions, ideally in FinTech/financial services.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Azure architecture, cloud strategy, and technical standards.
• Design secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions on Azure.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration, and modernization initiatives.

Skills

Azure Architecture

Cloud Strategy

Security & Compliance

CI/CD & IaC

Leadership

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

GitHub Actions

AKS

Job description

Azure Architect

London - Hybrid

£100,000 - £130,000

Microsoft Azure / Cloud Architecture

FinTech / Banking / Financial Services

I’m working with a growing business in the looking to hire an experienced Azure Architect to take ownership of its Azure architecture, cloud strategy and technical direction.

You’ll lead the design and evolution of the Azure environment, setting technical standards and driving best practices across security, scalability and resilience. Working closely with engineering teams and senior stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in shaping the cloud foundations that support critical financial services platforms. The business has been going for 15+ years and develop SaaS products delivered into FinTech, Banking & Insurance businesses across London & the UK.

This role requires office working of 2 days a week in Central London.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Azure architecture, cloud strategy and technical standards.
• Design secure, scalable and highly available cloud solutions across the Microsoft Azure stack.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration and modernisation initiatives.
• Work closely with engineering, DevOps and security teams to deliver robust cloud solutions.
• Ensure architectures align with business objectives and financial services regulatory requirements.
• Lead a small team of 3-4 mainly from technical standpoint.

Experience Required

• Strong commercial experience as an Azure Architect, Cloud Architect or equivalent.
• Deep technical expertise across Microsoft Azure and its core services.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud solutions, ideally within fintech, banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, security, Microsoft Entra ID and cloud governance.
• Experience with Azure PaaS/IaaS, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD.
• Experience designing highly available, resilient and secure cloud environments.

Nice to Have

• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-305, AZ-104 or AZ-500.
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerised applications.
• Exposure to Azure API Management, Service Bus or Logic Apps.
• Knowledge of financial services regulations and standards, including FCA requirements, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 or DORA.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Microsoft Sentinel or Defender for Cloud.

Salary: £100,000-£130,000

Benefits: Competitive Benefits Package, Pension, Bonus, Private Healthcare, Life Assurance and Annual Leave

Tim Stock