Azure Cloud Architect

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aeronautical company is looking for a Cloud Architect to drive cloud migration and optimize cloud environments. This role involves developing scalable Azure solutions and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance and security. With a competitive salary and hybrid working, it’s an excellent opportunity for professionals with strong cloud experience.

Benefits

Up to 25% bonus

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Travel Allowance

Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution

Life Assurance at 3x basic salary

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying and managing large scale cloud environments across Azure.
• Some AWS experience.
• Understanding of core cloud services including networking, databases, compute, storage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cloud based solutions including security configurations and network architecture.
• Lead the planning and execution of migration initiatives.
• Ensure all cloud solutions meet security standards.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cloud resource optimisation

DevOps practices

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Job Description

This is a brilliant opportunity for a Cloud Architect to join a well-known aeronautical company to be responsible for collaborating with stakeholders across IT and 3rd party partners to drive cloud migration, optimise cloud environments and ensure adherence to security and compliance standards. You will report to the Head of Platform Architecture and work collaboratively with teams to deliver scalable, efficient Azure based solutions. You will be key in driving the Azure strategy, setting standards, and talking about roadmaps.

Main responsibilities

• Develop and implement cloud based solutions including storage, security configurations and network architecture
• Lead the planning and execution of migration initiatives; transition on-prem to cloud
• Ensure all cloud solutions meet security standards
• Design and manage automated infrastructure provisioning and deployments
• Work closely with stakeholders and 3rd party partners

Requirements

• Experience designing, deploying and managing large scale cloud environments across Azure
• Some AWS experience
• Understanding of core cloud services including networking, databases, compute, storage, application hosting and serverless functions.
• Infrastructure as Code tools: Terraform, CloudFormation or ARM templates
• DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or cloud DevOps tools
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement
• Ability to monitor and optimise cloud resource usage and costs using Cost Management dashboards or cloud advisors

Benefits

• Salary between £90,000 - £100,000 + up to 25% bonus
• Hybrid – 3 days a week in the office
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Travel Allowance
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% pension contribution
• Life Assurance at 3x basic salary

If you are interested in the role, please apply now for immediate review!