Azure Cloud Architect Lead - Kubernetes & IaC

Janus Henderson Global Investors; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment firm is seeking a Principal Architect – Cloud to lead enterprise cloud architecture on Microsoft Azure. This senior technical leader will oversee strategic cloud initiatives, including cloud migrations and architecture for Kubernetes services. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, profound knowledge in cloud networking, Terraform proficiency, and strong leadership skills. A hybrid working environment and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Generous holiday policies

Health and wellbeing benefits

Paid volunteer time

Professional development support

Lunch allowance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering, with deep Azure expertise.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale solutions using Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, SD-WAN, SASE, identity, security, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and guide enterprise cloud architecture across Microsoft Azure.
• Lead cloud modernization initiatives including migration of legacy workloads to Azure.
• Architect and guide deployment of microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Skills

Cloud architecture and engineering

Azure expertise

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Identity and access management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

A global investment firm is seeking a Principal Architect – Cloud to lead enterprise cloud architecture on Microsoft Azure. This senior technical leader will oversee strategic cloud initiatives, including cloud migrations and architecture for Kubernetes services. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, profound knowledge in cloud networking, Terraform proficiency, and strong leadership skills. A hybrid working environment and professional development opportunities are offered.