Azure Cloud Architect — Secure, Scalable Hybrid Cloud

UBDS Digital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Private medical cover

Discretionary bonus

25 Days holiday + birthday + workanniv

EV leasing

Contributed Pension

Death in service cover

Job summary

UBDS Group is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to design, implement and modernise secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across complex customer environments in the UK. The role is hands‑on and focuses on Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, storage and automation, working with engineering, security and delivery teams to drive architectural outcomes.

You will lead hybrid cloud design, implementIaC and CI/CD pipelines, and provide guidance while remaining involved in development and

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure, scalable Azure cloud architectures for complex environments.
• Proven track record as Azure/Cloud Architect or senior Cloud Engineer.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, security and delivery teams to drive architectural outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver secure, scalable and resilient cloud architecture using Microsoft Azure.
• Define cloud infrastructure architecture across compute, networking, storage, identity and security.
• Design, configure and optimise Azure Files and associated cloud storage solutions.
• Support the migration and modernisation of on‑premise file services and storage into Azure.
• Design hybrid cloud environments, including connectivity between on‑premise infrastructure and Azure.
• Provide architectural guidance and hands‑on engineering support to Cloud and DevOps teams.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment solutions.
• Support scripting, development and automation using PowerShell, Python or similar technologies.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes using Azure DevOps or equivalent tooling.
• Work with Azure identity, access management and security services.
• Support cloud migrations, infrastructure transformation and application modernisation initiatives.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for performance, resilience, security, governance and cost optimisation.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, storage and integration challenges.
• Produce architecture documentation, technical designs and implementation guidance.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into effective cloud solutions.

Skills

Azure design

Cloud architecture

Security best‑practices

DevOps collaboration

Technical leadership

Stakeholder comms

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Python

Job description

UBDS Group is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to design, implement and modernise secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across complex customer environments in the UK. The role is hands‑on and focuses on Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, storage and automation, working with engineering, security and delivery teams to drive architectural outcomes.

You will lead hybrid cloud design, implementIaC and CI/CD pipelines, and provide guidance while remaining involved in development and