Azure Cloud Architecture Lead - Secure & Modernise

Civil Service World; Manchester; Presencial; GBP 70 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is hiring a Senior Technical Architect to lead Azure architecture, standards and governance across the Azure estate. You will shape cloud strategy, create reference patterns, roadmaps and assurance frameworks, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will work with stakeholders to balance business and technical needs, mentor engineers and contribute to transforming the department's digital services.

Qualificações

• Knowledge of Azure networking, identity, security, governance and platforms.
• Experience designing, supporting or governing Azure solutions at scale.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation, migration or modernisation programmes.
• Ability to develop target architectures, roadmaps and technology strategies.
• Experience implementing secure-by-design, cloud-native architectures.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance, assurance and risk management.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience producing architecture documents, decision records and technical standards.
• Ability to balance business, operational, security and technical needs in architectural decisions.
• Experience working across teams and coordinating multiple workstreams.

Responsabilidades

• Own Azure architecture principles, standards and reference patterns.
• Set technical direction for secure, scalable and resilient Azure solutions.
• Develop target architectures, roadmaps and technology strategies.
• Provide architecture assurance and governance throughout the service lifecycle.
• Lead architecture for cloud migration, modernisation and transformation.
• Make and communicate architectural decisions, balancing business, technical and security needs.
• Identify and manage architectural, operational and security risks.
• Govern Azure platform patterns, landing zones and operating models.
• Maintain architecture artefacts, decision records and technical standards.
• Guide engineering teams in implementing approved designs.
• Provide technical architecture support for procurement and suppliers.
• Improve Azure services, platforms and operating practices.
• Mentor technical professionals and promote knowledge sharing.

Conhecimentos

Azure architecture

Governance

Security

Cloud strategy

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Bicep

Terraform

ARM Templates

Databricks

GitHub

NCSC principles

Formação académica

Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification

Ferramentas

Bicep

Terraform

ARM Templates

Azure DevOps

APIM

Entra

Databricks

Fabric

GitHub

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is hiring a Senior Technical Architect to lead Azure architecture, standards and governance across the Azure estate. You will shape cloud strategy, create reference patterns, roadmaps and assurance frameworks, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will work with stakeholders to balance business and technical needs, mentor engineers and contribute to transforming the department's digital services.