Cloud Architect

Aviva; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Cloud Architect to influence cloud strategy and deliver innovative solutions. This role offers a salary between £65,000 and £75,000 depending on experience and location, along with a bonus opportunity and generous benefits, including a pension scheme and private medical benefits. Ideal candidates will have strong cloud architecture skills on Microsoft Azure and excellent stakeholder engagement abilities.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Benefit

Retailer discounts

Free Aviva shares

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience architecting cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong background in cloud architecture, automation, and service enablement.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into robust cloud designs.

Responsibilities

• Define how Aviva consumes cloud services across Azure and AWS.
• Shape architectural standards and enhance automation and service reliability.
• Collaborate with platform teams to deliver scalable and secure cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Automation

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Education

Microsoft Certified: Solutions Architect Expert

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Job description

Overview

Cloud Architect

Salary: National circa £65K London circa £75K

Locations: Perth, Norwich or London

Do you love shaping the future of cloud technology?

This is a great job for someone who’s passionate about cloud architecture and ready to take the next step in influencing enterprise-wide cloud strategy. Whether you’re an experienced Cloud Architect or a Technical Lead looking to broaden your impact, this role offers the chance to drive innovation and simplify cloud adoption across Aviva.

Responsibilities

A bit about the job:

• We’re recruiting for a Cloud Enablement Architect to join our Hosting and Service Platforms team.
• You’ll be part of a newly formed Cloud Enablement function, helping to define how Aviva consumes cloud services across Azure, AWS and container platforms.
• Your work will shape architectural standards, improve developer experience, and enhance automation and service reliability. You’ll collaborate with platform teams and internal stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure and efficient cloud solutions that support Aviva’s transformation journey.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Proven experience architecting cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure (AWS experience is a bonus).
• Strong background in cloud architecture, automation and service enablement.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into robust cloud designs.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Desirable certifications include:
• Microsoft Certified: Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

What you’ll get for this role

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary between £65,000 and £75,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
• Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply.

We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.

Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

We’d love it if you could submit your application online.

If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi Kanikireddy a call on 02045922145 or send an email to [e-mail]