Cloud Architect

ZipRecruiter; Oxford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare company is seeking a skilled Cloud Architect to optimize its Azure cloud platform. In this role, you will lead the design of cloud architectures and develop roadmaps for new capabilities, ensuring efficient service delivery for patients and clinicians. This position offers the chance to collaborate with a dedicated team, driving digital technology solutions that enhance patient care. With a commitment to high standards and employee development, this organization provides a supportive environment for growth and innovation in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

25 days leave + bank holidays

Buy & Sell Flexi Leave options

Private pension matching up to 5%

Enhanced parental leave policies

Private medical cover with options for dependents

Life assurance (3x salary)

Training and development via Ramsay Academy

Qualifications

• Experience with scaled cloud migration and datacenter exit programs.
• Good understanding of Azure well-architected frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Govern and manage the cloud architecture for all services and platforms.
• Design and build end-to-end cloud architectures.

Skills

Azure cloud adoption

Infrastructure as Code (Bicep)

CI/CD (Azure DevOps)

Version Control (Git)

Scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI)

Azure AD

Security features

Cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

Education

Azure cloud certification

Knowledge of architecture models (TOGAF, Zachman)

Tools

Azure DevOps

PowerAutomate

Job description

Job Description

JobTitle: Cloud Architect

Work Arrangement: Remote, Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

We are seeking to optimize our established cloud deployment, built on Azure, to provide an AI-augmented agile cloud platform that responds quickly to demand from service users, making it "easy to do business" with Ramsay – for patients, clinicians, and partners. Working alongside colleagues in our "Digital & Technology" function, along with trusted partners in infrastructure, data, integration, and AI, you will have great opportunities to lead and shape the future of Ramsay.

Role Overview:

As Cloud Architect, you will maintain the cloud platform, develop roadmaps for new capabilities, and collaborate with the business on solution designs that serve both clinical and technology needs using cloud platform services and tools.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Govern and manage the cloud architecture for all existing and new services and platforms.
2. Design and build end-to-end cloud architectures.
3. Reduce the "time to market" for business initiatives by providing digital technology solutions based on Azure cloud services and capabilities.
4. Understand and recommend utilization of cloud architectures (IaaS, PaaS, CaaS, SaaS) based on business requirements to simplify application architecture and operating models.

Qualifications and Skills:

1. Good understanding of Azure cloud adoption and Azure well-architected frameworks; experience with scaled cloud migration and datacenter exit programs.
2. Knowledge of architecture models, principles, standards (TOGAF, Zachman), project management (waterfall, agile), and service management (ITIL); Azure cloud certification preferred. Exposure to AWS, cloud service models, and diverse technical configurations is desirable.
3. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep), CI/CD (Azure DevOps), Version Control (Git), Scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI), and automation tools (PowerAutomate).
4. Knowledge of Azure AD, virtual network topologies, security features, web application firewalls, app services, databases, data factory, Databricks, and other Azure services listed in the original description.

Benefits:

• 25 days leave + bank holidays
• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave options
• Private pension matching up to 5%
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• Private medical cover with options for dependents
• Life assurance (3x salary)
• Training and development via Ramsay Academy
• Additional employee benefits as listed

About Ramsay:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years of experience, operating in 8 countries with 88,000 staff treating 8 million patients annually. We are committed to high standards of clinical care, patient safety, dignity, and confidentiality, supporting our vision "People caring for People." We value our employees’ positive attitude and dedication, offering training and development opportunities.

Our Values:

We care. Our culture, "The Ramsay Way," recognizes that our people are our most important asset. We support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists, having achieved the Silver Award in the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. We are committed to equality and are subject to background and DBS checks.