Cloud Architect

Next Ventures

Slough

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Next Ventures is seeking a hands-on Cloud Architect to accelerate a major cloud transformation in a banking environment, shaping Azure and GCP architectures and guiding engineering teams.

You will own cloud strategy, oversee migration of legacy apps, promote cloud-native design, and ensure regulatory, security and operational standards are met across hybrid multi-cloud platforms.

Qualifications

Proven architecture experience in Azure and GCP.
Experience delivering governance and security design in regulated environments.
Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Define target Azure and GCP architectures and patterns.
Lead cloud strategy, architecture, and governance across programmes.
Oversee migration and modernisation of legacy applications.
Collaborate with engineering for cloud-native solutions and IaC adoption.

Skills

Azure/GCP

Architecture leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Cloud governance

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

GKE

Cloud Run

BigQuery

AKS

Entra ID

Job description

Cloud Architect (Azure & GCP)

Location: Canary Wharf or Liverpool Street, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Role Summary

I'm seeking a hands‑on Cloud Architect to accelerate a major cloud transformation and application modernisation programme. This role blends cloud architecture, engineering leadership, and governance in a regulated banking environment.

The client is open to a senior engineer stepping into an architect role or a junior architect comfortable delivering both engineering and architectural responsibilities. This flexibility is essential: the teams you will support are still maturing, and despite the introduction of a self‑service cloud adoption portal, they will rely heavily on your guidance.

You will define and implement Azure and GCP architectures, support migration of legacy applications, modernise core banking platforms, and ensure cloud solutions meet regulatory, operational, and security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

? Cloud Strategy & Architecture

Define target architectures for cloud adoption and application modernisation.
Develop Azure and GCP reference architectures, patterns, and standards.
Align cloud platform capabilities with business, regulatory, and operational needs.
Provide architectural leadership across transformation programmes.

? Application Modernisation

Assess legacy applications and define migration strategies:
Rehost
Replatform
Refactor
Cloud‑native transformation
Support adoption of PaaS/SaaS aligned with the target operating model.
Partner with engineering teams to modernise applications using cloud‑native technologies.

? Platform Engineering

Collaborate with platform engineering to deliver secure, scalable cloud platforms.
Drive IaC adoption using Terraform and native tooling.
Support automation, CI/CD, observability, and reliability initiatives.
Define standards for networking, identity, security, monitoring, and resilience.

? Governance & Security

Ensure solutions comply with banking regulatory requirements.
Work with Security Architecture and Risk teams to embed secure‑by‑design principles.
Define controls for:
Identity & Access Management
Data protection & encryption
Network segmentation
Disaster recovery
Operational resilience

? Stakeholder Management

Engage senior technology and business stakeholders.
Present designs to governance boards.
Provide technical guidance to development, platform, infrastructure, and operations teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Cloud Platforms