Cloud Solution Architect (Azure / AWS)

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group is seeking a Cloud Solution Architect to lead large-scale transformations across Azure and AWS, delivering architecture artefacts and governance across diverse industries. Join a team driving modernisation and cloud-enabled outcomes.

You will work with engineering, senior stakeholders and agile delivery teams to shape solutions, standards and best practices, while guiding migration and platform upgrades in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solution Architect or Cloud Architect
• Hands-on software engineering or technical leadership background
• Knowledge of TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within Agile environments

Responsibilities

• Designing cloud solutions across Azure and AWS environments
• Producing key architecture artefacts, including HLDs and technical design documents
• Defining architecture standards, governance and best practices
• Working closely with engineering teams and senior stakeholders
• Supporting cloud transformation, migration and modernisation programmes
• Providing technical leadership across Agile delivery teams

Skills

Azure

AWS

TOGAF

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile

Job description

Salary: Up to £105,000 + Bonus + Benefits

We are working with a leading technology and consulting organisation that is looking to hire a Cloud Solution Architect to join its growing Digital & Data practice.

This is an opportunity to work on large-scale cloud transformation projects across a variety of industries, helping clients design and deliver innovative solutions using Azure, AWS and wider cloud technologies.

Key responsibilities:

• Designing cloud solutions across Azure and AWS environments
• Producing key architecture artefacts, including HLDs and technical design documents
• Defining architecture standards, governance and best practices
• Working closely with engineering teams and senior stakeholders
• Supporting cloud transformation, migration and modernisation programmes
• Providing technical leadership across Agile delivery teams

Experience required:

• Experience as a Solution Architect, Cloud Architect or similar
• Hands-on software engineering or technical leadership background
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within Agile environments