Data Centre Migration Architects – Azure / Financial Services – UK Experienced Hires · · Tempor[...]

Vantage Point Global; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced Architects for a significant data centre migration project to Azure. This role involves working on a large-scale transformation programme, requiring expertise in cloud migration, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration across various teams. The position offers mostly remote work with occasional on-site attendance in the north of England. Join a fast-paced environment where your skills will contribute to the successful migration of complex legacy systems to cloud-native solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of cloud architecture in a regulated industry.

Benefits

Paid Holiday

Pension Contribution

Life Assurance

Health Cashback Plan

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large-scale cloud migration projects, preferably with Azure.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native principles and hybrid integration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver large-scale data centre migration and cloud transformation projects.
• Collaborate with teams to assess and refactor applications for Azure.

Skills

Cloud Migration Projects

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Hybrid Environments

Azure PaaS/IaaS

Job description

We’re hiring a team of experienced Architects for a major data centre migration from on-prem to Azure with one of our long-standing financial services clients.

This is a large-scale transformation programme that involves the full range of architectural disciplines required to successfully migrate complex legacy systems to Azure cloud infrastructure. We are looking for professionals who are comfortable working in a fast-paced, regulated environment and who have experience delivering within enterprise-scale migrations.

The Project

The engagement covers a full data centre exit and cloud migration programme. It includes a combination of rehosting, replatforming and refactoring legacy applications into cloud-native Azure solutions, as well as associated infrastructure and data migration streams.

We are looking for experienced:

Migration Architects – skilled in assessing and refactoring applications for Azure PaaS/IaaS, with a strong understanding of cloud-native principles.

Enterprise Architects – to shape strategy, define roadmaps and align technology with business goals across the programme.

Technical Solution Architects – to design end-to-end technical solutions and ensure seamless integration across systems and platforms.

Business Domain Architects – to bridge business needs and technical delivery, providing contextual insight into legacy systems and domain-specific constraints.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale cloud migration projects (Azure preferred)
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across delivery teams and business units
• Familiarity with hybrid environments and on-prem/cloud integration patterns

Location & Working Arrangements

- Mostly remote, with occasional on-site attendance in the north of England (approx. once a month)

- UK-based candidates only

- Initial 6-month contract, with potential for extension

- Our consultants join Vantage Point as FTE so are IR35 exempt

Benefits:

• Paid holiday, pension contribution, life assurance, health cashback plan, and a cycle-to-work scheme.
• Health cash plan coverage.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.