Hybrid Cloud Integration Architect — Public Sector

IBM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical

Dental & optical cover

Online shopping discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Life assurance

Group pension plan

Flexible working approaches

Sabbatical programs

Maternity/paternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking an Integration Architect to lead hybrid cloud and application modernisation for public sector clients. You’ll provide technical leadership, design secure, scalable architectures, and guide migrations to cloud-native solutions.

Work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex initiatives, mentor colleagues, and advocate best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and agile delivery. Acknowledges BPSS screening and security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS and/or Azure, familiarity with microservices, CI/CD practices, and modern cloud, DevOps, and integration technologies.
• Background in complex hybrid-cloud integration projects, including designing cloud target architectures and integrating with on-premise systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, ideally supported by recognised industry certifications.
• Broad experience designing and delivering technical architectures across application, infrastructure, integration, security, and data domains.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native and/or serverless architectures.
• Extensive experience working with agile delivery methods such as Scrum.
• Awareness of scaled agile frameworks, including SAFe or LeSS.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-supplier environments or within a single-team delivery model.
• Proven leadership abilities, including mentoring and coaching team members.
• Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Up-to-date cloud certifications are desirable.
• Understanding of automation in development, testing, and operations, including CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver hybrid cloud application modernisation projects, including decomposing existing applications into modular business functions and processes.
• Build, deploy, and integrate new components that operate independently of underlying applications and platforms.
• Design services and processes that run on interoperable software, enabling communication between applications using established standards such as web services and service‑oriented architecture (SOA).
• Provide architectural, consultancy, and engineering support to guide clients through their cloud transformation journeys.
• Lead enterprise‑scale transformation projects from requirements through to production, ensuring technical integrity and alignment with organisational goals.
• Develop strong working relationships with clients and act as a trusted technical advisor throughout project delivery.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure

DevOps/CI-CD

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Multi-vendor collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

IBM Streams

ETL tools

Oracle

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking an Integration Architect to lead hybrid cloud and application modernisation for public sector clients. You’ll provide technical leadership, design secure, scalable architectures, and guide migrations to cloud-native solutions.

Work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex initiatives, mentor colleagues, and advocate best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and agile delivery. Acknowledges BPSS screening and security clearance.