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Job summary

A leading IT infrastructure services provider is looking for a Cloud Architect in London. This senior role involves driving cloud transformations for enterprise clients and mentoring engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP, alongside robust leadership experience. The position offers a performance bonus, private medical care, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Performance bonus
Pension & private medical care
Hybrid working

Qualifications

  • Strong background in cloud architecture and large-scale transformation projects.
  • Leadership experience guiding engineering teams.
  • Expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud services.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor teams in cloud architecture best practices.
  • Design and implement scalable cloud solutions.
  • Define Infrastructure as Code strategies using Terraform and Ansible.

Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
Terraform
Ansible
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Cloud networking
API integration
Security controls
Agile
DevSecOps
SRE

Education

Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP

Tools

Terraform
Ansible
Kubernetes

Job description

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Our client, a global leader in IT infrastructure services, is seeking a Cloud Architect to join their team. This is a senior, high-impact role, driving large-scale cloud transformations for enterprise clients. If you're an experienced architect with deep expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP, this is your chance to shape strategy, lead teams, and work on some of the most complex cloud environments in the industry.

As a Cloud Architect, you will:

  • Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering best practices in cloud architecture and automation.
  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Define and execute Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategies using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Implement cloud security best practices, identity access management, and governance models.
  • Work with senior stakeholders to align cloud strategy
  • Optimize cloud environments using FinOps, modern operations tooling, and SRE methodologies.

The ideal Cloud Architect will have:

  • A strong background in cloud architecture and enterprise-scale transformation projects.
  • Expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud services.
  • Leadership experience, with a proven ability to guide teams and influence stakeholders.
  • Deep technical knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE, OpenShift), and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of cloud networking, API integration, and security controls.
  • Experience working in Agile, DevSecOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) environments.
  • Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP (highly desirable).

The Cloud Architect Package:

  • Performance bonus
  • Pension & private medical care
  • Hybrid working (London-based HQ)

If you're a Cloud Architect looking for an opportunity to lead teams and drive innovation in a highly collaborative and fast-moving environment, this is the perfect role. Get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade on 020 7780 6706 to hear more.

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