Lead Cloud Architect

Anson McCade; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT infrastructure services is searching for a Cloud Architect to lead teams and drive cloud transformations. The role involves designing cloud solutions and implementing best practices, requiring deep expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and a solid background in cloud technologies.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Pension & private medical care

Hybrid working (London-based HQ)

Qualifications

• Strong background in cloud architecture and enterprise-scale transformation projects.
• Expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud services.
• Experience in Agile and SRE environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams, ensuring best practices in cloud architecture.
• Design scalable and secure cloud solutions across different platforms.
• Optimize cloud environments using modern operations tooling.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud Architecture

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Cloud Security

API Integration

Agile

DevSecOps

Site Reliability Engineering

Education

Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

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Base pay range

Hybrid / London

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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