Platform Architect

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water company is looking for a Cloud Platform Architect to join their Digital, Data, and Technology team. The role includes designing adaptable cloud platforms and ensuring they meet evolving regulatory and business needs, alongside managing relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.

Benefits

Full private healthcare with no excess

26 days leave, rising with service

Flexible working culture

Competitive pension scheme

Life Assurance at eight times your salary

Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

Bonus Scheme

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing and lifestyle

Paid time off when unwell

Excellent Family Leave package

Qualifications

• Deep cloud expertise and strong leadership capabilities required.
• Experience managing cloud investments and capital maintenance portfolios.
• Understanding of ITIL and Agile frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle management of cloud infrastructure and services across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Design and optimize cloud strategy and technology roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

Cloud security

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Agile methodologies

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect

Equivalent certifications in AWS or Google Cloud

Job description

Salary Dependent on Skills & Experience

Permanent

Full time, 37 hours per week

Lancaster House, Huntingdon

A Cascade of Opportunities!

Anglian Water is seeking a Cloud Platform Architect to join our growing Digital, Data and Technology team. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the design and governance of adaptable cloud platforms translating Anglian Water’s evolving requirements into technology roadmaps and solutions which are secure, scalable, reliable and enable the long-term delivery of our legal and regulatory obligations as well as business outcomes.

Y ou’ll orchestrate high-level designs, influence technical direction, and ensure platforms remain fit for purpose in response to evolving business needs, emerging technologies, vendor roadmaps, and market trends. You'll also help shape the guardrails & governance framework within the Architecture Practice.

But this is more than just a technical role, It also demands strong leadership, the ability to influence technical direction, manage supplier relationships, and approach every challenge with empathy to deliver to Anglian Water ’ s key principle s : building trust, doing the right thing & always exploring.

Key responsibilities:

As Cloud Platform Architect, you’ll :

• Lead the full lifecycle management of cloud infrastructure and services across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

• Design, evolve, and optimise our Cloud strategy and technology roadmaps aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (Architecture, Cyber Security, DevOps, Operations) to deliver resilient, scalable cloud solutions.

• Drive DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code adoption, enabling automation, CI/CD, and cloud-native architecture.

• Assess and pilot emerging technologies and vendor products to ensure innovation and continuous improvement.

• Define and contribute to strategic investment planning and platform governance in collaboration with enterprise stakeholders.

What does it take to be a Platform Architect at Anglian Water

We’re looking for someone with deep cloud expertise and strong leadership capabilities.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect or equivalent (e.g., AZ-305).

• Experience in Azure infrastructure, networking, and security.

• Hands-on experience designing and leading change in complex cloud environments.

• Understanding of ITIL and Agile frameworks.

• Strong stakeholder and vendor engagement experience.

• Equivalent certifications in AWS and/or Google Cloud (Desirable)

• Azure AI Fundamentals or related cloud-based emerging tech credentials (Desirable)

• Strong understanding of multi-cloud infrastructure and operations.

• Cloud security, governance, and platform lifecycle management.

• Proven experience working across cross-functional agile teams.

• Experience managing cloud investments and capital maintenance portfolios.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Full private healthcare with no excess

• 2 6 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

• A flexible working culture

• Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%

• Life Assurance at eight times your salary

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

• Bonus Scheme

• Lots of great discounts

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell

• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family

Why Anglian Water?

Anglian Water is a water company that cares. We care about our people, our environment and our customers. We take pride in providing a collaborative, innovative and inspiring working environment. We want businesses to grow, environments to flourish and families to get on with their day to day lives. Constantly exploring; working hard to find new and better ways to look after our customers’ individual needs.

Closing Date : 06/07 / 2025

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