Platform Architect

Bright Purple; Reading; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy seeks a skilled Platform Architect to design and deliver cloud-based solutions. The role involves evaluating client needs, creating reliable designs, and ensuring security across all architecture aspects. Flexible UK remote working is offered, along with a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

Performance bonus

Competitive pension contributions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in secure design of cloud platform environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure/AWS Well Architected Framework.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate clients’ business needs and recommend suitable cloud solutions.
• Design solutions that meet Service Level Agreements and non-functional requirements.

Skills

Cloud services

Security

DevSecOps

Job description

Platform Architect - UK Remote (with occasional travel to Glasgow or Reading)

We are looking for a skilled and forward-thinking Platform Architect to join a high-performing digital consultancy, responsible for planning, designing, and delivering solutions built upon Cloud services including Azure, AWS, and GCP.

What’s on Offer:

• Salary up to £90,000 depending on experience
• Car allowance and performance bonus
• UK remote working with flexible arrangements
• Competitive employer contributions to pension scheme and more

About the Role:

• Evaluate clients’ business needs, digital environments, and aspirations to recommend suitable cloud solutions. Provide expertise on cloud-based software development and deployment tools.
• Create designs using current design patterns such as microservices architecture and proficiency in Infrastructure as Code.
• Design solutions that are reliable, meet Service Level Agreements, and include non-functional requirements like Disaster Recovery.
• Design services that optimize cloud solutions, including resource tuning and scalability.
• Ensure security is integrated into all architecture aspects, including network security, encryption, multi-factor authentication, authorization, identity management, and intrusion detection/prevention.

About You:

• Proven experience in the secure design of cloud platform environments, including:
• Selection of appropriate cloud services and native products
• Assessing cloud readiness and dependencies
• Developing software through cloud-native services
• Optimizing security, including threat monitoring
• Optimizing operations with monitoring and continuous assessment
• Developing solutions using a DevSecOps framework
• Experience with solution design following Microsoft Azure/AWS Well Architected Framework or Google’s Cloud Architecture Framework
• Experience in cost and ROI analysis of solutions

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.