Principal Cloud Architect – AWS & Azure, Hands-On Leader

Square One Resources Limited; Slough; Híbrido; GBP 115.000 - 134.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Square One Resources Limited is seeking a Principal Cloud Architect to define and build a cloud strategy from the ground up in Slough, with hands-on delivery and leadership across AWS and Azure. You will establish architectural principles, security standards and scalable platforms, while guiding engineering teams through implementation.

The role combines strategic direction with practical execution, focusing on automated provisioning, governance and robust cloud foundations.

Formación

• Proven cloud architecture experience across AWS and Azure.
• Hands-on infrastructure as code and automation.
• Strong understanding of security, resilience and observability.
• Experience guiding cloud strategy and technical leadership at senior levels.
• Ability to work independently and translate designs into production systems.

Responsabilidades

• Define Cloud Strategy & Architecture From the Ground Up: develop target architecture and roadmap.
• Build the Cloud Foundation: design core platform, landing zones, networking, IAM and security.
• Drive Hands-On Engineering: work with engineers to build the initial platform and prototypes.
• Infrastructure Automation & DevOps: establish IaC, CI/CD pipelines and reusable deployment patterns.
• Security, Resilience & Observability: design highly available cloud environments with monitoring and DR.
• Technical Leadership & Standards: create reference architectures and influence senior stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Cloud architecture

AWS & Azure

DevOps & IaC

Security & resilience

Leadership & strategy

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Square One Resources Limited is seeking a Principal Cloud Architect to define and build a cloud strategy from the ground up in Slough, with hands-on delivery and leadership across AWS and Azure. You will establish architectural principles, security standards and scalable platforms, while guiding engineering teams through implementation.

The role combines strategic direction with practical execution, focusing on automated provisioning, governance and robust cloud foundations.