Solutions Architect - Cloud & Resilience

emagine; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

emagine, a professional services consultancy, seeks a Senior Azure Solutions Architect to lead design of cloud-native core banking platform on Azure, delivering scalable, secure solutions.

You will define resilience across availability zones, evaluate multi-cloud vs single-cloud, develop exit/recovery strategies to meet regulatory expectations, and collaborate with infrastructure teams to manage networking and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Senior Azure Solutions Architect with banking sector experience.
• Expert in cloud resilience and high availability.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery processes.
• Familiar with regulatory compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design the Azure-based architecture for the modernized core banking platform.
• Define resilience across availability zones and possibly multiple cloud providers.
• Assess multi-cloud strategies to determine feasibility of a single-cloud approach.
• Develop cloud exit and recovery strategies compliant with regulatory expectations.
• Ensuring that the architecture supports business continuity, failover, and operational resilience.
• Collaborating with infrastructure teams to manage networking and cloud dependencies.

Skills

Azure Architect

Banking sector exp

Resilience & HA

Disaster recovery

Regulatory compliance

Job description

£625pd Inside IR35

Initial 6 months

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication to delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

Summary

The Solutions Architect will lead the design and delivery of cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure, supporting large-scale application modernisation and digital transformation initiatives. The role requires defining target architectures, driving best practices across cloud technologies and AI, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure and business-aligned solutions.

Main Responsibilities:

• Designing the Azure-based architecture for the modernized core banking platform.
• Defining resilience requirements across multiple availability zones and possibly multiple cloud providers.
• Assessing multi-cloud strategies to determine feasibility of a single-cloud approach.
• Developing cloud exit and recovery strategies compliant with regulatory expectations.
• Ensuring that the architecture supports business continuity, failover, and operational resilience.
• Collaborating with infrastructure teams to manage networking and cloud dependencies.

Key Requirements:

• Senior Azure Solutions Architect experience.
• Background in the banking industry.
• Expertise in cloud resilience and high availability.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery processes.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with AI-driven technologies.
• Previous participation in legacy system migration efforts.

Our people

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

\"emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin\"