Technical Architect - DataCentre Exit

Matchtech; England; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Defence & Security sector seeks a Technical Architect for a 6-month contract focused on migrating systems to Azure. The position involves collaborating with teams on datacentre exit programmes, leading assessments, and ensuring timely project delivery under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience in datacentre exit and obsolescence programmes.
• Proficiency in leading and supporting teams in discovery and assessment phases.
• Experience in application architecture and migrating to Azure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to expedite datacentre exit and obsolescence programmes.
• Assess, plan, design, and migrate systems and applications to Azure.
• Conduct and lead discovery meetings with business app owners.

Skills

Technical Architect

Azure

Infrastructure

Applications

Security

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22.06.2025

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06.08.2025

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Job summary

Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Technical Architectto join their team on a contract basis.

Key skills required for this role

Technical Architect, Azure, Infrastructure, Applications

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Technical Architect - DataCentre Exit

Location: Remote with adhoc visits to UK sites

Duration: 6 month contract

Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Technical Architect to join their team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-paced squad focused on accelerating the assessment, treatment planning, design, and migration of systems and applications to Azure due to an impending datacentre closure and end-of-life workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate in a team to expedite datacentre exit and obsolescence programmes
• Assess, plan, design, and migrate systems and applications to Azure
• Identify and determine treatment decisions for non-business application services
• Conduct and lead discovery and assessment meetings with business app owners and stakeholders
• Make swift determinations for treatment strategies
• Lead and support the team using a 7R's approach
• Reverse engineer application/system architecture through business stakeholder engagement
• Ensure adherence to deadlines while operating under significant pace and pressure

Job Requirements:

• Experience in datacentre exit and obsolescence programmes
• Strong technical infrastructure and security technology experience
• Proficiency in leading and supporting teams in discovery and assessment phases
• Ability to conduct and lead meetings with business app owners and stakeholders
• Experience in application architecture both source and target
• Experience in migrating to Azure and understanding of cloud architectures and capabilities
• Ability to operate under significant pace and pressure
• A beneficial mix of infrastructure, application, and security experience
• Experience in business stakeholder engagement to reverse engineer application/system architecture
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