Azure ArchitectHarrow | 3 days onsite / 2 days WFHPermanent | Salary c.£70-75k + excellent benefits

Azure Architecht required to support significant transformation for an established business. This is an excellent opportunity for an Architect with strong cloud infrastructure architecture experience (Azure or Multi-Cloud expertise), who has experience of taking businesses on the cloud transformation journey.

What youll be doing

• Shape and execute infrastructure and cloud architecture roadmaps aligned to transformation and cost-optimisation goals
• Assess the current hybrid estate and define target-state architecture across core infrastructure domains
• Support cloud strategy across both IaaS and PaaS services, improving cost efficiency and consistency through automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Drive continuous improvement using options analysis to prioritise work based on value, relevance and future-fit
• Maintain a capability-level view to identify overlaps, gaps and opportunities for consolidation and simplification
• Produce and maintain key architecture artefacts (As-Is views, roadmaps, reference architectures, HLDs) and contribute to governance forums
• Ensure solutions align with security, risk management and technical governance standards
• Act as a trusted advisor to technical and non-technical stakeholders, clearly communicating architecture decisions and trade-offs
• Promote repeatability and automation (IaC mindset where appropriate), avoiding lift and shift approach
• Support architectural input across key application initiatives connected to HR and Finance systems

What were looking for

• Strong experience operating as a Technical / Infrastructure Architect within complex organisations
• Strong knowledge of hybrid or cloud environments (Azure or Multi-Cloud)
• Broad infrastructure foundations across areas such as identity, networking, compute, storage, resilience, security and monitoring
• Able to translate technical assessments into clear recommendations, roadmaps and decision-making
• Proven experience designing and guiding Azure solutions across IaaS and PaaS, balancing cost, security, performance and operational supportability
• Confident embedding repeatable cloud patterns using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation, avoiding one-off builds and click-ops environments
• Proactive, high-energy, and able to work with autonomy (not a micro-management culture)
• Strong experience is the use of modern cloud approaches and tools

Interviews are planned for late Jan / early Feb. Please apply today for an immediate CV review.

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