Azure Cloud & NetApp Architect

Job Title: Cloud Architect / Consultant (Azure & NetApp) Location: Central London (minimum 3 days on-site, ideally more) Duration: 6 Months Contract Start Date: Mid–Late March (subject to customer clearance) Rate: £500–£550 per day (Inside IR35) Client: Global Enterprise Customer Overview An experienced Cloud Architect / Consultant is required to support a global enterprise customer in designing, implementing, and evolving their cloud storage estate, with a strong focus on Azure-based NetApp solutions. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role requiring close collaboration with both the customer’s internal teams and the NetApp account team. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping infrastructure decision frameworks and supporting internal stakeholders in adopting the most appropriate storage solutions across hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the NetApp Account Team to design and develop the Azure NetApp Files (ANF) estate within the customer environment.
• Collaborate directly with customer stakeholders to implement, manage, and optimise ANF solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance across storage options including ANF, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO), and on-premises environments.
• Support the development of infrastructure decision workflows within the customer’s service catalogue to guide internal consumers toward the appropriate storage platform.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, governance, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and consultancy across cloud storage strategy and implementation.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Microsoft Azure architecture and implementation expertise.
• Proven experience with Azure NetApp Files (ANF).
• Experience with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO).
• Enterprise-level stakeholder engagement and consulting experience.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture.

Desirable Skills

• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred).
• Hybrid cloud and on-prem storage integration experience.
• Experience working within large enterprise or global organisations.

Additional Information Candidates must be able to pass customer clearance prior to start. On-site presence in Central London is required at least 3 days per week, with preference for higher on-site engagement where possible. This role is inside IR35. Suitable candidates are encouraged to apply with their CV outlining relevant Azure and NetApp experience.