Linux Architect
Posted 5 days ago by 1772262207
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Summary: We are looking for an Azure Infrastructure / Cloud Migration Architect with expertise in Azure and Linux for a contract role. The position involves leading large-scale migrations from on-premises to Azure, encompassing assessment, design, governance, and troubleshooting. The role requires a blend of solution architecture and technical skills in cloud infrastructure and networking. The successful candidate will work on-site in London for part of the week while managing migration projects end-to-end.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on-prem/public cloud infrastructure assessments using Azure Migrate.
- Drive Azure solutioning for large-scale migrations.
- Own Azure strategy and stakeholder management.
- Design and deliver Azure Landing Zones.
- Produce target architecture deliverables including Azure service architecture diagrams.
- Execute and support on-prem to Azure migrations.
- Provide strong Linux platform capability.
- Lead root-cause analysis and performance tuning.
Key Skills:
- Experience with Azure Migrate and cloud infrastructure assessments.
- Strong knowledge of Azure solutioning and migration strategies.
- Ability to manage stakeholders and governance considerations.
- Proficiency in designing Azure Landing Zones.
- Experience in producing architecture deliverables.
- Deep troubleshooting skills across Azure and Linux.
- Strong Linux platform capabilities including storage and networking.
- Experience in performance tuning and guiding engineering teams.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are seeking an Azure Infrastructure / Cloud Migration Architect (Azure + Linux) for a contract engagement. You will lead large-scale on-prem to Azure migrations end-to-end - from assessment and landing zone design through target architecture (HLD/LLD), governance, and hands-on troubleshooting across Azure and Linux. This role combines solution architecture, migration delivery leadership, and deep technical capability in cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, and security.
Engagement Overview
- Job title: Linux Architect
- Start Date: ASAP
- Workload: 5 days per week
- On-Site Presence: 2 days per week on-site in London
- Contract type: B2B
Skills
- Lead on-prem/public cloud infrastructure assessments using Azure Migrate, shaping the migration approach for complex estates.
- Drive Azure solutioning for large-scale migrations, ensuring coverage across business, application, and infrastructure requirements.
- Own Azure strategy and stakeholder management, including "value for money" considerations (TCO/ROI) and governance.
- Design and deliver Azure Landing Zones based on a clear understanding of the customer infrastructure landscape.
- Produce target architecture deliverables: Azure service architecture diagrams, HLD/LLD, plus BoM / licensing / pricing inputs.
- Execute and support on-prem to Azure migrations and provide deep troubleshooting across Azure + Linux (compute, networking, IO, clusters, memory).
- Provide strong Linux platform capability: storage/filesystems/LVM, patching & upgrades, backup/restore, services/daemons, DNS, NFS/SMB, Apache TLS, Postfix, and automation/scripting.
- Lead root-cause analysis and performance tuning (e.g., HAProxy/Varnish, system tuning), while guiding other engineers and resolving complex incidents.
If you're interested, send an up-to-date CV and we can discuss details. If not, what roles are you targeting right now? If you know someone suitable, feel free to forward this on.
Reference
CR/132897_1772190573
Date
27 Feb 2026