Cloud Architect
Posted Today by Experis UK
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cloud Architect role involves designing and guiding secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions that align with business and technology goals. The position requires active SC security clearance and focuses on defining cloud architecture standards while collaborating with engineering and DevOps teams. The architect will ensure that solutions are reliable, compliant, and tailored to the organization's needs. Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and guide secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
- Define cloud architecture standards and collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams.
- Ensure solutions are reliable, compliant, and fit for purpose across the organization.
- Utilize Infrastructure as Code to build and manage cloud environments.
- Support CI/CD delivery in Agile and DevOps environments.
- Communicate technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience designing and delivering cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Understanding of cloud-native services, networking, security, and resilience patterns.
- Ability to design scalable, secure, and highly available solutions aligned to business needs.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
- Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, or migration programmes (nice to have).
- Exposure to containers, Kubernetes, or serverless technologies (nice to have).
- Understanding of cloud cost optimisation and governance practices (nice to have).
- Relevant cloud certifications or enterprise delivery experience (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
6-12 months Remote Inside IR35 - umbrella only
Role Description
Active SC security clearance required
The Cloud Architect is responsible for designing and guiding secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions that support business and technology goals. The role defines cloud architecture standards, works closely with engineering and DevOps teams, and ensures solutions are reliable, compliant, and fit for purpose across the organisation.
Required Skills
- Has strong experience designing and delivering cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Understands cloud-native services, networking, security, and resilience patterns.
- Designs scalable, secure, and highly available solutions aligned to business needs.
- Uses Infrastructure as Code to build and manage cloud environments.
- Works effectively with Agile and DevOps teams to support CI/CD delivery.
- Communicates technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice To Have Skills
- Has experience with multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, or migration programmes.
- Has exposure to containers, Kubernetes, or serverless technologies.
- Understands cloud cost optimisation and governance practices.
- Holds relevant cloud certifications or enterprise delivery experience.
Suitable Candidates should submit CVs in the first instance!