Lead Migration Architect
Posted 2 days ago by Atrium Workforce Solutions UK Limited
£820 Per day
Inside
Remote
London, UK
Summary: The Lead Migration Architect role involves leading large-scale application and data center migration programs for a prominent IT services client in the public sector. The position requires extensive experience in defining migration architecture strategies and mentoring architecture teams. The role is primarily remote, with occasional travel to client sites in the Midlands, Manchester, and London. Candidates must have recent public sector experience and be eligible for SC clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead large-scale application or data center migration programs.
- Define overall migration architecture strategy and ensure consistency across multiple workstreams.
- Shape migration patterns, standards, and architectural governance.
- Provide leadership to architecture teams, mentoring senior and junior architects.
- Support complex design decisions and troubleshooting as needed.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in migration architecture.
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Deep understanding of cloud (AWS), hybrid, and legacy environments.
- Recent public sector experience.
- Eligibility for SC clearance.
Salary (Rate): £820/day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Atrium EMEA are supporting a world-leading IT services client in their search for a Lead Migration Architect for a public sector client.
Rate: £820/day (inside IR35)
Duration: Initial 6 months (extensions likely)
Working Model: Remote within the UK, with occasional travel to client sites in the Midlands, Manchester, and London.
Key Requirements:
Extensive experience leading large-scale application or data centre migration programmes
Ability to define overall migration architecture strategy and ensure consistency across multiple workstreams
Strong experience shaping migration patterns, standards, and architectural governance
Proven leadership of architecture teams, with the ability to mentor and guide senior and junior architects
Deep understanding of cloud (AWS), hybrid, and Legacy environments
Ability to remain hands-on when required, supporting complex design decisions and troubleshooting
Additional Requirements:
Must have recent public sector experience
Must be eligible for SC clearance (typically requires 5 years continuous UK residency, right to work in the UK, and no unspent criminal convictions)
Candidates who currently hold SC or have held it recently will be highly desirable