£395 Per day
Inside
Remote
Greater London
Summary: The Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect will lead the transition from traditional on-premises systems to a cloud-native architecture, collaborating with cloud migration and security specialists. This hands-on leadership role focuses on designing and overseeing multi-cloud infrastructure while promoting automation and governance. The position requires a strong background in cloud transformation and infrastructure leadership, particularly with Google Cloud Platform, Azure, and AWS. The role is fully remote and offers a contract duration of six months with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and oversee multi-cloud infrastructure (networking, identity, DNS, landing zones, etc.) with focus on reliability, performance, and security
- Lead infrastructure workstreams across internal teams and technical suppliers
- Promote automation, self-service, and adoption of open-source technologies
- Develop technical work packages for suppliers and internal delivery teams
- Support DevSecOps practices and ensure secure, maintainable, scalable solutions
- Champion cloud architecture principles, patterns, and governance across delivery teams
- Provide leadership on cost optimisation, FinOps, and operational excellence
- Build and maintain cloud infrastructure roadmaps and vision
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in cloud transformation and infrastructure leadership roles
- Deep expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS cloud services
- Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation
- Understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native design patterns
- Broad knowledge of cloud security, compliance, governance, and identity management
- Experience building scalable infrastructure solutions using services such as Terraform / Deployment Manager / CloudFormation / Bicep
- Cloud networking, DNS, identity and access management (IAM)
- GCP Landing Zones, cost optimisation strategies
- Background in developing and maintaining architectural standards and roadmaps
Salary (Rate): £395
City: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT