Senior Cloud Architect
Posted 4 days ago by Vallum
Negotiable
Undetermined
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Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, Bristol , UK
Summary: The Senior Cloud Architect will be responsible for architecting and optimizing Cloud Landing Zones for GCP and Azure environments, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance. This role involves designing multi-cloud platform solutions, enforcing cloud governance frameworks, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in cloud architecture and Kubernetes, along with strong skills in Terraform and policy-as-code frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and optimize Cloud Landing Zones for GCP and Azure environments ensuring scalability, security, and compliance.
- Design and implement multi-cloud platform solutions leveraging GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
- Define and enforce cloud governance frameworks, including identity, access management, and network security policies.
- Refactor and standardize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform/Terraform Cloud for reusable, modular deployments.
- Implement policy-as-code guardrails for compliance using Sentinel or OPA.
- Drive Kubernetes cluster architecture, workload orchestration, and service mesh integration (Istio).
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Cloud Architect with hands-on expertise in GCP and Azure.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, GKE, and AKS for container orchestration.
- Expertise in Landing Zone design and optimization for enterprise-scale deployments.
- Advanced skills in Terraform/Terraform Cloud for IaC and automation.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness).
- Proficiency in Python Scripting for automation.
- Understanding of policy-as-code frameworks (OPA, Sentinel) and cloud governance.
- Certifications: GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Kubernetes Certified.
- Good to have: Experience with IDE platforms for Cloud Engineering (eg, Backstage).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Your responsibilities:
Architect and optimize Cloud Landing Zones for GCP and Azure environments ensuring scalability, security, and compliance.
Design and implement multi-cloud platform solutions leveraging GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
Define and enforce cloud governance frameworks, including identity, access management, and network security policies.
Refactor and standardize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform/Terraform Cloud for reusable, modular deployments.
Implement policy-as-code guardrails for compliance using Sentinel or OPA.
Drive Kubernetes cluster architecture, workload orchestration, and service mesh integration (Istio).
Essential skills:
Proven experience as a Cloud Architect with hands-on expertise in GCP and Azure.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, GKE, and AKS for container orchestration.
Expertise in Landing Zone design and optimization for enterprise-scale deployments.
Advanced skills in Terraform/Terraform Cloud for IaC and automation.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness).
Proficiency in Python Scripting for automation.
Understanding of policy-as-code frameworks (OPA, Sentinel) and cloud governance.
Certifications: GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Kubernetes Certified.
Good to have: Experience with IDE platforms for Cloud Engineering (eg, Backstage).
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
Looking for Senior Engineering Skills as GCP Cloud SMEs who has contributed also as a Technical Consultant in guiding Design, Architecture and Strategy.