Senior Cloud Platform Architect
Posted 3 days ago by DCV Technologies
£600 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The Senior Cloud Platform Architect role involves designing and building enterprise-scale cloud platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. This hands-on position emphasizes platform engineering, cloud governance, and Kubernetes infrastructure, collaborating with engineering and DevOps teams to deliver secure and scalable cloud services. The architect will also lead the migration of legacy workloads to modern cloud-native architectures. Candidates should have a strong background in cloud architecture and a passion for building cloud platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and optimise cloud landing zones across GCP and Azure
- Architect and support Kubernetes platforms using GKE and AKS
- Build and standardise Infrastructure as Code using Terraform / Terraform Cloud
- Define cloud governance, security and policy-as-code controls
- Support CI/CD integration for platform and infrastructure delivery
- Drive cloud automation using Python
- Lead migration of legacy workloads to modern cloud-native architectures
- Provide technical leadership and best practice guidance to engineering teams
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience as a Cloud Architect or Platform Architect
- Deep knowledge of GCP, with working experience in Azure
- Proven experience with Kubernetes (GKE, AKS)
- Advanced Terraform / IaC expertise
- Experience designing enterprise landing zones
- CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness)
- Cloud governance and security best practices
Salary (Rate): £600/day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Cloud Platform Architect (GCP / Azure) – Contract
We’re recruiting an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Architect to support the design and build of enterprise-scale cloud platform and landing zone capabilities across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.
This is a hands-on architecture role focused on platform engineering, cloud governance, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure, working closely with engineering and DevOps teams to deliver secure, scalable and reusable cloud services.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and optimise cloud landing zones across GCP and Azure
- Architect and support Kubernetes platforms using GKE and AKS
- Build and standardise Infrastructure as Code using Terraform / Terraform Cloud
- Define cloud governance, security and policy-as-code controls
- Support CI/CD integration for platform and infrastructure delivery
- Drive cloud automation using Python
- Lead migration of legacy workloads to modern cloud-native architectures
- Provide technical leadership and best practice guidance to engineering teams
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on experience as a Cloud Architect or Platform Architect
- Deep knowledge of GCP, with working experience in Azure
- Proven experience with Kubernetes (GKE, AKS)
- Advanced Terraform / IaC expertise
- Experience designing enterprise landing zones
- CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness)
- Cloud governance and security best practices
Nice to Have
- Policy-as-code (OPA, Sentinel)
- Cloud certifications (GCP, Azure, Kubernetes)
- Experience in regulated or enterprise environments
This role suits architects who enjoy building cloud platforms, not just designing them.
Apply now to discuss further.