Title: Cloud  Architect
Contract: Permanent
Location: London preferred, would consider Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh or Belfast
Security Clearance is required for this role
Are you an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect looking to join a growing, dynamic consultancy.
In this role, you will design and implement cutting-edge cloud solutions using Azure and AWS. Your expertise will be crucial in delivering scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud environments, optimizing cloud strategies, and ensuring seamless integrations in both hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
This position is ideal for someone looking to advance their career in cloud architecture and gain deeper expertise in a fast-evolving field.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement end-to-end cloud solutions on Azure and AWS, aligning with both business and technical requirements.
• Ensure cloud solutions are scalable, secure, and cost-efficient, while meeting organizational needs.
• Lead the development of cloud strategies and architecture frameworks, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and organizational policies.
• Establish and promote cloud governance models to ensure efficient use and compliance within cloud environments.
• Design solutions integrating on-premises data centers with cloud platforms, ensuring seamless interaction between systems in hybrid and multi-cloud setups.
• Deliver reliable and effective integrations across multiple cloud platforms.
• Lead cloud migration projects, including assessment, planning, and execution of moving applications and data to Azure or AWS.
• Manage the entire cloud migration lifecycle, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.
• Work closely with development teams to define the technical architecture of new applications, ensuring the optimization of cloud services, microservices, and APIs for performance and maintainability.
• Ensure development teams adhere to cloud best practices throughout the architecture and development phases.
• Implement robust security controls across Azure and AWS platforms, ensuring compliance with security standards (e.g., IAM, encryption, firewalls) and industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, GDS, DPR).
• Lead efforts to secure cloud environments and ensure that all solutions meet required regulatory framework.
• Regularly review cloud costs and implement strategies to optimise cloud resource allocation, ensuring cost-effectiveness while meeting performance objectives.
• Analyse usage patterns and propose adjustments to cloud infrastructure to maximize cost-efficiency.
• Serve as a technical liaison between business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and third-party vendors.

• Translate complex business needs into technical solutions, ensuring all teams are aligned and that the solutions are delivered to meet client expectations.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 + years of experience as a Solution Architect or Cloud Architect, with a strong focus on Azure and AWS environments.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud architectures, particularly in hybrid or multi-cloud setups.
• Experience in cloud migrations, DevOps practices, and building CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications.
• Proficient in Azure and AWS cloud services (e.g., Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, Azure Kubernetes Service, AWS ECS, Azure Active Directory, IAM).
• Deep understanding of cloud-native application architectures, microservices, and serverless frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, databases, and storage solutions in cloud environments.
• Experience with automation, monitoring, and deployment pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Ansible, and Docker.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player, able to work across cross-functional teams, balancing business and technical perspectives.

 
If you're ready to use your skills to drive impactful digital solutions, here's how you can connect:

• Click the apply button (don’t worry, we’ll talk before your CV or application goes anywhere).
• Call SoCode and ask for Emma (number is on Google).
• Find me on LinkedIn—there aren’t many people named Emma Panday, so I’m easy to find!