Cloud Architect

NEW CONTRACT ROLE – CLOUD ARCHITECTA new opportunity has just landed for an experienced, hands-on Cloud Architect to support a major cloud transformation and application modernisation programme.This role would suit someone who combines the strategic thinking of an Architect with the hands-on technical depth of a senior Cloud Engineer. You will play a key role in designing and implementing Azure and GCP cloud architectures, supporting the migration and modernisation of legacy applications and helping shape secure, scalable cloud-native solutions.Location: London – 3 days per week on-siteRate: £650–£700 per dayContract: Inside IR35Duration: 6 months initial contract with potential extensionStart: ASAPKey requirements:• Strong hands-on experience across both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform• Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments• Strong Azure experience, including Azure Landing Zones, AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management, networking, monitoring and Entra ID• Strong GCP experience, including GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM and monitoring• Experience designing cloud-native, microservices, API-led and event-driven architectures• Strong Kubernetes and containerisation experience• Infrastructure as Code experience, particularly Terraform• Strong understanding of CI/CD and modern DevOps practices• Experience supporting cloud migration and application modernisation programmes• Experience working closely with platform engineering, application development, security, data and infrastructure teams• Strong architecture governance, risk management and stakeholder management experienceWe are particularly interested in candidates with experience working in regulated environments such as Banking or Financial Services, with an understanding of:• Operational resilience• Cloud security frameworks• Data governance• Risk and architecture governance• Regulatory and outsourcing considerationsDesirable experience includes:• Investment banking, wholesale banking or capital markets experience• Cloud migration factory experience• Databricks or modern data platform experience• Supporting AI, analytics or data engineering workloads in the cloud• Azure and/or GCP architecture certificationsThis is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Cloud Architect to take a leading role in a complex cloud transformation programme within a highly regulated environment.If you are interested, or know someone who could be a good fit, please get in touch.#CloudArchitect #Azure #GCP #CloudTransformation #CloudMigration #Kubernetes #Terraform #DevOps #FinancialServices #Banking #ContractJobs #InsideIR35