Cloud Architect

Azure Cloud Consultant

Salary: £100k

Location: Wigan (Hybrid working)

Responsibilities

• Cloud architecture: Designing and optimizing cloud architectures to ensure they are reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient
• Infrastructure optimisation: Analysing infrastructure resources to identify opportunities for cost optimizations and performance improvement
• Migration planning: Leading cloud and datacentre migration initiatives by assessing existing systems and developing migration roadmaps
• Cloud strategy: Developing and implementing cloud strategies that are aligned with business objectives
• Cloud security: Ensuring the security and compliance of cloud environments
• Cloud support: Providing ongoing support and maintenance for cloud systems
• Documentation: Creating and maintaining detailed documentation and reports
• Mentorship: Guiding and mentoring junior engineers
• Industry research: Conducting research on the latest cloud-based applications for different organisations
• Client education: Educating clients about updates to their existing cloud-based applications
• Collaboration: Collaborating with IT teams, computer engineers, administrators, and other cloud consultants

Technical Skills:

• Azure Services: Deep understanding of Azure services including but not limited to Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, and Azure Networking.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform, or Bicep.
• Networking: Strong knowledge of cloud networking concepts, including Virtual Networks (VNet), VPN, ExpressRoute, and network security.
• Security: Expertise in Azure Security Center, Azure Active Directory (AAD/EntraID), identity management, and compliance.
• Automation: Proficiency with automation tools and scripting languages such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python.
• Architecture Design: Experience in designing scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems using Azure architecture best practices.
• On-Prem Services: A strong knowledge or logically have the capability to support customers in modernising their on premise solutions into the public cloud.

Soft Skills:

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex issues.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with other architects, engineers, and business stakeholders.