Technical Architect in London

We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to join our Cloud Engineering and Platforms practice. This is a hands‐on technical leadership role where you will design and build secure, automated, scalable cloud platforms - primarily on Microsoft Azure, while contributing to our strategic direction across multi‐cloud (AWS and GCP).

This role is ideal for a pragmatic architect who pairs deep engineering capability with strong architectural vision — someone who can design "what good looks like" and build it using modern DevOps practices, automation, and robust hands‐on infrastructure‐as‐code (IaC) experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into secure, scalable architectures using Well Architected Frameworks.
• Lead platform architecture (subscriptions, identity, networking, governance, landing zones, automation) and embed NFRs such as resilience, observability, DR, capacity, and SLAs.
• Build automated cloud platforms using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, ARM, GitOps).
• Develop CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab) and reusable modules, guardrails, and policy-as-code to support secure, consistent cloud adoption.
• Apply end-to-end security across identity, networking, encryption, secrets, MFA, and zero-trust.
• Implement automated security scanning (SAST/DAST), dependency checks, and secure pipeline patterns, aligning platforms with organisational and regulatory standards.
• Act as technical authority, setting architectural direction, standards, and providing mentoring and quality oversight.
• Work across the full project lifecycle: presales, discovery, architectural design, hands‐on engineering, delivery oversight, and operational handover.

About You

• Hands-on cloud architect with strong engineering capability.
• Experienced in designing and building secure cloud solutions (ideally Azure, with awareness of AWS or GCP) and cloud-ready, distributed, scalable architectures.
• Skilled at leading technical discussions and articulating architectural decisions, trade-offs, risks, and business value to clients and colleagues.
• Advanced knowledge of IaC automation (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation) with strong DevOps skills across CI/CD pipelines, automation, and modern development practices.
• Applies secure-by-design principles across infrastructure, identity, and networking, producing high-quality architecture documentation and diagrams.
• Knowledgeable in cost analysis, optimisation, ROI modelling, and experienced working within agile delivery environments.
• Knowledge and experience of the following would be advantageous: Cloud certifications such as Azure/AWS/GCP Solutions Architect, along with CCSP or equivalent; Consulting or client-facing project leadership experience; Experience with .NET or Python and modern infrastructure practices such as immutable deployments and GitOps; Familiar with cloud‐native security tooling and contributing to internal platform frameworks or shared services.

What we look for in our people

• Strong alignment with FSP values and ethos.
• Commitment to teamwork, quality and mutual success.
• Proactivity with an ability to operate with pace and energy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Dedication to excellence and quality.

Why work for FSP?

• A collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career.
• The tools and opportunity to do work you can be proud of.
• A chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry, who always seek to share their knowledge and experience.
• Hybrid working – we empower you to make smart choices about when and where to work to achieve great results.
• Industry leading coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Equal and Fair Opportunity

FSP is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We assess applicants based on their skills, experience, and potential, without regard to age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic. Please note that visa sponsorship is available for some roles, subject to eligibility and business requirements.