At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape and advance cloud capabilities across AWS and Azure for the Department for Business and Trade.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking department focused on modern cloud services and digital transformation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous pension contributions, and flexible hybrid working options.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for professional growth and mentoring within the architecture community.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by designing secure, resilient cloud solutions that support government transformation.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in technical architecture and cloud solutions, especially with AWS and Azure.
The predicted salary is between 67867 - 81793 £ per year.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) are seeking a Cloud-focused Technical Architect to help shape and advance the department's cloud capability across AWS and Azure. This is an opportunity to influence how modern, resilient and secure cloud services are designed, governed and adopted across DBT.
Salary range £67,867 to £81,793 plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 29% employer pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham or Salford.
This role will focus on designing modern, resilient and secure cloud services, while helping define best practice, architectural standards and long-term platform direction. You will work closely with platform teams, cyber security colleagues, architects and delivery teams to ensure cloud technologies are adopted effectively across DBT.
DBT is already cloud-based, so this role is about designing for the future, improving resilience, supporting cross-cloud design and helping cloud services deliver long-term value for the department.
- Define and champion the technical strategy for services, ensuring alignment with user needs, business goals and DDaT standards.
- Lead technical specialists across multiple projects, solving complex architectural challenges and owning the technical design of services.
- Design and assure secure, open-source and user-centred systems, including integration, interoperability, cloud quality, security and performance.
- Horizon scan for emerging technologies, contribute to the architecture community, mentor peers and support capability development within the profession.
- Strong technical architecture experience, including designing secure, scalable and user-centred digital services.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across agile, multidisciplinary teams.
- Designing secure cloud solutions using AWS and/or Azure.
- Working in cloud or multi-cloud environments, including cloud networking, platform design and integration.
- Building resilient, scalable and performant cloud architectures, with an understanding of cloud standards, patterns and best practice.
DBT offers the chance to work in a cloud-first environment, contribute to emerging AI capability, support major digital services and be involved in large-scale transformation across government. You will join a collaborative architecture community where your experience will help shape technical direction, improve services and support teams to deliver well-designed, secure and resilient solutions.
For someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems, influencing strategy and working closely with delivery teams, this is a strong opportunity to make a real impact across a broad and important digital estate.
Hybrid Cloud Architect in Salford employer: Inspire People
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With flexible hybrid working options across multiple UK locations, competitive salaries, and generous benefits including a substantial pension contribution, DBT empowers its employees to thrive while contributing to meaningful digital transformation initiatives within government. Join a collaborative community where your expertise in cloud architecture will directly influence the future of secure and resilient cloud services.
