At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale cloud solutions and manage technical risks.
- Company: Join a major enterprise technology transformation programme with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, client-run PAYE, and employer NI covered.
- Other info: Opportunity for genuine career growth in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Take ownership of architectural decisions and make a real impact in a high-profile project.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in technology, strong infrastructure architecture experience, and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Contract: Inside IR35
Rate: Up to £600 per day
Location: Reading - 2 days per week onsite
Payroll: Client-run PAYE - no umbrella required, with employer NI covered
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect/Cloud Infrastructure Architect to join a major enterprise technology transformation programme. This is a delivery-focused architecture role, where you'll take ownership of end-to-end technical solutions, working across cloud, hybrid infrastructure, networking, security and identity. You'll work closely with product teams, engineers, suppliers and senior stakeholders to ensure solutions are secure, resilient, scalable and fit for purpose.
What you'll Be Doing
- Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions
- Define solution options, assess trade-offs and make architectural recommendations
- Provide architecture governance and technical assurance throughout delivery
- Produce and maintain architecture documentation, blueprints and design decisions
- Work across Azure, OCI, networking, identity, security and hybrid connectivity
- Manage technical risks and ensure operational readiness and supportability
- Collaborate with architects, engineering teams, vendors and delivery partners
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years technology experience, with significant experience in an architectural role
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions
- Strong infrastructure architecture experience across cloud and hybrid environments
- Deep understanding of networking, identity, security, connectivity and monitoring
- Experience with Azure and/or OCI
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience providing architectural governance and design assurance
- Retail or large-scale migration experience would be advantageous
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a complex, high-profile transformation programme where you'll have genuine ownership of architectural decisions and delivery outcomes.
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