Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
Birmingham - Hybrid (1-2 days max.)
circa. £110,000
Opportunity to work with a top-tech company, disruptors in the market - top-tier, reputable, modern, company.
NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!
If you are local to the Birmingham area and want to work for a forward-thinking, fast-paced, modern company with LOTS of promotion opportunity - unbeatable benefits and perks - this is for you.
My client needs this person to oversee cloud architecture and play a strategic role in designing and maintaining all cloud systems including the front-end platforms, servers, storage, and management networks.
They are
LEADING THE DIGITALISATION
of their market with a multi-year modernisation programme that leverages Cloud technologies.
They are building out their operating model to deliver and support a multi cloud environment, pioneering in Azure first.
Overview:
Cloud Architect
Strategic Level Role
AZURE
Agile
Azure Certified
Responsibilities:
Support development of standard architecture patterns leveraging internal and external good practices
Develop and promote cloud-native application architectures and application development and operations practices
Create large scale solutions built on cloud and present designs to the Technical Design Authority
Design detailed Cloud infrastructure architecture models working closely with cloud engineers and security architects
Ensure that all design issues and dependencies are resolved
Design and develop detailed Cloud infrastructure architecture models
Identify relevant IT architectures and ensure programme and business stakeholders, suppliers, fully understand
Define and document cloud processes and standards and influence the adoption
DevSecOps advocate, encouraging iterative design, with full automation
Qualifications:
Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Professional Cloud Architect (GCP)
Relevant Agile qualifications (SCRUM, KANBAN, SAFE, LESS etc)
Strong and practical knowledge of the different cloud offerings from the various cloud service providers (SaaS, IaaS and PaaS)
Experience of Cloud architecture (Azure in particular and/or AWS , GCP)
Excellent understanding of cyber security and experience of designing solutions
Cloud integration platforms and tools
Deep technical knowledge and extensive experience with complex, IT environments including applications, middleware, storage, networks, information security
Understanding of Cloud Managed Services
Understanding of Cloud development frameworks, cloud native architectures and application delivery models
Good knowledge on various OS (Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris, Ubuntu, etc.)
Good understanding of enterprise networks, security and identity access management (IAM)
agile framework
Working with internal and external teams located across multiple time zones.