Role Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead the design and modernisation of secure, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure across enterprise environments.
The role involves defining cloud architecture, developing migration strategies, establishing infrastructure standards and optimising cloud operations across AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud. The successful candidate will collaborate with application, security, networking, DevOps and operations teams to deliver reliable and cost-effective cloud platforms aligned with business objectives.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in cloud infrastructure architecture, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, automation, disaster recovery, high availability and infrastructure governance.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Define cloud infrastructure architecture, standards and technology roadmaps.
- Design scalable, secure and highly available cloud environments.
- Lead cloud migration, infrastructure modernisation and data centre transformation initiatives.
- Develop hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud architecture solutions where required.
- Design cloud networking, identity management, storage and compute infrastructure.
- Establish infrastructure-as-code and automated provisioning practices.
- Implement cloud security, compliance, resilience and disaster recovery controls.
- Drive infrastructure monitoring, observability and operational excellence.
- Optimise cloud costs, resource utilisation and infrastructure performance.
- Collaborate with application and DevOps teams to enable cloud-native delivery.
- Define backup, business continuity and high-availability strategies.
- Establish architecture governance, technical standards and reusable infrastructure patterns.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor cloud engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering.
- 12–18+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including substantial cloud architecture experience.
- Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud platforms.
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, security, storage, compute and automation.
- Relevant AWS, Azure or Google Cloud architecture certifications preferred.
Key Skills & Attributes
- Cloud architecture and infrastructure strategy.
- Hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud design.
- Infrastructure automation and standardisation.
- Cloud security and governance.
- High availability and disaster recovery.
- Cloud cost optimisation and capacity planning.
- Technical leadership and stakeholder management.
Technical Skills
- AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
- Virtual networks, VPCs, load balancers and DNS.
- Compute, storage, backup and disaster recovery services.
- Terraform, CloudFormation or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus or equivalent monitoring tools.
- IAM, encryption, secrets management and security controls.
- Linux, Windows Server and enterprise networking.
Reporting / Team Relationships
Works closely with:
- CTO / Head of Infrastructure
- Enterprise Architecture Team
- Cloud Engineering and DevOps Teams
- Cybersecurity Team
- Application Development Teams
- IT Operations and Service Management Teams
What the Role Offers
This is a strategic technology leadership opportunity for a cloud professional who wants to shape the future of enterprise cloud infrastructure and digital transformation.
The successful candidate will play an important role in designing secure, scalable and resilient cloud environments, driving infrastructure modernisation and developing integrated solutions across cloud engineering, security and operations.
The role offers an opportunity to influence cloud strategy, lead architectural initiatives and contribute to the growth of a technology-driven organisation.
