Azure Solution Architect

Role: Azure Solution Architect

Job Type: Contract

Day Rate: £400 per day (inside IR35)

Duration: 3 Months + likely to be extend till March’25

Work Location: ideally commutable to London, Bristol, or Manchester office

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Azure Solution Architect

- Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or Cloud Solution Architect in Azure environments.

- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, cloud governance, and Azure Well-Architected Framework.

- Expertise in designing and delivering secure and scalable solutions in Azure.

- Experience with cloud networking, storage, and compute services (e.g., VNETs, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Azure Front Door, Azure App Service, Azure Storage).

- Familiarity with Azure Policies, Management Groups, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for governance.

- Ability to balance technical innovation with organisational constraints and risk considerations.

- Strong knowledge of cloud security principles and compliance requirements in a public sector context.

- Experience in creating infrastructure High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs), incorporating Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs).

- Proficiency in automation tools and IaC (e.g., Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates).

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.