Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Cardiff, is currently looking to recruit a Cloud Infrastructure Architect for an initial 6 month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £480/day (Inside IR35). This role will be predominantly remote with some travel to Cardiff when required.
Responsibilities:
– Own the design that ensures that the underpinning multi-cloud infrastructure meets the required reliability, performance and security requirements for the Cloud Transition Programme (CTP) and ongoing service delivery.
– Lead the technical engagement within the CTP and between the CTP, appointed technical suppliers and teams to enable that work progresses at-pace and resolve any issues as required.
– Develop work packages for suppliers to design and configure cloud infrastructure as required.
– Ensuring services and products are aligned to industry best practice and regulatory and contractual requirements.
– Enable and promote the use of automation and self-service.
– Provide technical leadership to operations, infrastructure, and Fin Ops teams to optimise the performance and costs of IT infrastructure.
– Work on high-profile systems and solutions delivered at the National scale, in line with the organisation’s commitment to agile delivery practices and a product-based approach.
– Be the escalation point for any technical programme issues and champion operational management across the community, working closely with other leaders.
– Oversee the design and development of complex architectural solutions, ensuring technical integrity, consistency, scalability, performance and adherence to standards.
– Develop and maintain architectural cloud design roadmaps, optimise both cost value and performance efficiency.
– Develop and communicate cloud architecture principles and standards across the organisation.
– Support multiple teams, finding and using best practice and emerging technologies, to deliver cloud-based health solutions.
– Work with security, compliance and operational teams to meet regulatory requirements.
– Drive innovation and explore emerging technologies, to seek opportunities for digital transformation
– Champion best-practice architectural principles and patterns, ensuring our solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, maintainable, and interoperable. Lead governance, solving complex and high-risk issues or delivering architecture design.
– Define and lead the long-term architectural vision, strategy, and objectives.
– Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, maintainable, and interoperable.
– Participate in an on-call 24×7 management rota.
Essential Skills:
– Master’s degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
– Cloud certification (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
– TOGAF (TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner).
– Evidence of continuous professional development.
– Extensive experience in cloud architecture.
– Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
– Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies and DevSecOps practices.
– In-depth knowledge of cloud security, data privacy regulations, and governance frameworks.
– Proven experience leading cloud transformation projects, with a track record of successfully designing and deploying cloud-based solutions.
– Experience in developing and executing cloud strategies, roadmaps, and frameworks.
– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable Skills:
– Professional Registration: Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
– FEDIP Leading Practitioner, or equivalent recognised Advanced Professional qualification.
– CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership
– ITIL 4 Leader Digital and IT Strategy (ITIL 4 Strategic Leader Module)
– Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
– Experience in Agile methodologies and practices.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Own the design that ensures that the underpinning multi-cloud infrastructure meets the required reliability, performance and security requirements for the Cloud Transition Programme (CTP) and ongoing service delivery.
– Lead the technical engagement within the CTP and between the CTP, appointed technical suppliers and teams to enable that work progresses at-pace and resolve any issues as required.
– Develop work packages for suppliers to design and configure cloud infrastructure as required.
– Ensuring services and products are aligned to industry best practice and regulatory and contractual requirements.
– Enable and promote the use of automation and self-service.
– Provide technical leadership to operations, infrastructure, and Fin Ops teams to optimise the performance and costs of IT infrastructure.
– Work on high-profile systems and solutions delivered at the National scale, in line with the organisation’s commitment to agile delivery practices and a product-based approach.
– Be the escalation point for any technical programme issues and champion operational management across the community, working closely with other leaders.
– Oversee the design and development of complex architectural solutions, ensuring technical integrity, consistency, scalability, performance and adherence to standards.
– Develop and maintain architectural cloud design roadmaps, optimise both cost value and performance efficiency.
– Develop and communicate cloud architecture principles and standards across the organisation.
– Support multiple teams, finding and using best practice and emerging technologies, to deliver cloud-based health solutions.
– Work with security, compliance and operational teams to meet regulatory requirements.
– Drive innovation and explore emerging technologies, to seek opportunities for digital transformation
– Champion best-practice architectural principles and patterns, ensuring our solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, maintainable, and interoperable. Lead governance, solving complex and high-risk issues or delivering architecture design.
– Define and lead the long-term architectural vision, strategy, and objectives.
– Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, maintainable, and interoperable.
– Participate in an on-call 24×7 management rota.
Essential Skills:
– Master’s degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
– Cloud certification (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
– TOGAF (TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner).
– Evidence of continuous professional development.
– Extensive experience in cloud architecture.
– Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
– Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies and DevSecOps practices.
– In-depth knowledge of cloud security, data privacy regulations, and governance frameworks.
– Proven experience leading cloud transformation projects, with a track record of successfully designing and deploying cloud-based solutions.
– Experience in developing and executing cloud strategies, roadmaps, and frameworks.
– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable Skills:
– Professional Registration: Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
– FEDIP Leading Practitioner, or equivalent recognised Advanced Professional qualification.
– CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership
– ITIL 4 Leader Digital and IT Strategy (ITIL 4 Strategic Leader Module)
– Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
– Experience in Agile methodologies and practices.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
