Azure Architect

Salary: £14,880 - 14,892 per year

Requirements

• SC cleared or SC eligible or BPSS
• Proven government or public sector experience or nuclear project exposure
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Enterprise Scale Landing Zone patterns
• Strong experience across governance, identity, networking, security, monitoring, and resiliency
• Ability to lead structured discovery and design workshops
• Confident engaging with security, networking, operations, and finance stakeholders
• Strong trade-off analysis and risk assessment capability
• Skilled at converting regulatory, security, operational, and financial requirements into Azure platform controls, policies, and standards
• Produces clear high-level designs, architecture diagrams, decision logs, and standards
• Practical understanding of how landing zones are implemented and operated
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps pipelines, policy lifecycle management, and operational validation
• Ensures designs are implementable, not theoretical

Responsibilities

• Support the Azure Landing Zone remediation initiative by aligning the existing Azure estate with CAF standards
• Define, support, and govern platform design decisions across identity, security, networking, operations, and governance domains
• Conduct structured discovery and design workshops
• Engage with various stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and decision-making
• Perform trade-off analysis and risk assessments for architectural decisions
• Translate regulatory, security, operational, and financial requirements into actionable Azure platform controls, policies, and standards
• Create clear design documentation including HLDs, architecture diagrams, and decision logs
• Understand and implement best practices for operational validation and resource management in Azure
• Collaborate during all delivery phases: Plan, Build, and Adopt & Remediate Support

Technologies

• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Support
• Security
• WAF

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We are seeking an experienced Azure Architect for a major UK Nuclear Programme, focusing on a critical Azure Landing Zone remediation initiative. This role allows for remote working and offers a competitive rate of up to £740 per day (Inside IR35) for a contract of up to 3 months, with the potential to extend. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing platform stability and governance within a secure and regulated environment. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant project in the nuclear sector.

last updated 18 week of 2026