Solution Architect (Infrastructure & Cloud)

TL;DR

Solution Architect (Infrastructure & Cloud): Developing and maintaining infrastructure and cloud roadmaps, defining and maintaining cloud reference architectures with an accent on consistency, reusability, and alignment with organisational standards. Focus on championing Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevOps practices to deliver efficient infrastructure solutions.

Location: Remote with occasional travel to London, England required.

Salary: £75,000–£85,000 per annum

Company

This organisation plays a pivotal role in safeguarding and improving the quality of health and social care services across England, utilizing data, technology, and insight for meaningful change.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain infrastructure and cloud roadmaps, including migration strategies for legacy systems and adoption of new cloud services.
• Define and maintain cloud reference architectures, ensuring consistency, reusability, and alignment with organisational standards.
• Act as a design authority for hosting, networking, identity, and platform services, providing guidance across projects.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and DevOps practices to deliver efficient infrastructure solutions.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and delivering cloud and infrastructure solutions in complex organisations, with Azure expertise essential.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, including landing zones, governance models, cost optimisation, and hybrid-cloud approaches.
• Strong expertise in networking, hosting, and identity services (e.g., Active Directory, firewalls, VPNs).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM, Bicep, Ansible).
• Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Occasional travel to London, England required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work for an organisation focused on improving health and social care services across England.
• Opportunity to contribute to innovation and digital transformation initiatives within a vital sector.
• Engage with modern cloud platforms, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics.
• Join an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity.