Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect – Azure Infrastructure

£80,000 | Remote-first | Microsoft Azure

We’re looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to join a growing Microsoft consultancy, helping SME customers design, migrate and optimise their Azure environments.

This is a hands-on architecture role where you’ll work directly with customers from initial discovery through to solution design and delivery.

You’ll have a strong focus on Azure infrastructure, Cloud Adoption Framework, Azure Landing Zones and Infrastructure as Code .

What you’ll be doing

• Lead customer discovery sessions and technical workshops.
• Design secure, scalable and cost-effective Azure infrastructure solutions.
• Design and implement Azure Landing Zones , including networking, identity, governance, security and subscription structure.
• Apply the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework across migration, adoption and governance projects.
• Build repeatable infrastructure deployments using Terraform and/or Bicep .
• Design migration strategies for customers moving from on-premises or hybrid environments into Azure.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, architecture documentation and implementation plans.
• Work closely with engineering teams throughout project delivery.
• Advise customers on Azure cost optimisation, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery .
• Support customers in improving and evolving their Azure environments over time.

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong experience designing and delivering Azure infrastructure solutions in a Cloud Architect, Infrastructure Architect or similar role.
• Deep knowledge of Azure across compute, storage, networking, identity and governance .
• Experience implementing Azure Landing Zones .
• Practical knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework .
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Bicep .
• Strong Azure networking knowledge, including VNets, firewalls, DNS, private endpoints and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC and privileged access management .
• Knowledge of Azure security, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
• Experience delivering cloud migrations and hybrid infrastructure projects .
• Strong customer-facing communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

We’re looking for someone who takes a pragmatic approach to architecture - designing the right solution for the customer rather than over-engineering.

Nice to have

• Experience working for a Microsoft Partner, MSP or IT consultancy .
• Experience delivering Azure projects across multiple SME customer environments.
• Presales experience, including technical scoping, estimates and Statements of Work.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment.
• Microsoft Azure certifications, particularly Azure Solutions Architect Expert .

The opportunity

Salary: £80,000

Location: Remote-first

Focus: Azure Infrastructure / Architecture / Cloud Adoption / IaC

If you’re an Azure infrastructure specialist who enjoys combining architecture, customer consultancy and hands-on technical delivery, this could be a great next step.