Cloud Architect
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Cloud Architect
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Location: Tunbridge Wells / Redhill (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £90,000 dependent on experience
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Experience Level: Director
About AXA
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global leader in insurance and financial services. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Support Functions provide infrastructure and expertise to support customer-facing business units.
Job Overview
We have a new opportunity for a Cloud Architect to join us. Reporting into the Head of Infrastructure Architecture Guild, you’ll provide strategic technical leadership and architectural direction to the Cloud Platform Engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic direction and development of Cloud services in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
- Responsibility for UK Cloud Target, Current and Transition architectures
- Partnering with stakeholders in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group to develop metrics on cloud adoption
- Co-developing product technical roadmaps
- Working across multi-disciplinary teams (Azure Platform Engineers, Enterprise Architects, DevSecOps Engineers)
- Acting as highest technical escalation point in the domain
- Encouraging innovation and risk mitigation
- Providing technical mentoring and supporting team culture
Work Arrangements
At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we work smart, empowering employees to balance home and office. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days (60%) in the future. Flexible working available.
Your Skills & Experience
- Hands-on expertise on large-scale technical projects (distributed systems, agile platform engineering)
- Experience designing and implementing Cloud Platforms in enterprise environments
- Thorough understanding of Platform Engineering principles
- Proven experience with Azure security models and enterprise integration patterns
- Awareness of market trends in Insurance and IT industry
- Ability to manage third party relationships
- Experience building investment cases and planning multi-year roadmaps
- Knowledge of Agile frameworks, CI/CD, DevSecOps, SRE
- Understanding of Financial Services markets desirable
How to Apply
Click the 'Apply Now' button, log in or create a profile to submit your CV. For adjustments during application, email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.