Azure Cloud Technical Architect - SC Cleared, Remote (UK)

Azure Cloud Technical Architect - SC Clearance, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Architect, Technical Architecture, Cloud Modernisation, IT Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Remote (UK)

Up to £95,000 + Benefits

This is a fantastic Azure Cloud Technical Architect opportunity to work with a UK-based technology services organisation, to shape and deliver cloud modernisation architecture for a critical, long-term, and high-impact IT resilience improvement programme.

The Azure Cloud Technical Architect is a remote working role, based in the UK. Travel to customer sites and team meetings is expected, as necessary.

Candidates must hold current UK SC Clearance, or be eligible and willing to undergo the SC clearance process.

As an Azure Cloud Technical Architect, you will provide senior architectural leadership to design and guide resilient, secure, and scalable cloud solutions within a multi-year IT resilience improvement programme. The Azure Cloud Technical Architect will assess existing technology landscapes, define high- and low-level architecture designs, and shape practical approaches to cloud adoption, disaster recovery, business continuity, and technical debt reduction. As an Azure Cloud Technical Architect, you will collaborate closely with programme leadership, engineers, and delivery teams to define technical workstreams, support engineering execution, and ensure solutions align with cloud-first principles, security best practices, and operational readiness. To succeed as an Azure Cloud Technical Architect, you will need strong experience designing enterprise Azure architectures, expertise in cloud modernisation and resilience strategies, and excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership skills. Azure architecture certifications are highly desirable, with AWS exposure considered advantageous.

Key Skills as Azure Cloud Technical Architect:

• Proven experience designing secure, scalable Azure architectures within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong background in assessing Legacy estates and defining practical migration and modernisation strategies.
• Experience designing and improving DR/BC architectures to support resilient, highly available services.
• Knowledge of secure-by-design principles, Azure governance, identity, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to guide engineering teams, define architecture deliverables (HLD/LLD), and support successful technical delivery.
• Current UK SC Clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain SC Clearance.

This is an exceptional Azure Cloud Technical Architect opportunity to drive cloud innovation, resilience, and operational stability across complex systems and multi-year transformation initiatives.

Key Skills: SC Clearance, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Architect, Technical Architecture, Cloud Modernisation, IT Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Remote (UK)

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Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise Azure and cloud architectures, with strong expertise in resilience, DR/BC, and technical debt reduction. You must be based in the UK and either hold current SC Clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the SC Clearance process.