Cloud Architect (Azure/GCP)

Cloud Architect – Azure & GCP

• Hybrid | London

• Competitive rates

🚀 Cloud Architect – Azure & GCP | Banking | Cloud Transformation | Contract

I’m currently recruiting for an experienced Cloud Architect to join a major cloud transformation and application modernisation programme within a leading financial services organisation.

This is a hands-on architecture role, working across Azure and GCP to modernise legacy applications, support core banking transformation and drive adoption of secure, cloud-native technologies.

Rate: Inside IR35

Duration: Initial 6 months

Location: Hybrid in Central London

What you’ll be doing:

• Define and deliver Azure & GCP cloud architectures and reference patterns

• Lead application migration and modernisation across rehost, re-platform, refactor and cloud-native approaches

• Drive Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, Kubernetes and cloud-native adoption

• Define standards around networking, IAM, security, monitoring, resilience and DR

• Provide technical leadership and present architecture decisions to senior stakeholders and governance forums

Key experience:

• Senior Architect within technology, with 5+ years in Cloud Architecture

• Strong hands-on experience across Microsoft Azure and GCP

• (Ideally) Azure: Landing Zones, AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management and Networking

• (Ideally) GCP: GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, VPC & IAM

• Strong Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD and cloud-native architecture experience

• Proven experience delivering transformation programmes within banking or regulated financial services

• Understanding of **operational resilience, cloud security,

If you are coming available for new contract work, then please apply now for immediate consideration