Junior Cloud Architect

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom PA Consulting Full time

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Architect and Design Cloud Solutions: Design and implement endtoend cloud solutions on Azure and AWS that align with business and technical requirements ensuring scalability security and costefficiency. 

    • Cloud Strategy and Governance: Lead the development of cloud strategies architecture frameworks and best practices ensuring alignment with industry standards and company policies. 

      • Hybrid and MultiCloud Environments: Design solutions that integrate with onpremises data centres and multicloud environments ensuring seamless interaction between systems. 

        • Cloud Migration: Lead and execute cloud migration projects including the assessment planning and execution of migrating applications and data to Azure or AWS. 

          • Solution Development: Collaborate with development teams to define the technical architecture for new applications ensuring that cloud services microservices and APIs are optimised for performance and maintainability. 

            • Security and Compliance: Ensure that solutions comply with security standards (e.g. IAM encryption firewalls) and industry regulations (e.g. Govt Standards (GDS DPR HIPAA) implementing security controls across cloud platforms. 

              • Cost Optimisation: Analyse and optimise cloud costs ensuring resources are efficiently allocated and maintained while meeting performance requirements. 

                • Collaboration: Act as a technical liaison between business stakeholders developers infrastructure teams and thirdparty vendors to translate business needs into technical solutions. 

Qualifications :

Experience: 

  • 12 years of experience as a Solution Architect or Cloud Architect with a focus on Azure and AWS environments. 

    • Proven experience designing and implementing cloud architectures especially in hybrid or multicloud setups. 

      • Experience with largescale cloud migrations DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines. 

Technical Skills: 

  • Proficient in cloud services from both Azure and AWS (e.g. Azure Functions AWS Lambda Azure Kubernetes Service AWS ECS Azure Active Directory IAM). 

  • Strong understanding of cloudnative application architectures microservices and serverless frameworks. 

    • Handson experience with infrastructureascode tools (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation ARM templates). 

      • Deep knowledge of networking security databases and storage solutions in cloud environments. 

        • Experience with automation monitoring and deployment pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitLab CI Ansible and Docker.

Soft Skills: 

  • Excellent problemsolving skills with a focus on delivering highquality scalable solutions. 

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical details to nontechnical stakeholders. 

    • Ability to work in crossfunctional teams balancing business and technical perspectives. 

    • Adaptability and willingness to embrace emerging technologies and practices.

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert. 

    • Experience in cloud security best practices including DevSecOps. 

      • Familiarity with containerisation technologies like Kubernetes (AKS EKS) and Docker. 

        • Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies. 

Additional Information :

Life At PA encompasses our peoples experience at PA. Its about how we enrich peoples working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We are currently operating a discretionary hybrid working model which is designed to help you plan your work and your life. We want our people to come into the office at least two days a week.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds identities and minds embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical emotional social and financial wellbeing of our people.

Check out some of our extensive benefits:

Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family

25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days

Generous company pension scheme

Opportunity to get involved with community and charitybased initiatives

Annual performancebased bonus

PA share ownership

Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work give as you earn)

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills
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