Azure Architect

<p><b>Salary: £130,000 - 143,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>12 years in IT with a focus on Azure (IaaS/PaaS, Networking, Storage) for at least 5 years</li><li>Strong hands-on skills in Linux, including shell scripting, DNS, Postfix, and performance tuning (Varnish/HAProxy)</li><li>Proven leadership abilities to govern technical teams and manage senior stakeholders</li><li>Active SC Clearance is mandatory</li><li>Certifications such as AZ-305, AZ-104, RHCE, or RHCA are a bonus</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Lead a team of 5 engineers in driving the strategy and delivery of Azure Landing Zones and complex workload migrations</li><li>Design high-level and low-level designs, Bill of Materials pricing, and architectural roadmaps</li><li>Oversee on-prem to cloud transitions using Azure Migrate</li><li>Troubleshoot deep networking issues, clusters, and kernel tuning with a focus on RHEL/CentOS</li><li>Manage Azure Key Vault, IAM, and high-security UNIX environments</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Architect</li><li>Azure</li><li>Cloud</li><li>IAM</li><li>IaaS</li><li>Linux</li><li>PaaS</li><li>Postfix</li><li>RHEL</li><li>Security</li><li>Unix</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a forward-thinking team based in London, UK, seeking an exceptional Azure Architect for a 6-month initial contract with the potential for extension. Our hybrid setup encourages flexibility with two days in the office each week. We offer an exciting project environment where you will not just follow a blueprint but create it, allowing you to mentor talented engineers while remaining hands-on.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>