Cloud Technical Architect

Cloud Technical Architect 
Job Description

We have a brand new opportunity for a bright, driven, customer focussed professional to join our clients Cloud ‘Delivery’ team, and work alongside our Enterprise Cloud specialists to drive forward the design, deployment & operations of Cloud Infrastructure, Automation and Containerisation projects for the end-client!

As a Cloud Technical Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Support the design and development of new capabilities, preparing solution options, investigating technology, designing and running proof of concepts, providing assessments, advice and solution options, providing high level and low level design documentation.
• Cloud Engineering capability to leverage Public Cloud platform using automated build processes deployed using Infrastructure as Code.
• Provide technical challenge and assurance throughout development and delivery of work.
• Develop re-useable common solutions and patterns to reduce development lead times, improve commonality and lowering Total Cost of Ownership.
• Work independently and/or within a team using a DevOps way of working.

To excel in the role, you will need to have:

• An organised and methodical approach.
• Excellent time keeping skills.
• An ability to provide clear and concise updates.
• An ability to convey technical concepts to all levels of audience.
• Excellent written & spoken English skills.

The following Technical skills & experience are required:

• Experienced in Cloud native technologies in AWS.
• Experienced in deploying IaaS/PaaS in Multi Cloud Environments.
• Experienced in Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering building and testing new capabilities, and supporting the development of new solutions and common templates.
• Experienced in being able to act as bridge from the infrastructure through to user facing systems.

The following Technical Skills & Experience would be desirable:

• Experienced in Kubernetes Containers.
• Experienced in the use of Automation tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Foreman, Puppet and Python.
• Experienced in different flavours of Linux platform and services.

Proactive Prerequisite Role Restrictions:

• UK National with DV level security clearance.

Overview:
Position - Cloud Technical Architect – Permanent
Salary - £90k
Location – Cheltenham

Keywords: Technical Cloud Architect, AWS, Terraform, IaaS/PaaS, Cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Platforms.

Only apply for this role if you currently hold the specific Government Security Clearance.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Nationals. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required lready security cleared to DV level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This is a Permanent Role