Cloud Architect

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As a Cloud Architect you will will own the cloud architecture and governance design across Microsoft Azure, the primary platform, alongisde AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will define the standards that Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Database Services and Service Operations build on and ensure they are actually followed, not just published. These would be through policies, automated checks and reusable Terraform code that teams use every day, in order to let them move quickly while staying secure and compliant.

This role will focus on platform and infrastructure architecture, to work on problems that can’be automated and not just sorting approvals. You will be working hands-on, writing Azure Policy definitions, pipeline checks and Terraform code yourself, while Cloud Engineering handles day-to-day builds and platform operations. It is best suited to someone who wants to keep building while taking on architectural ownership

Main Responsabilities:

• Design and own the landing zones and cloud governance model across Azure, AWS and Oracle Cloud, working with Cloud Engineering to put them in place.
• Define platform standards and build them into Azure Policy, automated pipeline checks and guardrails.
• Set the structure and standards for a shared Terraform module library, along with the CI/CD practices teams use to deploy it.
• Create and maintain a framework for deciding where each workload should run, across our three clouds and on-premises environment.
• Partner with Information Security to embed security from the start, replacing manual pre-launch reviews with automated checks.
• Keep the platform cost-efficient as it grows, building FinOps practices such as tagging, budgets and cost reporting into the standards.
• Work with Site Reliability Engineering to define a company-wide observability standard and see it through to approval.
• Represent the platform team at the Technical Review Board and in Enterprise Architecture, and keep architecture documentation clear and up to date.
• Advise on major designs and migrations, including datacentre exit projects, while allowing teams to move quickly on routine changes.
• Collaborate with Microsoft, AWS, Oracle and implementation partners on reference architectures and roadmaps.

• At least 7 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering, including 3+ years in an architecture role.
• Proven experience designing enterprise landing zones and cloud governance at scale, with Azure as your primary platform.
• Solid knowledge of enterprise network design, including hub-and-spoke, Azure Virtual WAN, DNS and hybrid connectivity.
• Strong Terraform expertise, including setting the structure, versioning and standards for a shared module library used by multiple teams.
• Experience standardising CI/CD pipelines across teams, ideally with GitHub Actions, including automated security and compliance checks.
• A track record of enforcing governance through Azure Policy, pipeline checks and guardrails rather than review boards, and a genuine interest in writing these yourself.
• A security-first approach, with experience in role-based access control, identity and access management, and building security controls in from the start.
• Experience managing cloud costs, such as reservation and savings plan decisions or chargeback and showback models.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to write standards engineers find useful and adopt.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including facilitation and negotiation across teams, and the ability to manage several initiatives independently.
• Experience working in diverse, multicultural teams and global matrix organisations.
• Fluent English and availability for occasional travel to HAVI sites in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Hands-on delivery experience on a second cloud platform (AWS or Oracle Cloud), including decisions about where workloads should run. Or being open to learn about these platforms.
• An AWS or Oracle Cloud architecture certification.
• Bicep experience
• Experience with TOGAF or a similar architecture framework, although practical design experience matters more.
• Experience with on-premises to cloud migrations or datacentre exit programmes.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), or equivalent experience.

• Permanent contract with long-term career prospects 
• Competitive salary aligned with your experience and expertise 
• Annual target bonus based on performance 
• Daily meal allowance 
• Health insurance and Life insurance 
• Access to Employee Assistance Program for well-being and support 
• A remote work model