Job Description

Cloud Architect
London
Permanent
Competitive
PCD320011

Cloud Architect
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Job Description

Qualifications

Experience:

5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect or Cloud Architect, with a focus on public cloud platform and public cloud platform environments.

Proven experience designing and implementing cloud architectures, especially in hybrid or multi-cloud setups.

Experience with large-scale cloud migrations, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

Technical Skills:

Proficient in cloud services from both public cloud platform and public cloud platform (e.g., serverless compute service, public cloud platform Lambda, public cloud platform container orchestration platform Service, public cloud platform managed container service, cloud identity platform, IAM).

Strong understanding of cloud-native application architectures, microservices, and serverless frameworks.

Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., infrastructure-as-code tool).

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

Experience with automation, monitoring, and deployment pipelines using tools like CI/CD platform, configuration automation tool, and containerisation platform.

Soft Skills:

Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details to non-technical stakeholders.

Ability to work in cross-functional teams, balancing business and technical perspectives.

Adaptability and willingness to embrace emerging technologies and practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

Certifications such as public cloud platform Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or public cloud platform Solutions Architect Expert.

Experience in cloud security best practices, including DevSecOps.

Familiarity with containerisation technologies like container orchestration platform (managed container service, managed container service) and containerisation platform.

Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Additional Information

Life At the organisation, our peoples' experience At the organisation, we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Life at PA.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect and Design Cloud Solutions: Design and implement end-to-end cloud solutions on public cloud platform and public cloud platform that align with business and technical requirements, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency.

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 Multi-Cloud Environments: Design solutions that integrate with on-premises data centres and multi-cloud 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 public cloud platform or public cloud platform.

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 third-party vendors to translate business needs into technical solutions.