Job Description

(SC cleared) public cloud platform/Cloud Data Architect
£109k - £144k per annum
Full-time
PCD330011

The organisation is recruiting for an public cloud platform/Cloud Data Architect to join our team a permanent basis.
This role will be mainly remote but require flexibility to travel to client sites, and our offices based in the organisation, Sheffield, and Bristol.

Requirements

Hands-on experience with public cloud platform-native security tools:
cloud security platform, cloud policy service, cloud firewall service, Sentinel, Key Vault

Benefits

The organisation exists to improve society by helping people make better decisions with data. Combining passionate people, sector-specific insight, and technical excellence to provide our customers an end-to-end data service.
We use a collaborative, creative and user centric approach to data to do good and solve difficult problems. Ensuring that our outputs are transparent, robust, and transformative. We value discussion and debate as part of our approach. We will question assumptions, ambition, and process - but do so with respect and humility.
We relish difficult problems, and overcome them with innovation, creativity, and technical the organisation to help us design optimum solutions. Ethics, privacy, and quality are at the heart of our work, and we will not sacrifice these for outcomes.
We treat data with respect and use it only for the right purpose. Our people are positive, dedicated, and relentless. Data is a vast topic, but we strive for interactions that are engaging, informative and fun in equal measure. But maintain a steely focus on outcomes and delivering quality products for our customers.
We are passionate about our people; we want out colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.
By joining us you can expect
Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
Strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership
A supportive and collaborative environment

As well as this, we offer:
Development access to online learning platform and the organisation Learning
Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
Social - office parties, pizza Friday and commitment to charitable causes
Time off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year
Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation
Pension Salary email platform Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure public cloud platform cloud architectures with a focus on data services and infrastructure.

Architect and manage security the organisation including:
public cloud platform Defender, security monitoring platform, data governance platform
secrets management service, identity management service (identity management service), RBAC
NSGs, firewalls, private endpoints
Define and implement cloud security strategies, policies, and patterns.
Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks and reference architectures.
Integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps) using development delivery platform.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable data solutions.

Strong understanding of:
Identity and access management (e.g., identity management service/identity management service, OAuth, SAML, MFA)
Network security and segmentation in public cloud platform
Infrastructure as code (IaC): infrastructure automation tooling, infrastructure automation tooling, or infrastructure automation templates
Experience with data integration service (required).
Knowledge of identity management service configuration (preferred).
Familiarity with SSIS is a plus.
This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov. UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.