Senior Azure Cloud Architect
| Job Type | Contract |
| Location | East Kilbride, Milton Keynes or London/ Hybrid |
| Area | Uk-wide, UK |
| Sector | Digital Tech: IT Ops |
| Salary | £800 Per Day |
| Start Date | January 27th, 2026 |
| Advertiser | Priyanka Dubey |
| Job Ref | 7301-PSR1JP00099069 |
| IR35 | Inside |
| Security Clearance | SC |
- Description
- The Client:
A government department client is looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Architect to join them on a 6 month contract. This position will be based in East Kilbride, Milton Keynes or London/ Hybrid.
Job Summary:
The Senior Azure Cloud Architect is responsible for the end-to-end design, implementation, and assurance of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure, with a predominant focus on Microsoft Azure. This role requires technical expertise in cloud identity, access management, automation, and security controls, supporting both project delivery and ongoing operational maintenance. The architect will work closely with engineering, security, and operations teams.
The position requires a strong understanding of cloud identity, access management, automation, and security controls, enabling the organisation to maintain robust and supportable cloud services. By leveraging their technical expertise, they will drive operational reliability, play a critical role in safeguarding the client’s digital assets, and will enable the effective and secure use of cloud solutions.
The Senior Azure Cloud Architect is responsible for the solutions within their scope, key responsibilities include:
- Architect and implement cloud infrastructure solutions, predominantly on Azure, ensuring alignment with organisational security and operational policy.
- Develop and enforce privileged access management, including RBAC, PIM, and conditional access policies.
- Lead the automation of infrastructure deployment and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
- Specify and implement secure configuration baselines, including Azure Policy, network security, and platform guardrails.
- Integrate and optimise monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel) to support operational visibility and incident response.
- Collaborate with product owners, security, and engineering teams to deliver technical solutions that meet business and compliance requirements.
- Troubleshoot complex issues across cloud networking, identity, and platform services.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including reference architectures, runbooks, and operational guides.
- Stay current with cloud platform developments and best practices, applying them to improve security, efficiency, and reliability.
- Drive the migration of resources between Azure tenants and rearchitect legacy products for cloud environments, ensuring security, scalability, and cost optimisation.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Architecture for the whole context (relevant skill level: working).
- Architecture communication (relevant skill level: practitioner).
- Community collaboration (relevant skill level: practitioner).
- Making Architectural Decisions (relevant skill level: working).
- Strategy design (relevant skill level: working).
- Technical design throughout the lifecycle (relevant skill level: practitioner) .
An active SC clearance is required for this role. At a minimum, candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo security clearance. Due to the short-term nature of the contract and the urgency of the requirement, the client may prioritise applicants who already hold active SC learance and meet all essential criteria.
Our Company:
Malikshaw Interim & Executive is a specialist provider of talent management solutions helping our clients transform the delivery of our public services. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we combine providing the best talent with delivering diverse, inclusive workforces and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
How to Apply:
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- Architect and implement cloud infrastructure solutions, predominantly on Azure, ensuring alignment with organisational security and operational policy.
