SC/DV Azure Architect

Role: Senior Azure Consultant (Landing Zone/IAM/Data Foundations)
Duration: 1-month initial contract, with potential for extension
Location: Remote
Start Date: ASAP (can also be started on a part time basis)
Rate: £550 - £600/day Outside IR35

Overview:
We're looking for a senior, hands-on Azure specialist to define and implement the foundational components of a secure and scalable cloud environment for a large-scale data platform initiative. This will be an intensive initial engagement to establish the right architectural groundwork before full build-out begins.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement an Azure Landing Zone aligned with enterprise-grade security, governance, and compliance standards.

• Define and configure Identity and Access Management (IAM), including role-based access control, policies, and directory service integration.

• Architect the networking, storage, monitoring, and logging layers required to support a high-volume, data-intensive platform.

• Prepare the foundational components to support Databricks as the target lakehouse environment.

• Produce clear, auditable documentation covering architecture decisions, deployment patterns, and reusable templates.

• Collaborate closely with strategy and architecture stakeholders to ensure alignment with data governance and security principles.

Experience Required:

• Delivering complex enterprise-scale Azure environments, ideally within security-conscious or regulated domains.

• Deep, hands-on expertise in Azure governance, security, IAM, and automation (Terraform, Bicep etc).

• Strong understanding of Databricks and related lakehouse concepts.

• Comfortable operating in greenfield or rapidly evolving environments, defining standards where few yet exist.

• Able to produce high-quality builds and concise, well-structured technical documentation.

The client are looking for someone to get started immediately, so please don't hesitate to apply now!