Enterprise Architect - Cloud

Senior Enterprise Architect - Cloud City of London Hybrid (3/2 split) Contract £950 per day via umbrella

cer Financial are working alongside an international bank who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to work with them on a contract who will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing our cloud infrastructure across Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and our hybrid multi cloud environment.

The responsibilities of a Senior Enterprise Architect will include:

• Lead and influence the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that enable change
• Consult and support collaboration across IT departments
• Take a strategic view across all architectural domains, portfolios and programmes
• Establish/enhance architectural principles, policies and standards
• Collaborate and consult with stakeholders to assure business, technology and data decisions are aligned with enterprise architecture strategy
• Identify emerging trends and their potential impact and opportunity for the bank
• Design and architect cloud solutions leveraging Azure, GCP and hybrid multi cloud models to meet business and regulatory requirements
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture frameworks, standards and best practices
• Recommend options for optimising cloud infrastructure for performance, security and cost efficiency
• Architecture designs to include cloud security controls and compliance requirements
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure applications are designed for cloud-native environments
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other architects and cloud engineers on cloud technologies
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure issues
• Evaluate and recommend cloud-based solutions and services
• Document cloud architectures and configurations

The successful Senior Enterprise Architect will have:

• Proven experience (typically 5-10 years) as an Enterprise Cloud Architect with hands on experience in Azure and GCP
• Deep understanding of cloud computing concepts including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
• Expertise in designing and implementing hybrid multi cloud solutions including appropriate Identity and Access Management options
• Experience of TOGAF and Zachman methodologies
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, ARM/Bicep, etc.)
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance standards (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR)
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and technologies
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Expert, Google Cloud Professional Architect) are a definite plus
• Knowledge of ECB/DORA standards applicable to financial institutions.