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# Cloud Infrastructure Architect

- **Company:** Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- **Location:** Milton Keynes, UK
- **Salary:** £90,000.0 - £100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, IT Architecture, Information Technology, Terraform, Devsecops
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/cloud-infrastructure-architect/57217417

## About the Role

* Strong experience in Cloud, Infrastructure or Security Architecture
 * Proven experience designing secure cloud and hybrid environments
 * Strong Azure experience; AWS exposure is advantageous
 * Knowledge of cloud security, networking, IAM and secure-by-design principles
 * Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code such as Terraform, ARM Templates or Ansible
 * Strong understanding of DevOps, automation and modern infrastructure practices
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
 * Technically credible, pragmatic and comfortable working close to delivery teams
 * Experience within Financial Services, Insurance or another regulated environment is desirable
 * Knowledge of FCA/PRA, ISO 27001, GDPR, Zero Trust or DevSecOps is advantageous

## Description

We're partnering with a leading organisation undergoing a major technology transformation, moving from a legacy estate towards a modern, SaaS-first technology landscape.

What you'll be doing

 * Define cloud, security and infrastructure architecture, standards and patterns
 * Design secure, scalable and resilient cloud and hybrid environments
 * Shape cloud strategy, roadmaps and future technology direction
 * Embed secure-by-design, IAM, networking and security principles
 * Support Infrastructure-as-Code, automation and modern cloud practices
 * Provide architectural input into security, resilience, disaster recovery and risk
 * Support legacy estate modernisation and platform rationalisation
 * Contribute to architecture governance, technical standards and cost optimisation
 * Work closely with Engineering, DevOps, Platform and Information Security teams


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