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# Cloud Native Enterprise Architect / Senior Solution Architect

- **Company:** Zanusys Ltd
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £130,000.0 - £208,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Data Governance, DevOps, Hyper-V, Identity and Access Management, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, OpenShift, Cloud Services, Ansible, Software Deployment, Virtualization Technology, VMware Virtualization, SUSE Linux, IT Architecture, HybridCloud, Togaf, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Rancher, Nutanix, Terraform, Devsecops, Vmware
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=44dc086651941d1e

## About the Role

We are looking for experienced Cloud Native Enterprise Architects / Senior Solution Architects with strong hands-on expertise in Hybrid Cloud, Kubernetes, Enterprise Container Platforms, Platform Engineering, DevOps and Cloud Native Architecture.

KEY TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

Candidates should have strong experience across:

Cloud Native & Container Platforms

Kubernetes architecture, implementation & operations

Red Hat OpenShift / SUSE Rancher / Rafay

Cluster design, multi-tenancy & networking

Storage, security & observability

Upgrades, resilience & workload lifecycle management

Platform Engineering & Application Delivery, Senior-level IT Architecture experience with a strong focus on Cloud Native Solutions

Deep hands-on knowledge of:

Kubernetes & enterprise container platforms

Virtualization - VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Nutanix

Software-defined infrastructure - SDN / SDS

Networking, storage and compute

Cloud security, IAM, encryption and compliance

Automation & IaC - Ansible, Terraform or similar

DevOps & DevSecOps

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Enterprise / Solution Architecture

FSI / MDI / CME industry experience

Business continuity & risk management

Customer & stakeholder management

Customer escalation management

Enterprise workload migrations - particularly VMware to alternative virtualization platforms / containers

AI / Gen AI and its impact on security

Cloud-native architecture certifications such as CKA, CKS, RHCA

TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field. Master's preferred., * How many years of relevant experience do you have as Cloud Native Enterprise Architect / Senior Solution Architect?

 * Do you the right to work and live in UK? Do you have valid British Passport?
 * Can you able to join in 30 days?

## Description

Lead architecture and design of cloud-native solutions aligned with business requirements

Define and deliver hybrid-cloud strategies and architectures

Provide architectural oversight across design, implementation and lifecycle management

Translate enterprise-level business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Ensure security, data governance and regulatory compliance

Develop architectural blueprints, standards, guidelines and best practices

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering and delivery teams

Work closely with business, IT, security and other stakeholders

Evaluate emerging cloud-native technologies and drive continuous improvement