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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Architect - **Company:** IDPP - **Location:** London, UK - **Salary:** £169,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Interoperability, Network Security, Cloud Services, Software Deployment, Strategies of Testing, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Togaf, Deployment Automation, Cloud Migration - **Published:** October 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-1226BAF29EC5DFBA7A/ ## About the Role We're seeking an experienced Cloud Architect with strong AWS and/or Microsoft Azure expertise, experience across SaaS platforms, and a background in quality assurance (QA) to support the design, delivery and assurance of complex cloud-based technology solutions., * Proven experience in a Cloud Architect, Technical Architect or similar role within a complex enterprise environment. * Strong hands-on architectural knowledge of AWS and/or Microsoft Azure, including cloud infrastructure, platform services, networking, security and identity management. * Experience designing, assessing and assuring SaaS platforms within an enterprise technology environment. * Demonstrable experience in quality assurance (QA), including reviewing solution designs, assessing testing approaches, validating technical deliverables and ensuring solutions meet defined quality and acceptance criteria. * Experience assuring third-party or supplier-delivered technology solutions, challenging designs and ensuring compliance with agreed standards. * Understanding of cloud security, governance, compliance, resilience, disaster recovery and operational support requirements. * Experience integrating cloud services and SaaS platforms with enterprise applications, infrastructure and identity management solutions. * Ability to assess technical risks and balance security, performance, scalability, cost and maintainability. * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders. * Experience working within large-scale, complex or regulated environments. * Security Check (SC) clearance, or willingness to undergo the required vetting process. Desirable Skills & Experience * Experience across both AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud environments. * Relevant cloud certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. * Experience with cloud adoption frameworks, landing zones, infrastructure as code and automated deployment approaches. * Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and modern software delivery methodologies. * Experience with enterprise SaaS governance, supplier assurance, service integration and third-party risk management. * Knowledge of IT service management practices, including ITIL. * Professional architecture certifications such as TOGAF. * Experience within the nuclear, energy or another highly regulated sector, or on major infrastructure programmes. ## Description * Cloud Architecture: Design and review cloud-based solutions using AWS and/or Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, resilience, availability, security and cost efficiency. * SaaS Platforms: Assess, design and assure SaaS solutions, ensuring they integrate effectively with existing enterprise systems and meet business, technical and operational requirements. * Technical Assurance: Evaluate architecture designs and supplier deliverables to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles, technical standards and regulatory obligations. * Quality Assurance (QA): Apply quality assurance principles throughout the solution life cycle, reviewing technical designs, testing strategies, implementation approaches and acceptance criteria to ensure solutions meet agreed quality standards. * Cloud Security: Embed security by design into cloud architectures, ensuring appropriate identity and access management, data protection, network security and compliance controls. * Architecture Governance: Contribute to architectural governance forums and design reviews, challenging proposed solutions and ensuring alignment with wider technology strategy. * Supplier Assurance: Work with third-party suppliers to assess cloud and SaaS proposals, validate technical designs and ensure delivered solutions meet contractual, security and quality requirements. * Integration & Interoperability: Ensure cloud services and SaaS platforms integrate effectively with enterprise applications, infrastructure, identity services and data environments. * Testing & Validation: Collaborate with QA, testing and delivery teams to establish appropriate validation approaches, ensuring solutions are thoroughly tested before production deployment and operational handover. * Stakeholder Engagement: Translate business and technical requirements into robust cloud architectures, communicating recommendations and risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Risk & Compliance: Identify and manage technical risks relating to cloud adoption, SaaS delivery, performance, availability, security and operational support. * Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging cloud capabilities, architectural patterns and SaaS technologies to improve service quality, resilience and long-term value.