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# Infrastructure Lead - Cloud & Networking (h/f)

- **Company:** Emagine Consulting
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Disaster Recovery, Failover, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Network Architecture, Reverse Engineering, Google Cloud, Multi-Cloud, HybridCloud, Cloud Migration
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-B03F6855DF9C0F3594/

## About the Role

* Extensive hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure infrastructure solutions.
 * Proven track record leading complex cloud migration and infrastructure transformation programmes.
 * Strong expertise across:
 + Azure Networking
 + Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
 + Network Security
 + Virtual WAN
 + ExpressRoute
 + Identity and Access Management
 * Deep understanding of enterprise network architecture, connectivity, and large-scale network transformation.
 * Experience operating within highly regulated environments, ideally banking or financial services.
 * Knowledge of infrastructure resilience, disaster recovery, and operational continuity frameworks.
 * Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience collaborating across international teams.
 * Ability to lead technical strategy while remaining hands-on when needed.

Desirable Experience

 * Experience assessing or operating within multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
 * Understanding of AI technologies and their application within banking transformation programmes.
 * Experience leveraging AI for reverse engineering, application discovery, or modernisation initiatives.
 * Knowledge of PRA, FCA, operational resilience, and cloud regulatory requirements within financial services.
 * Experience supporting core banking platform transformation programmes.

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.

## Description

* Lead the design, build, and configuration of the Azure cloud environment supporting the bank's transformation programme.
 * Assess and remediate the current fragmented network landscape, consolidating and simplifying connectivity across multiple environments.
 * Resolve existing connectivity and integration challenges between Banking and Securities platforms.
 * Design and implement robust network architectures, including:
 + Availability Zones
 + High Availability & Disaster Recovery
 + Failover capabilities
 + Resilience and business continuity frameworks
 * Evaluate and provide recommendations on multi-cloud strategy, architecture, and operational implications.
 * Drive the migration from the existing US-hosted infrastructure to a modern cloud-based architecture.
 * Partner closely with US technology teams to ensure alignment with global architectural standards and existing implementations.
 * Ensure all infrastructure solutions meet regulatory, security, and operational resilience requirements, including PRA expectations.
 * Provide technical leadership across cloud networking, infrastructure architecture, and transformation initiatives.
 * Support the wider technology modernisation agenda, helping minimise disruption while delivering strategic change.