Cloud Architect X2 Manchester

Cloud Architect x2 Manchester - 5 days a week onsite £80,000 - £88K + 5% bonus We are looking for a Cloud Architect with strong Azure expertise and a broad understanding of enterprise infrastructure. The role focuses on designing and overseeing the technology ecosystem that supports critical business applications, ensuring cloud services, databases, identity platforms, SaaS solutions, and end-user technologies work together securely, reliably, and efficiently. Key Responsibilities

• Design and oversee cloud and infrastructure architecture, primarily within Azure.
• Ensure enterprise applications are supported by scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions.
• Assess the impact of technology changes across the wider infrastructure estate.
• Provide architectural guidance across cloud, identity, databases, SaaS, and end-user computing environments.
• Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to drive technology decisions.
• Support infrastructure transformation and cloud adoption initiatives. Skills
• Azure Cloud Architecture experience.
• Broad infrastructure knowledge across networking, databases, identity, and SaaS platforms.
• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and modern workplace technologies.
• Strong architecture, solution design, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand complex technology ecosystems and dependencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.