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