Cloud Architect
Richmond Square Consulting Limited
- Hereford, England, United Kingdom
- Hereford, England, United Kingdom
Über
Hereford / Hybrid My client is looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to join a growing UK technology business delivering secure cloud and software solutions into the national defence sector. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact programmes supporting some of the UKs most complex and interesting security challenges. It would suit someone with deep cloud architecture experience who enjoys shaping secure environments, leading technical discussions, and working closely with customers to solve real-world problems in high-assurance settings. Benefits
£100,000 - £120,000 basic salary Bonus Hybrid working Pension Private healthcare Electric car scheme Training and development opportunities Friendly, knowledgeable, peer-sharing culture Career progression Opportunity to work on meaningful programmes in a highly secure environment
The role and responsibilities
You will join a team designing and delivering secure cloud environments for customers operating in complex, high-security settings. The successful candidate will combine strong cloud architecture, customer-facing consulting, and secure engineering capability, helping shape cloud strategy, influence design decisions, and support delivery across a range of programmes.
Responsibilities will include:
Designing and delivering secure cloud environments to meet customer challenges Working across a mix of greenfield and brownfield projects Leading architecture discussions and design exercises Defining secure cloud solutions in high-assurance environments Building deep customer relationships and working closely with technical and operational teams Helping customers understand, shape, and solve cloud and security challenges Making pragmatic engineering trade-offs while maintaining strong technical quality Collaborating with customers and partner suppliers to gather and shape requirements Supporting secure delivery practices across cloud platforms, infrastructure, and engineering teams Promoting technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence
Key skills
Strong commercial experience as a Cloud Architect, AWS Architect, Cloud Security Architect, or similar Proven experience leading large AWS implementations or migrations in secure or high-assurance environments Hands-on expertise in designing and building cloud environments running critical workloads Strong understanding of cloud security, secure architecture, and modern cloud delivery principles Ability to lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction Strong customer-facing consulting skills, including the ability to gather requirements and manage ambiguity Ability to build strong relationships with customers and challenge established thinking where needed Strong presentation, communication, and knowledge-sharing skills Team leadership experience Active MOD SC clearance Willingness to undergo DV clearance
Desired skills
AWS certifications at Associate level or above Experience in the national defence sector or other highly secure / regulated environments Broader cloud knowledge across Azure and/or GCP Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code Experience with secure cloud migrations and modern platform design Familiarity with containerisation, platform engineering, and secure CI/CD environments Strong understanding of cloud governance, observability, and operational security practices
Please note: candidates must hold active MOD SC clearance and be willing to undergo DV clearance. This role also requires regular on-site presence in Hereford. If you would like more details then please apply via the link.
All the best, Charlie Syrett
Richmond Square Consulting Ltd
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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