​Role Overview

Our banking client is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead and support large-scale data migration initiatives to Microsoft Azure. The role involves defining cloud architecture strategy, ensuring secure and compliant migration of legacy banking systems, and driving cloud adoption across enterprise platforms.

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Key Responsibilities

• Define and design end-to-end Azure cloud architecture for data migration programmes.

• Lead migration of on-premise banking applications and data platforms to Azure.

• Develop cloud strategy, roadmap, and governance frameworks aligned with banking compliance standards.

• Architect scalable, secure, and high-availability solutions on Azure.

• Design data migration patterns including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and modernization.

• Work closely with Data Architects, Security teams, DevOps, and business stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with financial regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA, PRA guidelines where applicable).

• Implement cloud security best practices including IAM, encryption, key management, and network security.

• Provide technical leadership, design documentation, and architecture governance.

• Conduct architecture reviews and support risk assessments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Cloud Architect within banking or financial services.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).

• Proven experience in enterprise-scale data migration to Azure.

• Strong knowledge of:

• Azure Data Factory

• Azure Synapse

• Azure SQL / SQL Managed Instance

• Azure Storage

• Azure Networking & Security

• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.

• Understanding of regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements in banking.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience with DevOps practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code – Terraform/ARM/Bicep).

Desirable Skills

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes / AKS).

• Experience in cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices.

• Knowledge of data governance and data lineage tools.