We're looking for a Senior Cloud Platform Architect in Manchester on a hybrid basis.

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​Your responsibilities:

• Architect and optimize Cloud Landing Zones for GCP and Azure environments ensuring scalability, security, and compliance.

• Design and implement multi-cloud platform solutions leveraging GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).

• Define and enforce cloud governance frameworks, including identity, access management, and network security policies.

• Refactor and standardize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform / Terraform Cloud for reusable, modular deployments.

• Implement policy-as-code guardrails for compliance using Sentinel or OPA.

• Drive Kubernetes cluster architecture, workload orchestration, and service mesh integration (Istio).

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Proven experience as a Cloud Architect with hands-on expertise in GCP and Azure.

• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, GKE, and AKS for container orchestration.

• Expertise in Landing Zone design and optimization for enterprise-scale deployments.

• Advanced skills in Terraform / Terraform Cloud for IaC and automation.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness).

• Proficiency in Python scripting for automation.

• Understanding of policy-as-code frameworks (OPA, Sentinel) and cloud governance.

• Certifications: GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Kubernetes Certified.

• Good to have: Experience with IDE platforms for Cloud Engineering (e.g., Backstage).

If this position is of interest to you, apply now!