Technical Architect (Azure)

The Opportunity: We are currently supporting a confidential public sector organisation in the search for an experienced Technical Architect (Azure) to join their technology function on an initial 6-month contract basis for a major central government project (Government Digital Services). This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the design and delivery of secure, scalable and resilient cloud architecture solutions within a highly regulated, mission-critical environment supporting nationally significant services. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across Azure cloud architecture, infrastructure modernisation and enterprise platform design, helping to drive cloud transformation, operational resilience and secure-by-design engineering practices across complex technology landscapes. Role and Responsibilities: * Design and deliver scalable, secure and highly available Azure-based architecture solutions * Provide technical leadership across cloud infrastructure, platform and application architecture initiatives * Support cloud migration and transformation programmes across enterprise environments * Work closely with engineering, DevOps, infrastructure and security teams to ensure successful technical delivery * Produce high-quality architecture documentation, standards and design artefacts * Ensure solutions align with governance, compliance and security requirements * Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation and cloud engineering best practices * Contribute towards technical assurance, governance and architectural review activities * Support resilience, disaster recovery and performance optimisation initiatives * Provide guidance on cloud-native services, containerisation and modern deployment approaches * Support issue resolution and technical decision-making across complex delivery programmes Skills and Experience: * Strong commercial experience operating as a Technical Architect, Cloud Architect or Solutions Architect within Azure environments * Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud services and enterprise cloud architecture * Experience designing secure, scalable and resilient cloud-based solutions Strong understanding of: * Azure networking * Identity and access management * Security architecture * High availability and disaster recovery * Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, ARM Templates or Bicep * Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/AKS * Strong stakeholder engagement and technical leadership capability * Experience operating within complex enterprise or regulated environments * Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Desirable Experience * Experience within government, healthcare or highly regulated environments * Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD and platform engineering practices * Exposure to Azure-native security and monitoring solutions * Experience with hybrid cloud or cloud migration programmes * Microsoft Azure certifications highly advantageous NB: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic level of security clearance before undertaking the assignment (around two weeks’ lead-time). Applications: Please contact Edward Laing here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology?