Location: Central London or Sheffield (Hybrid - 3 days onsite, with some travel between both sites)
Contract: Initial 12 months with extensions (2-3 year transformation programme)
Rate: £750-£900 per day (Inside IR35)
Shape the Future of Cloud at one of the UK's Largest Organisations
Are you an experienced Senior Cloud Architect with deep knowledge of Azure based cloud transformations? Do you have exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and a track record of significant contributions to complex, enterprise-scale environments? If so, apply now for this new role.
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Cloud Architect / Senior Azure Architect to play a pivotal role in a major enterprise-wide digital transformation programme.
The successful Senior Cloud Architect / Senior Azure Architect will be an energetic, enthusiastic and charismatic leader, who can build key relationships with senior stakeholders as well as key internal and 3rd party technical resources. You will be able to influence decision-making, challenge suppliers, manage competing priorities and help establish what great cloud architecture looks like across a complex organisation.
Joining at the early stages of a multi-year transformation, the Senior Cloud Architect / Senior Azure Architect will help define cloud standards, governance, and architectural direction while building strong relationships across technology, product, cyber security, and delivery teams.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll act as a trusted advisor across the organisation, helping shape cloud strategy and ensuring technology decisions align with long-term business objectives.
You'll work closely with product teams, suppliers, cloud engineering teams, and security stakeholders to create a scalable, secure, and repeatable cloud operating model, ensuring that Architectural standards, frameworks and guardrails are applied.
Rather than being responsible for detailed solution delivery, you'll provide architectural leadership, guidance, and governance across multiple programmes and platforms.
What You'll Be Doing
Champion cloud adoption and cloud-first thinking across the organisation
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, product directors, engineering teams, suppliers, and cyber security teams
Provide architectural leadership across Azure-based transformation initiatives
Review and challenge supplier designs and technical proposals
Define cloud standards, governance frameworks, patterns, and reusable architectural artefacts
Identify opportunities for standardisation, automation, and repeatability
Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, and business objectives
Support strategic planning activities and major transformation programmes
Influence technology roadmaps and cloud operating models
Act as an advocate for modern cloud practices and continuous improvement
What We're Looking For
Strong Azure architecture experience within large enterprise environments
Proven track record delivering or supporting large-scale cloud transformation programmes
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to engage confidently with senior business and technology leaders
Experience influencing teams and suppliers without direct authority
Strong understanding of cloud governance, security, operating models, and architectural best practices
Ability to balance strategic vision with pragmatic delivery
Why Join?
Be part of a fully funded, multi-year transformation programme
Influence cloud strategy from the ground up
Work with senior leadership to shape the future technology landscape
High-profile role with significant visibility across the organisation
Opportunity to create lasting change rather than simply maintain existing platforms
This role would suit a Cloud Architect, Lead Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Cloud Transformation Architect who combines strong Azure knowledge with exceptional stakeholder engagement and leadership skills.
The rate is flexible, but is expected to be in the range of £750-£900 per day, inside IR35.
For more information, please contact Conor Harris at TRIA Recruitment
Salary description
£750.00 - £900.00 per day