Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect – Defence

Corsham, 4 days per week on-site

Permanent | £80–90k + benefits

DV Clearance (active or lapsed within 12 months)

Join a major defence cloud transformation programme, designing and securing mission-critical systems. As a Cloud Architect, you’ll shape secure architectures, embed controls, and ensure compliance across one of the UK’s most sensitive programmes.

What You’ll Do

• Design & implement secure cloud architectures (IAM, encryption, VPC).
• Lead risk assessments, gap analyses & threat modelling.
• Advise on compliance (GDPR, NCSC Principles, ISO 27001).
• Configure cloud-native security tools & integrate with SIEM (Splunk, Chronicle).
• Embed security in CI/CD pipelines with DevOps teams.
• Support incident response & recovery for cloud-native environments.

What You Bring

• Strong cloud architecture background.
• Knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks.
• IaC experience (Terraform/Deployment Manager).
• Understanding of monitoring, logging & network security.
• Consulting mindset with clear communication.
• Bonus: Cloud security certs, defence/public sector experience, Kubernetes/container security, Python/Bash scripting.

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