Cloud Architect

London or Manchester (Hybrid working model, 2 days a week office based, 3 days remote)

Competitive Salary, car allowance plus performance related bonus

Fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent position as a Cloud Architect with DCC. The Cloud Architect will be working as part of a team of Cloud Architects and DevOps engineers. The Cloud Architect will provide deep expertise in Cloud technologies and practices, in conjunction with strong architectural skills, to be a pillar of best practice within the team and drive development and adoption of best-fit technology to internal customers of the cloud services. The Cloud Architect includes design, deployment, configuration, and support, of Cloud-based infrastructure and platforms as part of a delivery and enablement team to meet business requirements. Working pattern is predominantly operating within core business hours but some work outside of normal business hours may be required on occasion.

What will you be doing?

• To be a subject matter expert within the Enterprise IT Cloud Team in the areas of Cloud technology, design methodology, and solution architecture, especially within AWS and overseeing and mentoring technical and design work within the team.
  
  
• To work with Smart DCC’s partners and internal customers to provide requirements analysis, design assurance, guidance, solution design proposals, and infrastructure-as-code translations of business requirements and designs.
  
  
• Keeping up to date with the latest industry trends and best practices in DevOps, Cloud technology, and architectural design, to analyse gaps, propose change, and drive improvement.
  
  
• Participate in support, maintenance, and patching processes, as part of the technical team.
  
  
• Ensuring the reliability, security, performance, cost-efficiency, and operational excellence of Cloud platforms and infrastructure.
  
  
• Producing clear and concise documentation, processes, procedures, and training material to support other members of the team.
  
  
• Liaising and managing customer expectations and setting realistic timeframes.
  
  What are we looking for?
  
  
• Extensive AWS technical experience required, including CLI, API, and console in a multi-account Organization. This should include:
  
  
• Networking and DNS components, Compute, Storage and Backup platforms, Logging, Messaging, and Alerting services, Organisational account management platforms, Serverless platforms, Data Lake/ Lake House platforms, services & architecture, IAM roles and policies, Security and audit tools and practices
  
  
• Experience with implementing complex Terraform IaC and multi-branch CI/CD pipelines including experience of designing, developing, and working with, CI/CD pipelines including multi-branch deployments and automated testing.
  
  
• Extensive experience of working within an architectural framework such as TOGAF or BCS to design Cloud based solutions.
  
  
• Experience of running well-architected reviews for cloud workloads, security penetration testing and remediations.
  
  
• Experience with ISO 27001 and other best practices.
  
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including presentation skills and ability to articulate technical information and convey to non-technical people.
  
  About the DCC:
  
  At the DCC, we believe in making Britain more connected, so we can all lead smarter, greener lives. That desire to make a difference is what drives us every day and it wouldn’t be possible without our people. Each person at the DCC brings a special kind of power to the business, and if you join us, we’ll give you the means to unleash yours. Here, we depend on each other and hold each other accountable. You have the power to challenge and make change, to take the initiative and enjoy real responsibility. Whether it’s doing purposeful work, helping us grow or building the career you want – we’ll give you the support to do it all. Our secure network for smart meters is transforming Britain’s energy system and helping the country’s fight against climate change: we want you to be part of our journey.
  
  Company benefits:
  
  The DCC’s continued success depends on our people. It’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work, and feel healthy, happy and rewarded. In this role, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalized plan unique to your lifestyle.
  
  If there are any questions you’d like to ask before applying, please contact Nick Hayman or complete your application, so we can learn more about you. Your application will be carefully considered, and you’ll hear from us regarding its progress.
  
  Join the DCC and discover the power of you.
  
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