Full job descriptionAzure Infrastructure Architect

Rate: Up to £495 per day
Duration: 3-6 Months
Location: London (Remote-first with occasional onsite visits)
Security Clearance:Active SC Clearance Essential
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure Architect to support a major cloud transformation programme. This role will focus on the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure solutions, with particular emphasis on Azure Arc, hybrid cloud environments, automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
The successful candidate will provide architectural leadership across multiple Azure environments, ensuring consistency and alignment from development and testing through to pre-production and live production environments. Working closely with the Identity Lead Architect and Azure delivery teams, you will play a key role in shaping a secure, scalable, and automated cloud platform.
Key Responsibilities
*Lead the architecture and design of Azure infrastructure solutions across complex enterprise environments.
*Define and drive Azure transformation strategies, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives.
*Design and implement hybrid cloud solutions leveraging Azure Arc and modern hybrid worker capabilities.
*Establish and govern Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployment frameworks using Terraform and Bicep.
*Design, oversee, and optimise CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure and platform deployments.
*Ensure consistency and governance across development, test, pre-production, and production Azure tenants.
*Provide architectural oversight for cloud platform standards, security controls, and operational processes.
*Collaborate with Identity, Integration, and Infrastructure teams to align Azure services with broader enterprise architecture.
*Support the integration of iPaaS and identity technologies within the Azure ecosystem.
*Deliver technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
*Create and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and best practices.
*Support troubleshooting, optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives across Azure environments.
Essential Skills & Experience
*Proven experience operating as an Azure Infrastructure Architect within large-scale enterprise environments.
*Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud architecture and transformation programmes.
*Hands-on experience with Azure Arc and hybrid cloud environments.
*Strong understanding of Azure infrastructure design, governance, and operational best practices.
*Experience designing and managing infrastructure deployment frameworks using:
*Terraform
*Bicep
*Demonstrated ability to design and steer enterprise CI/CD pipeline strategies.
*Experience managing and governing multiple Azure tenants across different environments.
*Strong understanding of cloud security, identity integration, and platform governance.
*Experience aligning Azure infrastructure with identity and integration platforms (iPaaS).
*Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.


Technical Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure
*Microsoft Azure
*Azure Arc
*Hybrid Cloud Architecture
*Hybrid Worker Solutions
*Azure Landing Zones
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
*Terraform
*Bicep
*PowerShell
*PowerShell Runbooks
*Azure Automation
DevOps & Platform Engineering
*CI/CD Pipelines
*Environment Management
*Infrastructure Governance
*Cloud Platform Operations
Integration & Security
*Identity and Access Management (IAM)
*Enterprise Integration / iPaaS
*Azure Security & Governance
*Cloud Compliance Frameworks