CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT

Role: Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Location: Buckinghamshire - Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time
Seniority: Senior Architect
Salary: £95,000 + Excellent Benefits

Are you a Cloud Infrastructure Architect who thrives in large-scale transformation environments and enjoys shaping technology strategy while staying close to delivery?

We're partnering with a great client as they embark on one of the most significant technology transformation programmes in their history. As part of a move away from legacy Oracle platforms towards a modern SaaS-first ecosystem, we're looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Architect to help define the future cloud strategy and build a new internal architecture function from the ground up.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business investing heavily in modern platforms including Salesforce, Snowflake, AI technologies, and Workday, while influencing long-term architecture decisions across the organisation.

What You'll Do

• Lead and shape cloud architecture strategy across a rapidly evolving enterprise technology landscape
• Define cloud roadmaps and target-state architectures across AWS and Azure environments
• Partner closely with delivery teams to ensure architecture aligns with business outcomes and practical implementation
• Support the migration from legacy Oracle-based platforms towards modern SaaS solutions
• Provide architectural guidance across major programmes including Salesforce, Snowflake and future Workday implementations
• Collaborate with Enterprise, Integration, Salesforce and Data Architects to establish best practices and standards
• Influence technical direction and investment decisions across the organisation
• Engage with senior stakeholders and business leaders to translate strategy into actionable architecture plans
• Contribute to cloud governance, security, scalability and resilience initiatives
• Help build and mature NHBC's internal architecture capability as reliance on external consultancies is reduced

Required Experience

• Strong experience in Cloud Architecture roles within complex enterprise environments
• Hands-on knowledge of both AWS and Azure cloud platforms
• Experience designing architecture within SaaS-first organisations
• Strong Solution Architecture and infrastructure design capabilities
• Proven experience owning cloud strategy, architecture roadmaps and technology direction
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams and programmes
• Comfortable operating in a newly formed and evolving architecture function
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused approach with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on involvement
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation and modernisation initiatives

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to Salesforce platform implementations and associated cloud ecosystems
• Experience within regulated industries, particularly Financial Services
• Knowledge of Snowflake and modern data platform architectures
• Experience supporting AI initiatives, innovation programmes or emerging technology adoption
• Track record of helping organisations transition away from complex legacy estates

Why Join?

This is a unique opportunity to join us during a pivotal period of change. The organisation is replacing longstanding legacy systems, investing in market-leading SaaS platforms, implementing Snowflake as its strategic data platform, exploring AI use cases through Snowflake Cortex, and preparing for a major Workday rollout.

You'll work alongside experienced architecture professionals while helping establish a permanent internal architecture capability for the first time. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to influence the future technology landscape of the organisation rather than simply maintaining what's already there.

If you're a technically credible Cloud Architect who enjoys transformation, collaboration and shaping strategy while remaining close to delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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