Role- Cloud Architect Location- London (3 days onsite) Rate- 700 GBP/day (Inside IR35) Mode- 6 months contract with possible extension We’re looking for someone who’ll be able to: Work collaboratively across the organisation Solve challenging problems in an elegant but pragmatic way Work with the engineering team to find re-usable patterns to support mass adoption Write professional, clear and comprehensive documentation Be hands on, working with the engineering team to try out potential solutions. Must have: Outstanding Azure Cloud Architecture experience preferably in Banking domain Azure Cloud, AKS, DevOps, Containerization, Enterprise architecture with Java. Have migrated applications from a heritage on-premises architecture to a cloud-based architecture, with a comprehension of the changes required and trade-offs involved Exposure to a range of modern architectures including data streaming, real-time processing, distributed computing, cloud computing, reporting, visualisation, analytics, machine learning and data warehousing Your expertise: Have a knowledge and enthusiasm for Software Engineering & Architecture and at least five years’ experience Have worked with cloud native computing and understand and evangelise its value Have migrated applications from a heritage on-premise architecture to a cloud based architecture, with a comprehension of the changes required and trade-offs involved Exposure to a range of modern architectures including data streaming, real-time processing, distributed computing, cloud computing, reporting, visualisation, analytics, machine learning and data warehousing Experience of working in large IT organisations and technology transformation programs Able to influence decision making indirectly; putting together reasoned, evidenced arguments, publishing and communicating clear guidance, building trusted relationships.