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<div>
 
 We&rsquo;re looking for an experienced
 
 AWS Cloud Architect
 
 to support a key piece of cloud work in the North East.
 
 
 
 
 
 The client needs someone who can quickly review what has been delivered so far, assess the current AWS architecture, identify any issues or gaps, and help shape a stronger, better-architected plan moving forward.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Experience in the gaming or gambling sector is ESSENTIAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This is a hands-on architecture role suited to someone who can come in, add immediate value, bridge internal skills gaps, and provide clear direction.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 What you&rsquo;ll be doing:
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Reviewing the current AWS environment and architecture
 </li>
 <li>
 Assessing what has been built so far and identifying risks, gaps or issues
 </li>
 <li>
 Recommending improvements and a clearer architectural approach
 </li>
 <li>
 Helping deliver a more robust, scalable and secure cloud plan
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 What we&rsquo;re looking for:
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Strong AWS lakehouse architecture experience
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven background reviewing and improving cloud environments
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to assess, challenge and advise at pace
 </li>
 <li>
 Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong communication and documentation skills
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 Due to the requirement, we can only consider those available immediately or a very short notice
 
</div>

AWS Cloud Architect

Hippo Digital Limited

About The Role Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Lead Technical Architect to join our Hippo Herd. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact. As a Lead Technical Architect, you will be a leader and trusted advisor, responsible for shaping the architectural vision and technical strategy for both our clients and our internal practice. You will play an important role in making Hippo the best Consultancy out there, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive impact on society. You will act as a Lead Consultant providing technical expertise in software engineering and architecture practices both internally and to our clients. Lead Technical Architects at Hippo are experts in their field, leaders of people and teams, who define architectural standards and influence C-suite level stakeholders. Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well-engineered systems beyond traditional boundaries. We leverage deep data insights and continuous innovation to deliver awesome platforms that allow our customers to understand and get the most from their data and digital services. The Lead Technical Architect will be a key player and implementer in this mission. Your Role in a Nutshell Help define and evangelise the architectural vision, standards, and best practices across the entire Hippo Digital delivery practice. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including C-level executives, to guide their long-term technical strategy. Lead complex and strategic technical engagements, providing architectural oversight and quality assurance. Mentor and coach our team of technical architects and senior engineers, helping them grow their skills and impact. Drive pre-sales and business development activities, leading the technical response to bids and shaping new opportunities. Contribute to Hippo Digital's thought leadership through public speaking, writing, and community engagement. Act as a technical authority, making and communicating key architectural decisions that impact multiple projects or clients. Skills and experience that you need Essential Experience Extensive, senior-level experience as a Technical Architect, with a proven track record of leading large-scale digital transformations. Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing complex architectures across major Public Cloud platforms, including multi-cloud strategies. Deep, strategic understanding of Cloud-native technology stacks, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes and advanced CI/CD tooling. Exceptional skills in Infrastructure-as-Code, with extensive experience using Terraform for complex deployments. Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with C-suite and executive-level stakeholders. Expert-level knowledge of Security, Networking, and governance principles in a cloud context. Experience in a consultancy environment, including contributing to pre-sales, proposals, and business growth. Mastery of working in an Agile environment and leading teams to success. Desirable Experience Evidence of leading architecture-led digital transformations within the Public Sector. What makes us great Alongside working with some of the most talented people out there and on-top of a competitive salary, which we&rsquo;re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits: Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% &amp; Employee 2%) 25 Days Holiday plus UK Public Holidays Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts Critical illness cover Life assurance and death in service cover Volunteer days Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme Season ticket loans Financial and general wellbeing sessions Flexible benefits scheme with options of: Private health cover Private dental cover Additional company pension contributions Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days) Wellbeing contribution Charity contributions Tree planting Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo At Hippo, we&rsquo;re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices. Hi, we&rsquo;re Hippo At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes. We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world. Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. Have a look through our Website at Our Story &amp; Purpose, Our Culture &amp; Values, Case Studies and Our Solutions &amp; Services to find out some more! Hippo Locations We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel and working on one of those sites at least 2 days per week. We offer a generous relocation support package of up to &pound;8,000 (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one. Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M2 1DH

Lead Technical Architect

Deloitte

<div><div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Basic information
</h3></div></div><div><div><div><div>Location
</div><div>Manchester
</div></div><div><div>Business Line
</div><div>Technology &amp; Transformation
</div></div><div><div>Job Type
</div><div>Permanent / FTC
</div></div><div><div>Date published
</div><div>30-Jun-2026
</div></div><div><div>Req #
</div><div>23935
</div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Job description
</h3></div></div><div><div><div><div>Connect to your Industry
Do you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious AI &amp; Data projects?
Technology &amp; Transformation: How do you make intelligent, future-proof decisions in a world where change is the one constant? That's exactly what you'll help our clients to do. You'll build trusted relationships with business stakeholders - and use the most exciting new technologies available - to create data-driven programmes that transform their organisations.
Your architectural vision and engineering leadership will help clients position their organisations to succeed in an ever-evolving marketplace.
Connect to your career at Deloitte
Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.
What brings us all together at Deloitte? It&rsquo;s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.
Connect to your opportunity
Take your career to the next level by joining one of the world's best and most recognized professional services firms. Within Deloitte's AI&amp;D operating unit, we imagine, deliver and run innovative solutions to help our clients solve complex challenges and maximize the value of their data. At Deloitte, you will be able to build your career, access the best training and learning opportunities, and develop new skills and hone existing ones. We work for a huge variety of interesting, international, and world-leading clients on exciting next generation technology-enabled projects. We are looking for candidates with Data Engineering and Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc) based expertise to join us, working in fast-paced teams with other highly talented, fun and motivated colleagues.
We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss it with us.
Your role
As a Data Engineering Architect in AI&amp;D, you are responsible for designing and delivering robust, scalable, and secure Data Engineering architectures, frameworks and pipelines on Cloud projects. You are encouraged to devise innovative architectural solutions to help our clients address their biggest data challenges, including developing modern analytics platforms.
In your role, you will have responsibility for architectural integrity, technical strategy, and client stakeholder engagement, delivering solutions for our clients using agile methodologies. You will often be working in multi-disciplinary teams across a range of industries, subject matters and locations.
Our projects vary greatly and your responsibility as a Manager will differ based on the focus of the client engagement and your skillset, but could include and may require you to:<ul><li>
Lead architectural assessments of existing data platforms, define target state architectures, and develop strategic roadmaps leveraging Cloud IaaS and PaaS components.</li><li>
Define and evolve the architectural blueprint for robust data engineering pipelines, guiding their implementation to ensure scalability, performance, and strategic alignment.</li><li>
Work effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.</li><li>
Define and guide the technical roadmap for data platforms, ensuring architectural alignment and robust delivery through advanced DevOps practices.</li><li>
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to diverse engineering teams (onshore and offshore), fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.</li><li>
Evaluate and champion the adoption of emerging open-source and proprietary data technologies, assessing their architectural fit, strategic value, and potential impact.</li><li>
Drive the architectural vision for our market-leading analytics and cognitive offerings, contribute to technical solutioning in proposals, and significantly shape the growth of our Strategy, Governance &amp; Architecture community.</li><li>
Provide architectural oversight, technical and engineering governance for key client project workstreams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and commercially viable solutions.</li><li>
Contribute to client project delivery by owning one or more workstream(s) and ensuring commercially successful conclusion of the client engagements</li></ul>
Connect to your skills and professional experience
<ul><li>Must have Python, Scala, C++ or Java development experience deploying workload to production</li><li>
Must have either one of the following:<ul><li>
Cloud Developer Associate, or</li><li>
Cloud Data Engineer Associate, or</li><li>
Similar certification, with a strong preference for Architect-level certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect &ndash; Professional, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).</li></ul></li><li>
Ability to demonstrate advanced stakeholder management skills and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including presenting complex architectural concepts to non-technical audiences.</li><li>
Ability to provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineering teams, driving architectural best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.</li></ul>
Candidates must have extensive experience in Cloud-based Data Platforms, demonstrating deep architectural understanding and hands-on delivery across some or all of the following areas:<ul><li>
Provide subject matter expertise and hands-on delivery of data capture, curation, and consumption pipelines on cloud platforms using native and Hadoop-based services.</li><li>
Ability to conduct comprehensive technical and architectural assessments of existing platforms, define future-state architectures, and articulate the migration strategy.</li><li>
Ability to design and build enterprise-grade cloud data solutions, providing expert perspective on storage options (e.g., object storage, data lakes, data warehouses) and compute engine options (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, BigQuery).</li><li>
Implementing and optimising data lake and data warehouse solutions on cloud platforms using services such as object storage (e.g., S3, ADLS, GCS), cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse Analytics), streaming services (e.g., Kinesis, Event Hubs, Pub/Sub), and security services (e.g., KMS, KeyVault), with a focus on architectural governance.</li><li>
Developing logical and physical data models for NoSQL data stores such as CosmosDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.</li><li>
Developing and orchestrating highly performant, scalable, and re-usable data ingestion and transformation pipelines across various cloud components and services such as Databricks, AWS Glue, Google Dataflow, Azure Data Factory, or similar.</li><li>
Developing event-based and streaming data ingestion and processing using cloud-native PaaS services or Apache Kafka.</li><li>
Data ingestion, data engineering, and/or data curation using native cloud services or tools available in cloud marketplaces.</li><li>
Developing data governance, data cataloguing, and data lineage solutions using tools such as Informatica Data Catalog, Talend Data Catalog, IBM Information Governance Catalog, or cloud-native equivalents.</li><li>
Developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs for inter-service and external data exchange.</li><li>
Have worked with and architected solutions on platforms from key cloud vendors such as Databricks, Snowflake, or similar.</li><li>
Have worked in agile delivery teams with DevOps ways of working to continuously deliver iterative deployments with experience in using Git, Jira, Confluence, or similar.</li><li>
Have had experience in data migration activities in the past, including migration strategy and approach, source and target system discovery, analysis, mapping, development, and reconciliation.</li></ul>
Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation
Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That&rsquo;s what connects us. That&rsquo;s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we&rsquo;ll make an impact that matters.
Engineering, AI and Data
We lead transformation at the heart of our clients; re-engineering the core of our clients&rsquo; organisations, helping to unleash growth, and creating better futures for their customers, citizens and employees.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your &quot;Immediate Family Members&quot; are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further details as you progress through the recruitment process, or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
Connect with your colleagues
&ldquo;The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers is what sets this firm apart. In Technology &amp; Transformation, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors.&rdquo; - Sophia, Technology &amp; Transformation
&ldquo;What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte&rsquo;s clients include many of the world&rsquo;s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.&rdquo; - Dan, Technology &amp; Transformation
Our hybrid working policy
You&rsquo;ll be based in Manchester with hybrid working.
At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You&rsquo;ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.
Our commitment to you
Making an impact is more than just what we do: it&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we&rsquo;re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we&rsquo;ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it&rsquo;s only when you&rsquo;re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.
Your expertise is our capability, so we&rsquo;ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it&rsquo;s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you&rsquo;ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you&rsquo;ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you&rsquo;ll learn how to lead.
Connect to your next step
A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you&rsquo;ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You&rsquo;ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you&rsquo;ll never stop growing, whatever your level.
Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers
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Manager, Data Engineering Architect, AI & Data, Technology & Transformation

KDR Talent Solutions

<div>
 
 
 Cloud Engineer (AWS &amp; Azure) | Manchester (Hybrid 1-2 days a week) | &pound;55,000-&pound;70,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re working with a highly successful, fast-growing European investment and asset management organisation to recruit an experienced
 
 Cloud Engineer
 
 to join their expanding IT &amp; Change function.
 
 
 
 
 
 This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping and scaling a modern, multi-cloud environment, supporting cutting-edge initiatives including AI-driven platforms and large-scale infrastructure transformation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Opportunity
 
 
 
 As a Cloud Engineer, you&rsquo;ll operate across both
 
 AWS (primary)
 
 and
 
 Azure (secondary)
 
 environments, supporting business-as-usual operations while driving forward key strategic projects.
 
 
 
 
 
 You&rsquo;ll take ownership of cloud architecture, resilience, and security, ensuring platforms are scalable, cost-efficient, and aligned with best practice, while acting as a technical leader within the wider IT team.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Design, build, and support cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure estates
 </li>
 <li>
 Review and document architecture, data flows, and technical designs
 </li>
 <li>
 Support the scaling of AWS infrastructure to enable AI and data-led initiatives
 </li>
 <li>
 Lead
 
 BCP / Disaster Recovery
 
 planning and execution across cloud platforms
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance, governance, and risk mitigation
 </li>
 <li>
 Drive automation using tools such as
 
 Terraform, PowerShell, ARM templates, and Azure CLI
 
 </li>
 <li>
 Provide technical leadership, mentoring engineers and acting as an escalation point
 </li>
 <li>
 Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code delivery via
 
 Azure DevOps
 
 </li>
 <li>
 Contribute to M&amp;A technical assessments and integration of new environments
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure platforms meet standards for
 
 security, availability, performance, and resilience
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 What We&rsquo;re Looking For
 
 
 
 
 Core Experience
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Strong hands-on experience in
 
 AWS (essential)
 
 and
 
 Azure (desirable)
 
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience managing
 
 large-scale AWS environments
 
 (multi-account, governed estates)
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven delivery in
 
 hybrid (cloud/on-prem)
 
 and
 
 multi-cloud environments
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Technical Skills
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 AWS: EC2, S3, ECS/EKS, VPC, Transit Gateway, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling
 </li>
 <li>
 Azure: VMs, VNets, Storage, App Services, Entra ID, Load Balancing
 </li>
 <li>
 Infrastructure as Code:
 
 Terraform (essential)
 
 , reusable modules, Terraform Cloud
 </li>
 <li>
 Networking: DNS (Route 53), hybrid connectivity, multi-cloud networking
 </li>
 <li>
 Monitoring &amp; Ops: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Additional Strengths
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Experience with
 
 security, governance, and cost optimisation
 
 in cloud environments
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong troubleshooting and incident management capability
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong stakeholder engagement and consultancy-style communication skills
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Why Apply?
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Opportunity to work in a
 
 high-growth, technology-driven organisation
 
 </li>
 <li>
 Exposure to
 
 enterprise-scale cloud architecture and AI initiatives
 
 </li>
 <li>
 A collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong technical leadership
 </li>
 <li>
 Genuine opportunity to influence cloud strategy and best practice
 </li>
 <li>
 Flexible working approach supporting work/life balance
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Apply Now
 
 
 
 If you&rsquo;re a passionate Cloud Engineer looking to step into a role with real impact&mdash;working across modern AWS and Azure environments&mdash;this could be the perfect next move.
 
 
 
 
 
 Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
 
</div>

Cloud Engineer

And Digital

<div>Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
We&rsquo;re on a mission to close the world&rsquo;s tech skills gap.
We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.
Since 2014, we&rsquo;ve worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology.
That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers.
Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world.
About you:<ul><li>
You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value</li><li>
You&rsquo;re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively</li><li>
You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning</li><li>
You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates</li><li>
You&rsquo;re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused</li><li>
You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow</li><li>
You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams</li></ul>
As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will be a specialist in your team, building scalable cloud solutions to solve a variety of problems. To do this, you will need to be able to: 
<ul><li>
Have solid experience with AWS/Azure/GCP and willing to learn others where necessary</li><li>
Build and maintain an IaC codebase using tools such as Terraform, Puppet and Ansible. You will understand Cloud &amp; DevOps best practices and standards, and embed these into client projects.</li><li>
Be comfortable discussing the business/commercial benefits of Cloud whilst being equally comfortable deep diving into Cloud or on-premise platform configurations where required.</li><li>
Be just as comfortable troubleshooting across brownfield platform and application domains, as when designing greenfield cloud platforms.</li><li>
Have an ability to horizon scan and evaluate new technology options and vendor products and understand how these can be used to solve our clients problems.</li><li>
Sharing your skills and experience by being an advocate for mentoring and upskilling of client and other ANDi&rsquo;s as part of day-to-day activities</li><li>
Have experience in leading technical teams</li><li>
Show previous experience in a DevOps or platform engineering role</li><li>
Have led or worked in a Continuous Integration or Continuous Delivery environment.</li></ul>
Equal Opportunities Statement
Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we&rsquo;re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We&rsquo;re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.
We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.</div>

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

BAE Systems

<div>
 
 Location(s): UK, Europe &amp; Africa : UK : Manchester
 
 
 
 BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
 
 
 
 Job Title: Cloud Engineer
 
 
 
 
 Location: Manchester - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements &ndash; please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
 
 
 
 
 Grade: GG10-GG11
 
 
 
 
 Referral Bonus: &pound;5000
 
 
 
 
 What You&rsquo;ll Be Doing
 
 
 
 We are looking for experienced Cloud Engineers to join our team following continuous growth and success. Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting-edge, high-quality solutions.
 
 
 
 What Background We Are Looking For
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You must be skilled in a range of AWS services, and show a keenness to keep up to date with the latest releases
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience using Infrastructure as Code, for example, Terraform, Cloudformation or CDK
 </li>
 <li>
 Have used configuration management tools e.g. puppet, chef, ansible etc
 </li>
 <li>
 Understanding of networking and how that translates to software defined networking in the cloud
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience in container orchestration systems, for example Kubernetes, ECS or Openshift
 </li>
 <li>
 Proficiency in scripting in at least 1 language e.g. Python, Bash, Go
 </li>
 <li>
 AWS certifications desired although not essential, we can provide opportunity for you to go through training courses and get certified in AWS.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What You Could Be Doing For Us
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Designing and building cloud-native architectures
 </li>
 <li>
 Using Terraform or CDK to deploy resources
 </li>
 <li>
 Infrastructure creation and management and design
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaising with key stakeholders, internal and external
 </li>
 <li>
 Create exemplar implementation patterns to projects (i.e. provide a standard Puppet script that will create a single AWS server with some CM)
 </li>
 <li>
 Managing and controlling the software configuration for projects including the source repository
 </li>
 <li>
 Leveraging many AWS security features and ensuring security best practices with developers
 </li>
 <li>
 For Senior Engineers there will be an opportunity for you to lead teams or individuals
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 How We Will Support You
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Work-life balance is important; you&rsquo;ll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
 </li>
 <li>
 You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working
 </li>
 <li>
 Our flexible benefits package includes; private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
 </li>
 <li>
 You&rsquo;ll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
 </li>
 <li>
 Don&rsquo;t know a particular technology? Your learning and development is key to your future career and we provide a range of excellent training courses to enable you to upskill in a given technology
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Security Clearance
 
 
 
 Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. Due to the nature of our, work successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance
 
 
 
 National Security Overview
 
 
 
 The National Security business is growing and there are an increasing number of opportunities to work with a range of National Security clients to provide solutions that have a real impact. Be part of a growing team that not only delivers for its clients but also gives back to the community with plenty of opportunities to get involved with local community engagement and outreach activities to help build tech and cyber skills in the region.
 
 
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
 As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offer employee share plan, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits including including a green care scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts &ndash; you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
 
 
 
 Why BAE Systems?
 
 
 
 This is a place where you&rsquo;ll be able to make a real difference. You&rsquo;ll be part of an inclusive culture which values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you&rsquo;ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals
 
 
 We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
 
 
 Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions such as your nationality, any nationalities which you previously may have held and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are able to perform within the organisation.
 
 
 All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
 
 
 
 Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
 
 
 
 We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.
 
 
 By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we&rsquo;re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.
 
 
 Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds &ndash; the best and brightest minds &ndash; can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.
 
 
 
 Division overview: Capabilities
 
 
 
 At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.
 
 
 As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
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Cloud Engineer – Manchester – National Security West

ANS Group Limited

<div>At ANS, the Data Solution Architect is pivotal in shaping and delivering end-to-end data solutions that align with business objectives and technical standards. This role focuses on designing robust, scalable architectures that enable seamless data integration, advanced analytics, and secure data management across diverse platforms. Working closely with engineers and stakeholders, the Data Solution Architect ensures that solutions are not only technically sound but also optimised for performance, reliability, and future growth. While hands-on implementation may occasionally be required, the primary responsibility lies in defining architectural patterns, guiding technical decisions, and translating complex requirements into actionable designs that drive value for both internal teams and customers. 
Roles and responsibilities...<ul><li>
Act as a trusted advisor, guiding customers and internal teams through complex architectural decisions with a focus on business value, scalability, and technical excellence.</li><li>
Design and document end-to-end data solutions clearly and accurately for internal and customer use, ensuring alignment with ANS standards and best practices.</li><li>
Collaborate with Project Managers and stakeholders to align on delivery timelines, report progress, and manage risks, while acting as a key point of contact for customer SMEs and technical teams to clarify requirements and solution design.</li><li>
Contribute to discovery and planning, identifying areas such as governance, security, maturity, adoption, and functional/non-functional requirements, and provide actionable recommendations.</li><li>
Educate and enable customers and internal teams, building knowledge of enterprise data platforms, architectural patterns, and best practices.</li><li>
Engage in continuous learning through certifications (e.g., DP-600, DP-700, AI-900, AI-102) and development days to stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.</li><li>
Participate in the Data Architecture Guild, sharing knowledge, influencing standards, and helping shape architectural practices across ANS.</li><li>
Ensure information security and compliance are embedded in all designs, adhering to business policies and procedures.</li></ul> 
Skills and experience required...
Must-have<ul><li>
Deep expertise in Big Data architecture and design, with significant experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions.</li><li>
Design and implementation experience with at least three of the following: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Databricks.</li><li>
Microsoft Fabric knowledge, including architecture design and integration with existing data ecosystems.</li><li>
Data catalogue, modelling, warehousing, and analytics experience across multiple platforms.</li><li>
Proven understanding of security and governance, including cloud infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and data protection principles.</li><li>
Strong presentation and visualisation skills using a variety of customer facing tools to present diagrams and designs.</li><li>
Cloud proficiency with Azure, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and services across IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS.</li><li>
Knowledge of Well-Architected Frameworks, security principles, and Agile/Waterfall project lifecycles.</li><li>
Database expertise in SQL and NoSQL technologies.</li></ul>
Desirable<ul><li>
Programming and automation: SQL, Python, Azure DevOps.</li><li>
IoT design architecture for connected solutions.</li><li>
Master Data Management (MDM) design and implementation.</li><li>
Architecture and cloud-related certifications, e.g., TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect Expert.</li><li>
Experience with emerging technologies such as real-time analytics, AI/ML integration, and data mesh principles.</li></ul>
At ANS, we&rsquo;ve created a place where everyone can be themselves, and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness, ambition, honesty, and passion are what drive us every day. We are bold, courageous, and innovative &ndash; and we do it like no other. We invest in our people. In training, development, health and more &ndash; we give you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work-life balance.
We&rsquo;re proud of the inclusive, fun, dynamic environment we&rsquo;ve created. It&rsquo;s a safe space that works for all. You don&rsquo;t have to be a techie to work in tech. Bring your authentic self and find your dream role here. Find out more at LinkedIn pages 
With fantastic benefits, an inclusive culture, and a cool office space, we&rsquo;re your kind of workplace.<ul><li>
As standard: 25 days&rsquo; holiday, plus you can buy up to 5 more days</li><li>
A little extra: we&rsquo;ll give you your birthday off, and an extra celebration day for whatever you want! Tying the knot? You get 5 days&rsquo; additional holiday in the year you get married. Oh, and 5 volunteer days!</li><li>
Private health insurance</li><li>
Pension contribution match and 4 x life assurance</li><li>
Flexible working and work from anywhere for up to 30 days per year (some exceptions)</li><li>
Maternity: 16 weeks&rsquo; full pay, Paternity: 3 weeks&rsquo; full pay, Adoption: 16 weeks&rsquo; full pay</li><li>
Company social events &ndash; get ready for a jam-packed calendar</li><li>
Electric car scheme</li><li>
12 days of personal growth development time</li></ul>
ANS are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and anyone applying for a role at our organisation can be assured that their application will be treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex or sexual orientation. We sometimes ask for information relating to individuals for equal opportunities monitoring purposes only.</div>

Data Architect

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