Technical Architect - On site (SC Cleared)

Gloucester Source: WhatJobs

£60,000–£80,000

The Role:

As a Technical Architect, the position provides a focal point in delivering enterprise scale infrastructure services to Methods BDT customers. The objective of the Technical Architect is to work with customers and delivery teams to create technology solutions that meet the customer's objectives while supporting the company's goal of growing the business through profitable, well‑structured engagements across the required technology domains.

Typically involved in the post‑sales stage of a customer engagement, the Technical Architect is responsible for conceptualising and designing the overall solution to a detailed level, and where necessary for delivering and supporting major elements of that solution on customer site. The role calls for a strong generalist: an architect with broad experience and skills across all aspects of enterprise IT, able to see the whole picture and bring the individual parts together into a coherent whole. That breadth is underpinned by deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure, supported by a good working understanding of container orchestration, identity management, networking, and data processing and storage.

Responsibilities

Design, build and support enterprise scale Azure environments, including landing zones, governance and security
Design and support hybrid infrastructure spanning cloud and on‑premises environments, ensuring secure and seamless integration between the two
Review, assess and provide guidance on customer environments through structured reviews, aligning recommendations with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well‑Architected Framework (WAF)
Design containerised workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including scaling, networking and storage integration
Design Azure networking, including virtual networks, hub‑and‑spoke topologies, ExpressRoute/VPN and network security
Design Azure data processing and storage services appropriate to the customer's workloads
Apply an understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD principles (DevSecOps /GitOps) to inform solution design and delivery approaches
Bring together the various technology domains into a coherent end‑to‑end architecture that meets the customer's objectives

Experience Required

At least 2 years in a customer facing role, delivering and supporting technology solutions based on Microsoft technologies
Broad experience across all aspects of enterprise IT, with the ability to operate as a generalist across multiple technology domains
Significant knowledge & experience of various Microsoft technologies, with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure
Experience of leading technical workshops

Essential Skills

Excellent presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills
Ability to create a technical design (HLD / LLD) and guide engineering teams through its delivery
A generalist skill set with broad knowledge across all aspects of enterprise IT
Deep knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies, in particular Azure
Good understanding of container orchestration using Kubernetes (ideally AKS), identity management (Entra / Active Directory), networking, and data processing and storage
Understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD principles

Desirable Skills

Knowledge of VMWare Cloud Foundation considered a bonus
Hands‑on experience with IaC tooling such as Terraform or Bicep

Security Clearance

This role will require you to have active SC & the willingness to progress this to DV. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Benefits

Development – access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training
Wellness – 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme
Flexible Working – including home working and part time
Social – office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes
Time Off – 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year
Volunteering – 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation
Pension – Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
Life Assurance – of 4 times base salary
Private Medical Insurance – which is non‑contributory (spouse and dependants included)
Worldwide Travel Insurance – which is non‑contributory (spouse and dependants included)
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
Travel – season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme