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Technical Architect
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35 days ago
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Technical Architect
Howden
Role Description As a Technical Architect at Howden, you will join the Cloud Engineering & Architecture team with a focus on building, operating, and continuously improving our Azure cloud platform. This is a technical architecture role, centred on platform capability as well as solution delivery. You will: - Define and evolve the core cloud architecture that enables product and delivery teams to build securely, consistently, and at pace. - Work closely with Cloud Engineers, DevOps, and Delivery teams to design and implement reusable platform components, self-service capabilities, and standard patterns. - Underpin all cloud-hosted workloads and directly influence reliability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency. - Shape platform standards, governance, and guardrails, ensuring teams can move fast without bypassing compliance or security requirements. - Review upcoming platform demands, track emerging Azure capabilities, and introduce new services and patterns where they provide clear business value. This role requires strong hands-on technical depth, paired with the ability to explain architectural decisions clearly and pragmatically to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Qualifications - Strong experience designing, building, and operating cloud platforms in Microsoft Azure. - Deep understanding of cloud platform architecture, including identity, networking, security, monitoring, and governance. - Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally using Bicep. - Strong working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, including platform-level templates and guardrails. - Experience designing and evolving Azure Landing Zones or equivalent enterprise-scale foundations. - Clear understanding of cloud security principles, including identity design, least-privilege access, and platform hardening. - Experience working within governance and compliance frameworks, and embedding these into platform design. - Ability to create and validate reference architectures, patterns, and reusable components. - Comfortable reviewing release plans and translating new workload demands into platform enhancements. - Experience operating and supporting live cloud platforms, not just designing them. - Strong observability mindset, including logging, metrics, alerts, and operational insight. - Ability to identify areas suitable for self-service enablement and automation. - A pragmatic approach to architectural decision-making, balancing ideal design with delivery reality. - Experience producing and maintaining architectural decision records (ADRs). - Strong documentation skills, including diagrams, design notes, and onboarding guidance. - Confident communicator who can influence without authority and explain complex topics simply. - Collaborative approach, working effectively across engineering, security, and delivery teams. - Curiosity and drive to stay current with evolving Azure capabilities and platform practices. Benefits - 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part year service. - Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen. - Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury. - Contributory pension scheme – 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025. - Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health-related benefits. - Discounts on gym membership across the UK. - Salary sacrifice schemes – Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase. - Access to discounted personal health policies – Critical illness, private medical, dental plans. - A range of insurance products available commission-free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles. - Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts. - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees outside of work.
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