Cloud Platform Architect

Responsibilities

• Mature the cloud architecture strategy, defining architectural standards and best practices for deployment and management.
• Develop and maintain reference architecture assets e.g. roadmaps, blueprints and patterns that are aligned with the HL vision and strategy for cloud platforms.
• Lead the AWS design of secure and scalable cloud platforms, ensuring resilience and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure seamless cloud integration with existing and future platforms.
• Develop and mature robust technical governance for AWS including cost optimisation and compliance.
• Manage any architectural issues (e.g. technical debt), risks and escalations, documenting and raising via the appropriate governance structures.
• Advise on cloud platform topics, migration strategies, and cloud solutions (cloud native and hybrid).
• Support operational and engineering colleagues through identifying opportunities to optimise cloud resources, performance and cost through continuous monitoring and automation.
• Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks, including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and UK financial regulations.
• Support cloud capabilities internally through the mentoring of new colleagues and technical teams such as Operations and Engineering, on strong architectural discipline, cloud best practices, Dev Ops, and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools and technologies.

• Strong cloud experience designing scalable, secure and highly available systems on AWS.
• Deep expertise in cloud networking, security, database and storage solutions.
• Knowledge of containerisation, orchestration (Kubernetes), and serverless architectures.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) using tools like Terraform or Cloud Formation, CI/CD pipelines, Jira and Jenkins.
• Awareness and use of architectural frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience working in a regulated industry.
• Desirable Cloud certification (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect) and strong experience in hybrid environments.
• Knowledge of financial services sector and regulatory framework in UK.
• Experience in cloud migration (design and implementation support) with deep understanding of techniques and best practice.
• Familiarity and use of common Enterprise Architecture (EA) tooling.