Cloud Solutions Architect

Connecting every home and business to a single, secure smart meter network is a huge undertaking. So you can imagine the scale – and variety – and opportunities for the people who'll help us do it.

Microsoft Cloud Solutions Architect / Hybrid - Manchester or London

Help shape the future of DCC’s Microsoft cloud estate, leading the design, governance and technical evolution of Azure and Microsoft 365 services. This is an opportunity to combine cloud architecture expertise with hands‑on engineering, automation and technical leadership to deliver secure, scalable and supportable solutions.

We’re powering Britain’s smarter, greener future. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

Today, we’re deeply invested in building a resilient, sustainable smart energy network that drives transformation. Our success is driven by curiosity, ambition, and tenacity.

Tomorrow, we see vast opportunities for growth and development, contributing to decarbonisation and the Net Zero mission. We’ll continually develop Smart DCC, to fulfil our obligations to consumers, and achieve even more with our customers, partners, and each other. Join us and development opportunities range from talent programmes, academies and always on learning to exposure to senior stakeholders and industry experts, contributing to complex projects and constant support to drive your own development.

Together, we embrace change, unite in our shared passions and support each other. Working as one team and across our industry, we rise to the challenge to shape Smart DCC, and the future.

A career at Smart DCC means being part of something bigger – a dynamic organisation that’s not just helping transform energy but also shaping the future. We offer a unique, fulfilling environment where you can thrive today, develop for tomorrow, and achieve together.

• Design, provision, configure and govern Azure and Microsoft 365 services, producing end‑to‑end solution designs aligned to enterprise architecture, security requirements and business outcomes.
• Lead the technical design and implementation of Microsoft cloud capabilities across identity, collaboration, security, management, integration and related platform services.
• Develop automation and tooling, primarily using Power Shell, to improve provisioning, configuration, governance, reporting and operational efficiency.
• Help define cloud platform strategy, standards, governance and lifecycle management across Azure, Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric-related services.
• Work collaboratively with Enterprise Architecture, security, infrastructure, delivery teams and third parties to integrate cloud services, support migrations and provide technical leadership on resilience, compliance, troubleshooting and optimisation.

• Proven experience designing, provisioning, configuring and governing Azure and Microsoft 365 services within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong cloud solution architecture skills, with deep knowledge of Azure and Microsoft 365 including identity, security, governance, administration and integration.
• Strong hands‑on Power Shell automation capability; experience with Python, C# and broader software engineering or Dev Ops practices would be beneficial.
• Experience defining governance, standards and operational controls, with a strong understanding of cloud security, compliance, policy enforcement and lifecycle management.
• Excellent technical leadership, troubleshooting and stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently on complex initiatives and partner effectively with senior…