Cloud Architect

Date Posted: 15/09/2025

Location: London

Job Type: Full time

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Cloud Architect

This role involves developing and maintaining cloud platform roadmaps and contributing to the overall systems architecture strategy. It also requires close collaboration with the wider business to identify opportunities where technology can add value and improve business outcomes.

Key Accountabilities 

• Evaluate and recommend cloud platform solutions considering cost, impact, and alignment with business and system strategies.

• Develop and maintain cloud architectures, standards, policies, and ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements.

• Lead cloud platform and infrastructure designs within an agile framework, safeguarding designs throughout the change lifecycle.

• Support teams in adopting cloud technologies through reference materials, proof of concepts, and ongoing guidance.

• Advocate for DevSecOps practices, promoting automation and iterative design for scalability and speed.

• Stay current with technology trends and increase business awareness of cloud capabilities.

• Research and recommend tools, patterns, and best practices.

Examples of Key Activities

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business, architecture, and development teams, to define and deliver solutions.

• Participate in agile ceremonies to promote and protect design integrity.

• Produce and review designs following governance and architecture standards.

• Provide technical advice on cloud architecture, security, and identity management.

• Enable decision-making via prototypes, guidelines, and collaboration.

• Maintain roadmaps and recommend upgrades addressing security, scalability, and maintainability.

• Contribute to vulnerability testing, security assessments, and incident response.

• Design processes for managing keys, secrets, and certificates.

• Serve as a technical expert for cloud infrastructure and identity platforms.

• Mentor colleagues and engage in communities of practice.

• Collaborate to enhance the architecture community and governance.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

The role holder must have the following:

• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and other platforms, with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and architectural patterns.

• Skilled in integrating third-party services, including API management (e.g., Google Apigee) and Identity Access Management (e.g., Okta).

• Strong understanding in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, ARM templates, Azure DevOps, Key Vault, Application Gateway, firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute, and cloud networking.

• Knowledgeable in storage technologies such as Azure SQL, MongoDB, Couchbase, and enterprise cloud patterns like event sourcing, asynchronous messaging, and microservices.

• Relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g., AZ-305, AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-500) are preferred.

• Commercially aware with the ability to align technology solutions to business objectives.

• Strong communicator, experienced in mentoring colleagues and producing clear technical documentation.

• Self-organized, able to manage time effectively and work independently.

• Collaborative team player committed to continuous learning and adapting to new technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex cloud architecture solutions in agile environments.

• Skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously and working effectively across teams.

• Commercial experience in technology, preferably within Financial Services or other regulated environment, typically, at a minimum of 5 years.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with actuarial and finance systems.

• Proven ability to integrate in-house applications with third-party solutions.

• Experience integrating or migrating solutions to cloud environments.

Company Benefits

• A Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life Assurance

• Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday

• Private Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in case

• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets

• Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company

• FREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)

• A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits Portal

• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

Why Just?

At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you.  You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.
We’re committed to building a more sustainable business, and we’re working hard to make progress against our Net Zero targets. We're reducing our reliance on fossil fuels in our offices, switching to more sustainable sources of energy and we're investing more of our money in green and social assets.
Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just. We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.

Be Bold. Be Brilliant. Be Just.

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