Loop Recruitment
Cloud Architect
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Cloud Architect | Azure | Manchester | Financial Services/Insurance
📍 Manchester (Hybrid – 2–3 days per week)
💰 £92,000 + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension + Private Healthcare + Excellent Benefits
We’re partnered with a leading global insurance organisation currently undergoing a significant cloud and infrastructure transformation, investing heavily in modernising its technology estate and Azure cloud platform.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Cloud Architect to join a growing infrastructure function, helping define the future cloud strategy, architecture standards and modernisation roadmap across a complex enterprise environment.
The Opportunity
You'll work closely with Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Security and Technology teams to design secure, scalable and resilient Azure solutions that support the organisation's long-term cloud strategy.
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This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing strategic architecture with technical delivery, influencing cloud adoption, defining best practices and supporting large-scale transformation programmes.
You'll play a key role in shaping cloud governance, reducing technical debt and ensuring Azure solutions are secure, cost-effective and aligned with business objectives.
Key experience we're looking for:
- Strong experience as a Cloud Architect with Microsoft Azure
- Enterprise-scale Azure architecture and cloud transformation experience
- Azure Landing Zones, governance and architecture best practices
- Hybrid cloud, networking, identity and cloud security expertise
- Experience delivering cloud migration and modernisation programmes
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep)
- Strong stakeholder management across infrastructure, engineering and business teams
- Ability to produce architecture documentation and provide technical leadership
- Azure certifications (AZ-305 or similar) highly desirable
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Why join?
- Major investment in Azure cloud transformation
- Opportunity to shape enterprise cloud strategy and architecture
- Work on large-scale modernisation and migration programmes
- Highly collaborative technology leadership team
- Strong focus on cloud innovation, automation and best practice
- Excellent long-term career progression within a global organisation
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