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Lead Technical Architect - Azure Cloud Migration £737 per day
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Lead Technical Architect - Azure Cloud Migration
Location: Remote (UK)
Rate: £737 per day (Outside IR35)
Duration: Initial 3-month contract with potential extension
Clearance: BPSS
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to join a high-profile programme supporting NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) on the migration of a critical national infrastructure application to Microsoft Azure.
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across discovery, design assurance, and migration delivery, ensuring a secure, resilient, and operationally ready cloud solution.
Working alongside senior stakeholders, Microsoft specialists, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers, you will act as the technical design authority throughout the cloud migration lifecycle.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience leading large-scale Azure cloud migration programmes.
- Proven background as a Lead Technical Architect within complex enterprise environments.
- Experience operating at SFIA Level 6/7.
- Ability to provide technical governance across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior client stakeholders and hyperscale cloud providers.
- Strong expertise across:
- Microsoft Azure Architecture
- Enterprise Networking
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Security Architecture
- Backup & Recovery
- Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity Planning
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Desirable
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification.
- TOGAF certification.
- Experience migrating applications from on-premises environments to Azure.
- Knowledge of service transition and operational support model design.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical governance and architecture assurance throughout the migration programme.
- Review and validate target Azure architecture and landing zone design.
- Oversee security, resilience, compliance, and disaster recovery requirements.
- Assess technical risks, dependencies, and migration approaches.
- Support migration planning, implementation, cutover activities, and service transition.
- Facilitate architecture workshops and governance forums.
- Act as the primary technical interface between NHSBT, Microsoft, project teams, and third-party suppliers.
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What You'll Get in Return
- Opportunity to work on a nationally significant cloud transformation programme.
- Fully remote engagement.
- Competitive daily rate of £737 per day Outside IR35.
- Exposure to complex Azure architecture and Critical National Infrastructure environments.
- Collaborative working with senior technical and business stakeholders.
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