Azure Architect - UK (Reading)

==> Location: UK, READING close to railway station (3 days/week + 2 days/week remote).

Hotel accommodation is possible if you have to travel for more than 1 hour.

Permanent position: 75.000 - 110.000 UK £ (yearly gross + advantages)

CONTEXT

- Vendor software running on Azure infrastructure

- Customers are Large billers in UK (and worldwide)

- Architect has a client facing role after GoLive

- We will advance your career through internal mobility and various educational programs.

- Embrace an entrepreneurial mindset, directly influencing (y)our growth (==> no micromanagement).

The Azure Technical Architect will play a crucial role in stakeholder management, ensuring smooth deployment and integration of new components while maintaining platform stability.

At architecture level the Azure platform needs still to be managed at the level of changes related to the MS roadmap: i.e. changes in components (retirement) which are announced by MS in advance and are related to storage accounts, htpp servers,new features releases, upgrades, ... For each change It will take 3-6 months to assess the impact and design and implement the changes. 

Therefore the architect will:

- Develop high-level design documents, low-level design documents, and integration design documents. 

- Manage stakeholder expectations, including project managers, delivery managers, and security architects at customer's side.

- Monitor and prepare for changes in Microsoft components such as storage accounts, HTTP servers, feature releases, and upgrades.

- Ensure the platform remains stable and functional through continuous monitoring and updates.

Interested? Please send me your CV for detailed background information about this position.