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Currently Seeking:

Cloud Architect

Competitive
Permanent, Full-Time
UK & Ireland

The Opportunity

A Cloud Architect at transACT Technology Solutions will have the opportunity to participate in customer projects, such as new infrastructure builds and migrations, and big data. Day-to-day hands-on work can be from implementing CM infrastructure, to taking a step back and giving workshops and design recommendations to a technical team. Furthermore, you will become a trusted advisor for high-profile enterprises and jointly manage the customer relationship and roadmap with the transACT Sales team.

The Role Specifics

The Cloud Architect will:

  • Lead the development of cloud solutions for our clients, within budget and on time;
  • Design, implement and maintain cloud native services;
  • Identify, evaluate, recommend and develop new technologies;
  • Manage stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds;
  • Ensure adherence to relevant policies and standards;
  • Providing pre-sales support and development of proposals;
  • Ensure solutions can be delivered and implemented by providing ongoing support, quality assurance and ownership of solutions throughout project lifecycle.

Company Benefits:

  • We offer a Competitive Salary dependant on your skills and experience;
  • 22 days annual leave p/a (plus bank holidays);
  • Auto-enrolment into Company Pension Scheme;
  • Business related expenses covered;
  • Potential Share Option Scheme;
  • Comprehensive private medical insurance scheme which includes medical, dental, optical and EAP services to ensure your well-being;
  • Professional Development incl. access to ongoing professional development opportunities, including training programs to enhance your skills and knowledge;
  • Annual Employee Recognition Scheme.

Who we are looking for:

  • You will be a self-starter with the ability to use your own initiative to work independently and proactively manage your own workload and time;
  • You will have public cloud platform expert knowledge, especially Amazon Web Services (AWS). GCP and/or Azure are a plus;
  • You will have a natural willingness to be flexible, adapt to changing needs and take on new tasks as required;
  • You will be confident in speaking with our customers and have a professional and clear communication manner (written and verbal);
  • You will engage with our sector and be keen to make a valuable contribution to our organisation;
  • Have an understanding of on-premises technologies (e.g. VMware, OpenStack, or Hyper-V);
  • You should have a solid engineering/technical background/hands-on experience with conceptualizing, strategizing, and architecting cloud solutions;
  • A background in Linux/Windows system administrator or backend development;
  • You will have knowledge of Configuration management systems (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar), Container technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Mesosphere, Docker Swarm) and at least 1 programming language;
  • Minimum AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification (essential).

The role:

  • Monday to Friday (08:30 – 17:30)
  • This position is based in our London office
  • Our Office Locations: Dublin, London (Farringdon), St. Albans, Glasgow