Cloud & Infrastructure Architect - Aberdeen, United Kingdom - prosource

Description

2381 – Cloud & Infrastructure Architect - Aberdeen

We have an excellent opportunity for a skilled Cloud & Infrastructure Architect to join our team in Aberdeen .

What you'll do

• Serve as technical authority for the Cloud and on-prem Infrastructure environments and SME for both the public cloud ecosystem of partners, business users and other IS teams, along with associated traditional Infrastructure vendors
• Be responsible for advising and delivering on strategic cloud migration engagements, applying technical expertise in cloud services to promote innovative solutions within IS and to the business, developing relationships with key stakeholders, and helping them achieve their business goals
• Maintain Company Infrastructure documentation for IS standards, architecture principals, Strategy, Roadmap, blueprints and use cases
• Understand the technical, financial, and organisational/process requirements/constraints of the business, working closely with multiple IS teams to strategically adopt cloud-enabled solutions, balancing risk and cost against on-prem traditional infrastructure implementations where necessary
• Envision and architect new innovative solutions on/across cloud platforms, primarily in Azure and other private/public IaaS/PaaS platforms, as per project and product specifications and needs
• Work primarily with Microsoft Azure PaaS & IaaS but can also work with other cloud providers such as AWS, Wasabi & GCP
• Provide input and define both the strategic direction and roadmap for the full life cycle of design, development, operation and support of both on-prem Infrastructure and Cloud based systems and services

What to bring

• Proven experience architecting and implementing infrastructure and cloud solutions (ideally Azure)
• Extensive experience with on prem and cloud infrastructure environments, ideally within an Oil and Gas enterprise setting
• Experience in company divestments and integrations would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight schedules
• Apply excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills to explain complex topics concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to adapt to different and emerging technologies and systems
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong knowledge and experience of IT change management processes and principles
• Certification in TOGAF, Microsoft Azure and ITIL

What You'll Get in Return:

We are committed to recognising and rewarding hard work and offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes (but is not limited to) the following;

• Pension Scheme
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Income Protection Plan
• Life Assurance
• to Work Scheme
• Events
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

We also believe effective training and development benefits both the individual and the organisation as a whole and contributes to the achievement of the company's mission.We encourage all our employees to further their skills and experience via various methods of learning. If an employee elects to self-study in their own time, the company will fund the self-study materials and exam fees. Furthermore, once the exam is passed, the employee will be entitled to an incentive bonus.

If you are enthusiastic, willing to always learn and looking for a challenging but rewarding position where you work for a forward-thinking organisation who offer excellent opportunities, please send your CV to

We welcome applications from disabled candidates, so if you have any access needs or may need adjustments in the assessment process - just let us know.

Successful candidates will be subject to background and right to work checks.

About us

is a professional services provider in technology. Established as a traditional provider of managed IT services, has evolved with industry and the rapid pace of change within the technology sector. We recognise the importance of people and business process in the successful adoption of technology and change. Our readiness to embrace and apply change comes from our people and we offer a variety of business services across the lifespan of successful technological deployment and adoption. We are a people centred business with a global workforce of 500 plus staff and contractors.

Our values are central to what we do and how we do it. We feel they are simple and easy to relate to and we are always looking to welcome new people to the team who share our vision and values. We pride ourselves on being easy to deal with, agile and accepting of change across a wide range of challenging and rewarding roles. We are a team of 'can do' and 'how can I help' individuals committed to teamwork, partnership, service excellence and delivery.