Application Architect

Application Architect Role Summary Designs the application, integration and cloud architecture for a carve-out. Owns the target-state design and the technical approach for moving applications from on-premises to Azure or other targets. Re-architects applications only where the separation requires it. Job Responsibilities Assess applications and assign the right 6R treatment Design target-state application architecture on Azure and AWS Apply well-architected principles to reliability, security and cost Define application DNS architecture and name resolution Define API endpoint design, integration and access patterns Design application data architecture and data stores Design infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation Design containerised platforms and deployment patterns Define DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD tooling Apply FinOps practices to target application cost Lead application rationalisation across the estate Produce high-level and low-level designs and review them with client architects Required Experience 10+ years of relevant experience in application and cloud architecture At least three application migrations from on-premises to Azure Strong understanding of the 6Rs and of well-architected frameworks Good understanding of FinOps and cloud cost management Experience with Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM and Bicep) and AWS equivalents, with current versions Experience with at least two cloud providers (Azure and AWS) Strong understanding of containerisation and orchestration platforms Strong understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, including source control tooling Experience with application DNS architectures Experience with application rationalisation Experience designing and securing API endpoints Experience with application data architecture and design Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure Exposure to at least two OEMs or two cloud providers in each technology area Strong communication skills, with prior experience working with UK and EU clients Willingness to travel as required and to work in the client time zone Prior infrastructure background alongside the specialism above Prior experience in IT consolidations, mergers, demergers and carve-outs (mandatory) Relevant professional certifications strongly recommended