Cloud Solution Architect (Azure)

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.  
Are you an experienced MS Azure disciplined Cloud Solutions Architect who enjoys shaping secure, scalable cloud solutions for complex and highly regulated environments? You will play a key role in designing and positioning winning cloud solutions across our Government, Defence, Public Sector and Enterprise customer portfolio.
What you’ll do:

Lead technical discovery sessions and architecture discussions with senior customer stakeholders
Design secure, compliant cloud solutions aligned to customer requirements, business outcomes and commercial constraints
Own cloud solution architecture across pre‑sales, from options papers through to final designs and governance approval
Produce high‑quality architecture documentation, diagrams, compliance responses and supporting artefacts
Develop costed cloud designs, estimates and bills of materials, with a strong appreciation of financial and operational impact
Present proposed solutions clearly and confidently to both technical and non‑technical audiences
Ensure security‑by‑design principles are embedded across identity, networking, data protection, monitoring and resilience
Collaborate with Sales, Bid, Product, Delivery and Operations teams to ensure smooth handover into delivery and support
Engage with strategic cloud partners and vendors to enhance and evolve Telent’s cloud offerings
Create and maintain reusable cloud architecture patterns, reference designs and landing zone frameworks.Who you are:
You are a confident, consultative Cloud Solutions Architect with a proven track record of designing cloud solutions in complex, secure or highly regulated environments. You’re comfortable operating at both a strategic and detailed level, balancing customer needs, security requirements and commercial considerations.
Key requirements

Expert‑level Azure / MS Azure architecture experience, including relevant Azure / Cloud certifications
Proven experience and track record of architecting Cloud solutions within an MSP, SI (systems integrator) or enterprise pre‑sales environment
Strong understanding of Cloud fundamentals across compute / computing, storage, networks / networking, identity, security, data and observability
Security‑by‑design mindset, covering identity & access management, encryption, network segmentation, logging and resilience
Must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC), NPPV3 and DV Clearance (Telent will sponsor the successful candidate to obtain necessary clearances), including meeting minimum UK residency requirements.What we offer:
At Telent, we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage diverse perspectives across our teams.
The additional benefits with this role:

Car Allowance
Employee Private Medical
26 days annual leave plus public holidays, with the option to buy additional annual leave
Company pension scheme
A range of family friendly policies 
Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal 
Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme. We are guided by our values and behaviours:
Be Inclusive
Take Responsibility
Collaborate
Be Customer-focussed
Join us and help deliver critical infrastructure projects that make a real difference.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. 
 
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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed