Banking | 28-8-2026

Cloud Architect – Azure & GCP

🚀 Cloud Architect – Azure & GCP | Banking | Cloud Transformation | Contract

I’m currently recruiting for an experienced Cloud Architect to join a major cloud transformation and application modernisation programme within a leading financial services organisation.

This is a hands-on architecture role, working across Azure and GCP to modernise legacy applications, support core banking transformation and drive adoption of secure, cloud-native technologies.

Rate: Inside IR35

Duration: Initial 6 months

Location: Hybrid in Central London

What you’ll be doing:

• Define and deliver Azure & GCP cloud architectures and reference patterns
• Lead application migration and modernisation across rehost, re-platform, refactor and cloud-native approaches
• Drive Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, Kubernetes and cloud-native adoption
• Define standards around networking, IAM, security, monitoring, resilience and DR
• Provide technical leadership and present architecture decisions to senior stakeholders and governance forums

Key experience:

• Senior Architect within technology, with 5+ years in Cloud Architecture
• Strong hands-on experience across Microsoft Azure and GCP
• (Ideally) Azure: Landing Zones, AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management and Networking
• (Ideally) GCP: GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, VPC & IAM
• Strong Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD and cloud-native architecture experience
• Proven experience delivering transformation programmes within banking or regulated financial services
• Understanding of **operational resilience, cloud security,

If you are coming available for new contract work, then please apply now for immediate consideration.

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