Azure Solution Architect

We are seeking an Azure Solutions Architect to join Legal & General Retail and play a key role in shaping and delivering enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure and platform solutions across both Azure and AWS. This is a highly impactful opportunity to support the organisations transformation journey enabling strategic outcomes across all Retail product lines and domains. The role is accountable for the end-to-end design of cloud infrastructure and associated services ensuring solutions are secure resilient scalable compliant and cost effective.

The successful candidate will define and articulate a clear target state cloud architecture providing direction and guidance to delivery teams across a diverse technology landscape to ensure successful execution. Working in close partnership with engineers architects security risk and compliance teams as well as senior business and IT stakeholders the role requires excellent communication skills strong structured decision making and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving challenges.

What youll be doing:

• Producing end to end Azure infrastructure solution designs ensuring alignment to both functional and non functional requirements including security resilience performance compliance and cost
• Collaborating with engineering and delivery teams to align component level designs with the broader architecture and ensure adherence to enterprise principles and target state
• Communicating architecture decisions rationale and trade offs to stakeholders and governance forums supporting informed decision making and consistency across the portfolio
• Partnering with Product Owners Business Analysts and Technology Leads to translate business outcomes into robust and scalable infrastructure requirements
• Facilitating and participating in design reviews to ensure alignment to target state and supporting the definition of comprehensive testing and assurance strategies
• Supporting estimation and planning activities by working closely with engineering teams to validate and refine delivery plans and infrastructure requirements
• Coordinating deployment activities across Azure and integrated platforms ensuring safe change practices automation and repeatable deployment models
• Driving shared accountability for successful technology delivery by working in close partnership with project and programme leadership teams

Who were looking for:

• Holding a relevant degree or equivalent experience with TOGAF or similar architecture certification desirable and strong preference for Azure certifications such as AZ305 or AZ104; security certifications such as CISSP CCSP or SC100 advantageous
• Demonstrating deep experience in delivering end to end solution architecture within complex enterprise environments supported by clear and structured high level design documentation
• Exhibiting strong knowledge of integrating legacy COTS SaaS and custom applications underpinned by robust cloud and infrastructure connectivity patterns
• Bringing hands-on expertise across Azure core architecture including subscriptions management groups policy RBAC and resource organisation alongside serverless PaaS container and managed service capabilities
• Possessing advanced understanding of cloud networking identity and security including VNets Private Link ExpressRoute Entra ID conditional access and enterprise security controls such as Key Vault and Defender for Cloud
• Demonstrating capability in building resilient observable and scalable platforms with experience in AKS application services monitoring disaster recovery and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or Bicep
• Proven track record of delivering large scale multi year technology initiatives working within agile environments and integrating third party services in regulated or risk aware industries
• Exhibiting strong professional attributes including clear communication and visual storytelling effective stakeholder facilitation attention to detail and a proactive collaborative approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• Were creating netzero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable modern offices across the UK all designed to bring people together and elevate the inperson experience

Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1