Senior Azure Architect

Company Description

Telefónica Tech (part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities.

We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market-leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany.

The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end- to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI, Enterprise Applications, Digital Workplace and Cyber Security & Networking.

Values: Open, Bold, Trusted

Trusted Partners:

• Microsoft: Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner
• HPE: Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year
• Palo Alto & Crowdstrike: part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio
• Fortinet: Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK
• AWS: Premier Tier Services Partner

Job Description

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Azure

Why This Role?

Take technical ownership of complex cloud solutions across customer opportunities, bids and live delivery engagements. You'll shape secure, scalable and commercially viable Azure and AWS solutions, taking them from early-stage architecture through to delivery assurance.

This is a highly customer-facing role where you'll influence technical direction, solve complex architecture challenges and help turn ambitious cloud transformation requirements into solutions that engineering teams can successfully deliver.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead solution architecture across complex cloud migration, modernisation, landing zone, platform, security and cloud-native engagements.
• Shape technical solutions for customer opportunities, bids and RFPs, balancing technical quality, commercial viability and delivery practicality.
• Design secure, scalable and resilient solutions across Azure, spanning infrastructure, networking, identity, governance and operations.
• Produce and assure architecture artefacts including HLDs, LLDs, reference architectures, design documentation and architectural decisions.
• Lead customer discovery sessions, technical workshops, design reviews and solution playback sessions.
• Work closely with Cloud Engineering and Delivery teams to ensure architecture is practical, implementable and operationally sound.
• Provide architecture governance and design assurance, identifying risks, dependencies, constraints and exceptions before they impact delivery.
• Maintain alignment between the solution developed during presales and what is ultimately delivered.
• Contribute to cloud architecture standards, reusable patterns, blueprints and reference designs.
• Mentor Cloud Solutions Architects and help strengthen architecture capability and best practice across the wider team.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure within complex enterprise cloud environments.
• Strong cloud architecture knowledge across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, networking, identity, security, governance and operations.
• Experience designing cloud migration, modernisation, landing zone, platform or cloud-native solutions.
• Proven experience leading complex solution architecture and producing implementation-ready architecture documentation.
• Good understanding of DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, automation and platform engineering principles.
• Experience contributing to or leading bids, RFPs, proposals and customer solution development.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance, technical assurance and design decision-making.
• Ability to confidently lead technical discussions with both technical and non-technical customer stakeholders.
• Ability to balance customer requirements, technical quality, delivery risk and commercial considerations.

Desirable

• Experience across both Azure and AWS.
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or equivalent practical experience.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or equivalent practical experience.
• TOGAF or another recognised architecture framework/certification.
• Experience with FinOps, cloud governance, cloud security and operational readiness.
• Experience mentoring architects or other technical professionals.
• Public speaking, technical thought leadership or knowledge-sharing experience.

The corresponding role documentation likewise treats Azure/AWS, enterprise-scale cloud delivery and architecture experience as central, with TOGAF, security, FinOps and cloud-governance credentials adding value. 

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

You'll work across the full architecture lifecycle rather than being limited to either presales or delivery. That means shaping solutions during customer engagements, influencing bids and RFPs, establishing architectural direction and then helping ensure the resulting solution remains technically sound through delivery.

You'll also have scope to influence reusable architecture patterns and standards, mentor other architects and work across areas including cloud migration, modernisation, cloud-native architecture, landing zones, platform engineering, security, governance and FinOps

Additional Information

At Telefónica Tech, we believe inclusion is the bridge that empowers everyone to be their authentic selves. We celebrate and respect our differences because diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger.
 
Be yourself with us, and feel that you belong. 

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. 
 
We are also committed to equity, accessible hiring practices, and creating an inclusive culture through many means including TogetHer (Women's network) and our Employee Resource Groups which include Diversity and Inclusion, Telefónica Tech Pride, Neurodiversity, ELEVATE (African and Caribbean heritage network), and Sustainability.

 We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch.