Cloud Architect

Job Title: Cloud Architect

Location: Nottingham or Weybridge

Contract: Perm

Recruiter: Noaman Hussain

The Boots Cloud Centre of Excellence team is looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to join our growing International IT and Advanced Analytics (IT2A) function. You will have the option to work from either our Weybridge or Nottingham offices.

We are looking for someone who wants to challenge the ‘norm’; we want to change how we use the Cloud and help our companies who have some awesome ideas on how we help our patients and customers and the Cloud Centre of Excellence is pivotal to help our colleagues across IT and the wider business to make the most of the Cloud.

About the role:

As a Cloud Architect, you will define and lead the Enterprise Cloud Solution. This includes being responsible for developing, defining and improving upon the RPI Cloud Strategy and Roadmap, the Cloud Framework, Policies and Procedures to deliver and establishing best practices. You will engage across business organizational areas to understand strategies, objectives and needs in order to facilitate their successful outcomes, while also anticipating future needs.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and facilitate the cloud adoption process being a liaison to the business partners to facilitate fit-for-purpose usage of cloud services.
• Provide direction for application architecture and deployment in cloud environments.
• Conduct technological research supporting the organization goals and projects.
• Lead in setting standards for cloud consumption, including integration of cloud services with heritage data center environments and how to transition application designs to run on the cloud.
• Contribute to the design on how applications can achieve their Service level agreements and what tools that can help them with the development, creation and management of those applications (including Self-Service, Orchestration, CI/CD pipeline and integrated automated testing within those delivery models).

What you’ll need to have:

• Cloud Architect experience with successful track history in leading technical architecture discussions with partners at all levels (i.e. senior management, project/programme management, Applications/Service Management and DevOps teams) to provide secure and compliant cloud infrastructure solutions
• Experience of designing Microsoft Azure based cloud solutions
• Knowledge of cloud-based (IaaS, PaaS & SaaS) technologies, in particular Microsoft Azure
• Experience of designing and deploying solutions in complex multi-vendor projects and, managing multiple stakeholder relationships to get agreement on solution/projects
• Experience large-scale multi-tier infrastructure deployments in global enterprise environments
• Create design documents that ensure consistency in development across the IT/Engineering organisation. Help define IT/Engineering architecture to ensure that the IT/Engineering organization's solutions are built within a consistent framework.

It would be great if you also have:

• Certification: Azure Solution Architect Expert
• A broad understanding of modern software licencing models and cost optimisation strategies (i.e. TCO) for Cloud hosted solutions, with experience making cost optimisation recommendations during solution design
• Experience of managing a diverse set of stakeholders across multiple organisations and influencing their conflicting goals into a solution and deliverable release schedule
• Promote co-operation and facilitate coordination of all technical and non-technical streams within a programme to achieve the successful delivery of an integrated solution
• Be comfortable at explaining and presenting both solutions and rationale for decision-making to both technical and non-technical audiences via documentation and presentations
• The ability to present complex technical ideas (both written and verbal), anticipate potential objections and persuade others to adopt the most appropriate view

Our benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by WBA and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

You will complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

We are a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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