Cloud & Infrastructure Architect

Role Title Cloud & Infrastructure Architect

Location: Leeds / London (Hybrid – 2 days per week on site)

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Salary: £95,000 + (DOE)

The Cloud & Infrastructure Domain Architect is responsible for designing and governing enterprise-grade cloud platforms and, where required, on-premises infrastructure. The role also leads the architecture and continuous improvement of End User Computing (EUC), including desktop, device and application delivery platforms, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cost-optimised and aligned with the organisation’s overall technology strategy.

This role defines and maintains the domain strategy, target-state architecture, standards and design patterns for the enterprise cloud estate, hybrid infrastructure, enterprise networking (including SD-WAN), EUC/desktop environments, and telephony and contact centre infrastructure platforms.

Operating within the Architecture & Engineering function and reporting to the Lead Solution Architect, the Cloud & Infrastructure Domain Architect translates enterprise architectural direction into domain-level standards and practical roadmaps. While the role does not set enterprise-wide strategy, it ensures that cloud and infrastructure architecture is aligned with and supports it.

As our new Cloud & Infrastructure Architect, you will also:

• Own the architectural integrity of the Microsoft Azure estate, ensuring alignment with Microsoft Well-Architected Framework (WAF) principles.
• Define and maintain reference architectures for hosting, networking, connectivity and infrastructure resilience.
• Establish and enforce architecture guardrails to ensure solutions are secure, scalable and cost-effective.
• Provide architectural assurance and design sign-off for solutions impacting cloud, infrastructure, networking and telephony platforms.
• Act as the Cloud & Infrastructure subject matter expert, supporting Solution Architects and delivery teams.
• Represent the Cloud & Infrastructure domain within the Technical Design Authority (TDA) and contribute to architectural governance.
• Ensure solutions comply with approved architecture standards, patterns and target-state designs.
• Identify and escalate architectural risks or non-conformance where domain integrity may be compromised.
• Provide architectural input to the Change Advisory Board (CAB) for changes impacting infrastructure or connectivity.

We are looking for:

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture, including landing zones, identity, networking, resilience, and cost governance.
• Strong understanding of the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework and cloud architecture best practices.
• Experience designing hybrid infrastructure and enterprise networking environments, including SD-WAN.
• Good knowledge of infrastructure security controls, including IAM, network segmentation, and encryption.
• Understanding of federated architecture models and domain governance.
• Ability to define domain strategy, develop architectural standards, and provide design assurance.
• Ability to produce clear architectural documentation, standards, and risk assessments.
• Proven experience as a Cloud, Infrastructure, or Platform Architect in a complex enterprise environment.
• Experience providing architectural governance and standards within delivery lifecycles.
• Experience working within regulated or risk-managed environments.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and we encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not match 100% of the technical requirements. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and strive to create a work environment which ensures everyone can be heard.

In return, we can offer you:

• Discretionary on-target bonus of 10%. Up to a max 20% based on performance
• 11% pension contribution (3% from you, 8% from us – optional additional matched 3% contributions, e.g. 6% from you, 11% from us)
• 25 days annual leave. Flexible public holidays and option to buy/sell additional leave
• Private Medical Cover
• Car Salary Sacrifice scheme
• 6x salary death in service
• Holistic health and wellbeing support package
• A truly flexible hybrid-working arrangement
• A culture that promotes inclusivity, wellbeing and rewards hard work

Who We Are

Medical Protection Society (MPS) is the world’s leading protection organisation for Doctors, Dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of over 350,000 Members around the world.

We are a not-for-profit organisation, meaning our Members’ premiums are kept safe should our Members require support for complaints or claims arising from professional practice, or invested into bettering the organisation, our colleagues and our products.

Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit Members and the wider healthcare professions.

To do this, we need colleagues who are trusted and supported to deliver their best work, whether that be through leadership development, fully-funded training courses or peer-to-peer support. We want our colleagues to feel empowered enough to deliver positive change, display ambition to push themselves and are determined when faced with a challenge, whilst ensuring our Member’s best interests are at the core.

Next Steps

If you are interested in finding out more, looking for a new role and want to join an organisation that truly values its employees, take a look at the role profile to find out more about the role to apply.

Our Talent Acquisition team are always on hand should you have any questions, are having any technical issues or wish to understand how MPS can support you with your application and interview. You can contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing careers@medicalprotection.org.