Application Architect

Application Architect

Role Summary

Designs the application, integration and cloud architecture for a carve-out. Owns the target-state design and the technical approach for moving applications from on-premises to Azure or other targets. Re-architects applications only where the separation requires it.

Job Responsibilities

• Assess applications and assign the right 6R treatment
  

• Design target-state application architecture on Azure and AWS
  

• Apply well-architected principles to reliability, security and cost
  

• Define application DNS architecture and name resolution
  

• Define API endpoint design, integration and access patterns
  

• Design application data architecture and data stores
  

• Design infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation
  

• Design containerised platforms and deployment patterns
  

• Define DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD tooling
  

• Apply FinOps practices to target application cost
  

• Lead application rationalisation across the estate
  

• Produce high-level and low-level designs and review them with client architects
  

Required Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience in application and cloud architecture
  

• At least three application migrations from on-premises to Azure
  

• Strong understanding of the 6Rs and of well-architected frameworks
  

• Good understanding of FinOps and cloud cost management
  

• Experience with Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation
  

• Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM and Bicep) and AWS equivalents, with current versions
  

• Experience with at least two cloud providers (Azure and AWS)
  

• Strong understanding of containerisation and orchestration platforms
  

• Strong understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, including source control tooling
  

• Experience with application DNS architectures
  

• Experience with application rationalisation
  

• Experience designing and securing API endpoints
  

• Experience with application data architecture and design
  

• Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure
  

• Exposure to at least two OEMs or two cloud providers in each technology area
  

• Strong communication skills, with prior experience working with UK and EU clients
  

• Willingness to travel as required and to work in the client time zone
  

• Prior infrastructure background alongside the specialism above
  

• Prior experience in IT consolidations, mergers, demergers and carve-outs (mandatory)
  

• Relevant professional certifications strongly recommended