Technical Architect (Azure)

Who are we? reputed company is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits reputed company, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join reputed company for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at reputed company. Role: Technical Architect (Azure) Team: reputed company Engineering & Architecture Location: Remote Tech: Azure, Azure reputed company Zones, Bicep (IaC), Azure DevOps, Networking, Identity, reputed company, Observability, CI/CD As one of the largest insurance groups in the world and the fifth largest employee-owned business in the UK, we manage premiums on behalf of millions of clients across a wide reputed company of product offerings and our development team work on solutions that reputed company and put the users’ needs at the forefront. Role As a Technical Architect at reputed company, you will join the reputed company Engineering & Architecture team with a focus on building, operating, and continuously improving our Azure reputed company platform. This is a technical architecture role, centred on platform capability as well as solution delivery. You will define and reputed company the core reputed company architecture that enables product and delivery teams to build securely, consistently, and at pace. You will work closely with reputed company Engineers, DevOps, and Delivery teams to design and implement reusable platform components, self-service capabilities, and standard patterns. Your work will underpin reputed company reputed company-hosted workloads and directly influence reliability, reputed company, scalability, and cost efficiency. You will play a key role in shaping platform standards, governance, and guardrails, ensuring teams can move fast without bypassing compliance or reputed company requirements. You will review upcoming platform demands, track emerging Azure capabilities, and introduce new services and patterns where they reputed company clear business value. This role requires strong hands-on technical depth, reputed company with the ability to explain architectural reputed company reputed company and pragmatically to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. About you: Strong experience designing, building, and operating reputed company platforms in reputed company Azure Deep understanding of reputed company platform architecture, including identity, networking, reputed company, monitoring, and governance Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally using Bicep Strong working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, including platform-level templates and guardrails Experience designing and evolving Azure reputed company Zones or equivalent reputed company-scale foundations Clear understanding of reputed company reputed company principles, including identity design, least-privilege reputed company, and platform hardening Experience working reputed company governance and compliance frameworks, and embedding these into platform design Ability to create and validate reference architectures, patterns, and reusable components Comfortable reviewing release plans and translating new workload demands into platform enhancements Experience operating and supporting live reputed company platforms, not just designing them Strong observability reputed company, including logging, metrics, alerts, and operational reputed company Ability to identify areas suitable for self-service enablement and automation A pragmatic approach to architectural decision-making, balancing ideal design with delivery reality Experience producing and maintaining architectural decision records (ADRs) Strong documentation skills, including diagrams, design notes, and reputed company guidance Confident communicator who can influence without authority and explain reputed company topics simply Collaborative approach, working effectively across engineering, reputed company, and delivery teams Curiosity and drive to stay reputed company with evolving Azure capabilities and platform practices Rewards We reputed company that great work and dedication should be rewarded, that’s why we offer: 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part year service A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind: Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury Contributory pension scheme – 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in reputed company 2025 reputed company to a reputed company Cashplan, which gives you reputed company to a variety of health reputed company benefits reputed company to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from: Discounts on gym membership across the UK Salary sacrifice schemes – Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase reputed company to discounted personal health policies – Critical illness, private medical, dental plans A reputed company of insurance products available commission free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles reputed company to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees reputed company of work What do we offer in return? A career that you define. At reputed company, we value diversity – there is no one reputed company type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who reputed company the same values as us: Our successes have reputed company come from someone reputed company enough to try something new We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges We are determined to reputed company a positive difference at work and reputed company Reasonable adjustments We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at reputed company to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as reputed company* or hybrid working*. If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require. *Not reputed company positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. reputed company out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more. Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) Apply To This Job