We're looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team, could this be your next role?

Our Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) provides Governance, Consulting, Training and Architectural support to teams migrating applications to Cloud. As a Cloud First strategy, we support and encourage a collaborative approach to Cloud adoption by sharing best practices and helping change the culture of teams. These roles play a critical part in leading teams across the Business across Aviva's AWS, Azure and Google Cloud platforms.

Responsibilities within the role:

• Lead a team and/or programme of work within the Cloud Change portfolio
  
• Be responsible for an Architectural domain within Cloud e.g. AWS, Azure or Google Cloud platform
  
• Design Cloud platform shared services and help drive the delivery of new Cloud platforms and features
  
• Build and maintain Cloud Governance and design frameworks
  
• Provide consultancy, best practice and architectural support to our internal teams
  
• Represent Cloud in Architecture governance forums, authorising and submitting relevant papers
  
• Ensure there is two-way alignment with Aviva's Enterprise, Infrastructure and Platform Architecture Groups
  
• Develop and drive the Cloud and Platform strategies, providing input and support for the Cloud Platform roadmaps
  
• Writing and maintaining guidance and content for various Cloud knowledge wiki sites
  
• Recognised as a Cloud expert and an active leader and contributor across Cloud communities and forums
  
• Remain abreast of the latest open source and Cloud technologies, platforms and service providers
  
• Management responsibility of areas within CCoE, including training, managing and mentoring junior team members
  
• Build and maintain Cloud patterns, standards and methodologies
  
• Act as technical design authority for applications migrating to Cloud, all public Cloud platforms, Cloud platform services and Cloud technical evaluations
  

Specific skills and experience required:

• Specialist in at least one main Cloud provider - AWS, Azure or GCP and related technologies
  
• Experience being a Lead Architect on programmes - driving the delivery of projects in a sophisticated environment
  
• Outstanding stakeholder management and soft skills experience
  
• Experience working closely with defined architecture patterns and standards to build a roadmap for a platform
  
• Clear understanding of security principles such as HBAC/RBAC/PAM
  
• Good understanding of networking technologies in a Cloud environment (Hybrid and Poly-Cloud connectivity, Routing, DNS)
  
• Enterprise Identity Services (AD, Azure AD, SSO, Federated Identity)
  
• Experience with automation and deployment (CI/CD), DevOps, SRE, automated testing and modern SDLC methodologies
  
• Strong experience with configuration and lifecycle management
  
• Keep abreast with developments in the IT industry and retail market space to ensure architectures are kept in line with industry standard
  

These skills are preferred, but not essential:

• Cloud certifications
  
• Experience working in a regulated workplace
  
• Experience mentoring or leading a team or junior colleagues
  
• Background in Business or Technology consulting
  

What will you get for this role?

• Salary up to £100,000 depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications
  
• A generous defined contribution pension scheme
  
• Annual performance related bonus and pay review
  
• A holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
  
• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through "My Aviva Extras" plus discounts for Friends and Family (some exclusions apply)
  
• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme
  

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we're people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring risk handling is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take ownership, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too. We always 'Care More'. It's our thing. We're all about our people - that's you - so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we're very open to that. In fact, we don't advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it's up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with a diverse group of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job . Once you've applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll make sure we interview you.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online . If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Lacey Lane Mckoy a call on 0207 255 0884 or send an email to lacey.lane-mckoy@aviva.com

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010 *. By ' minimum criteria' we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.