Senior Cloud Architect
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £57,701 to £71,942 per year |
| Additional salary information: | DDaT Pay Supplement This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession, as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a £5,000.00 annual DDAT pay supplement, applicable after a 3-month competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | G2 8LU, EH6 6QQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Scottish Government |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1185 |
Summary
Do you want to transform the way cloud technologies are used across Government, the wider Public Sector in Scotland to enable the delivery of better technology to serve the people of Scotland?
To support our investment in The Scottish Government cloud platform we have two positions for Senior Cloud Architects able to play a key role in designing secure, scalable digital solutions that meet user needs and deliver public value.
Specialising in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure, our Senior Cloud Architects are part of a multi-disciplined team responsible for the design, delivery, and ongoing improvement of the Scottish Government Cloud Platform service.
Architects also collaborate closely with our customers to support the design and delivery of modern solutions onto our service, ensuring effective use of the common shared services we offer.
Working with colleagues, customers and other technical professionals to capture, document and agree solution requirements early in the delivery process - with a particular focus on security and cost effectiveness.
Translating requirements into modern, secure, and cost-effective architectural designs.
Collaborating with stakeholders across different disciplines - such as security, service, and engineering teams - to gain feedback on requirements and ensure solutions solve the whole problem and align to organisational standards and processes.
Developing, document, present and support architectural decisions at relevant governance forums to obtain agreement to proceed.
You will transparently identify, document, and communicate risks at all stages of solution development.
Defining and contributing to roadmaps and strategies in your areas of expertise.
Continuously assessing the landscape to identify emerging technologies and approaches to improve the organisation.
Evaluating the success of a project or programme of work - once the solution has been integrated - to identify lessons learned that could contribute to future best practices.
To support our investment in The Scottish Government cloud platform we have two positions for Senior Cloud Architects able to play a key role in designing secure, scalable digital solutions that meet user needs and deliver public value.
Specialising in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure, our Senior Cloud Architects are part of a multi-disciplined team responsible for the design, delivery, and ongoing improvement of the Scottish Government Cloud Platform service.
Architects also collaborate closely with our customers to support the design and delivery of modern solutions onto our service, ensuring effective use of the common shared services we offer.
Working with colleagues, customers and other technical professionals to capture, document and agree solution requirements early in the delivery process - with a particular focus on security and cost effectiveness.
Translating requirements into modern, secure, and cost-effective architectural designs.
Collaborating with stakeholders across different disciplines - such as security, service, and engineering teams - to gain feedback on requirements and ensure solutions solve the whole problem and align to organisational standards and processes.
Developing, document, present and support architectural decisions at relevant governance forums to obtain agreement to proceed.
You will transparently identify, document, and communicate risks at all stages of solution development.
Defining and contributing to roadmaps and strategies in your areas of expertise.
Continuously assessing the landscape to identify emerging technologies and approaches to improve the organisation.
Evaluating the success of a project or programme of work - once the solution has been integrated - to identify lessons learned that could contribute to future best practices.