Azure Solution Architect - Midlands

Inside IR35FreelanceAzure Solution Architect required to join a leading brand in Warwick on a freelance basis to help migrate from on prem to an Azure cloud platform. Long term engagement, excellent rates andamp; flexible working Key Responsibilities Design, govern, and deliver end-to-end Azure architectures aligned with business and technical requirements, including standards, patterns, and ongoing design changes. Lead architecture workshops, approvals, implementations, and migrations (on-premises to Azure and cloud-to-cloud), integrating Azure with enterprise systems. Ensure regulatory compliance, security, identity and access management, and data protection across all solutions. Optimise cloud solutions for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Provide technical leadership across DevOps, Data, Integration, and Networking teams, maintaining architecture documentation, diagrams, and roadmaps. Required Skills andamp; Experience Strong experience with Azure compute, networking, storage, security, and monitoring. CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code using Azure DevOps, ARM/Bicep, and Terraform. Azure Active Directory, RBAC, and security best practices.Knowledge of microservices, containers, and AKS. Experience with Azure data services such as Data Factory, Synapse, and SQL Database. Open to candidates across the Midlands ideally located in: Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Northampton, Worcester, Wolverhampton andamp; other nearby towns. ..... full job details .....