Job Title
Cloud Solution Architect
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Enterprise Information Architecture
Closing Date
23 March 2025
Asda's Technology Strategy & Architecture function is looking for Cloud Solution Architect to join our Architecture Team. You'll be working within an established architecture function, embedded into our cloud team, accountable for cloud solutions and cloud platform architecture.
Successful candidates will report to a Senior Solutions Architect Manager, aligning and working closely to the Cloud and Technology Enterprise Architect for Technical Leadership whilst being authoritative leaders and trusted advisors of architectural design and process.
What you'll love:
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will be passionate about cloud technologies and committed to driving a cloud-first approach across our organisation. You’ll have a strong understanding of cloud platforms and a continuous learning mindset with a desire to develop architectural expertise with our support. You will work with cross-functional teams to develop scalable, secure, and stable cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical best practices.
In this role you’ll be working in one of the UK’s largest, modern, cloud first and innovative retail environments. With the ability to leverage the latest Cloud technology, techniques and thinking to build our business.
Design, implement, and optimise cloud architectures that are scalable, secure, and cost-effective, to meet business and technical requirements.
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to embed and mature cloud best practices, and optimise cloud infrastructure.
Provide guidance on best practices for cloud security, governance, and compliance, while also helping to define and develop cloud policies and standards.
What you'll need:
Hands-on experience with containers and Infrastructure as Code is beneficial.
A passion for automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement.
The role is based in our headquarters at Asda House in Leeds, and aligned with hybrid working the successful candidate will be expected to work in the office three days per week.
Work Where it Works
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -
• Discretionary company bonus
• £5,700 company car or car allowance
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
