PaaS Technical Architect (Azure PaaS)
Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
Contract: 6 months
Rate: £575 per day Inside IR35

A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Azure PaaS Technical Architect to support a major cloud transformation programme. This role involves modernising key enterprise platforms and designing scalable, cloud-native solutions that will support high-availability, high-impact national services.

You will work closely with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams to deliver secure, performant Azure solutions aligned with best practices and long-term technology roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of end-to-end Azure PaaS architectures for application migration and modernisation.
• Assess existing on-premise environments and define cloud strategies and roadmaps.
• Implement Azure PaaS services including App Services, Functions, Azure SQL, Service Bus and Logic Apps.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and IaC tooling.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, cost-optimised, and aligned with architectural governance.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership across engineering teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience delivering Azure cloud migration and modernisation projects.
• Strong background in .NET Core, Angular, and SQL.
• Deep knowledge of Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings.
• Expertise with App Services, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Application Gateway, API Management.
• Experience with microservices and API-first architectures.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, Azure AD, security frameworks, and monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Migrate and related tooling.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates; Bicep/Terraform beneficial).

Desirable

• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-305).
• Experience with Azure DevOps, IaC, automated pipelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills