Daily Rate Contract (1 day onsite, Dublin City Centre) Ireland or UK
My Dublin based client is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect for a daily rate contract. The Cloud Architect will support a large-scale digital and cloud transformation programme. This is a daily rate contract role focused on designing, delivering, and optimising secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions across AWS and/or Azure environments. You will operate within a Cloud Centre of Excellence style function, contributing hands-on architecture expertise, establishing best practice patterns, and accelerating cloud adoption across enterprise platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Design and deliver secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud architecture solutions aligned to enterprise and regulatory requirements
Refine and translate business requirements into robust technical designs
Provide strategic guidance on cloud adoption, platform optimisation, and architectural best practice
Drive innovation and cost optimisation across public cloud environments
Present architectural solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ensure security-by-design principles are embedded across all solutions
Develop reusable, repeatable cloud patterns to accelerate delivery and reduce platform overhead
Collaborate with engineering teams to implement, deploy, and enhance cloud capabilities
Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, and governance standards
Required Experience
5+ years’ experience designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions
Strong background in modern cloud-native architecture (microservices, serverless, containerisation)
Hands-on Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Deep experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS or Azure)
Experience designing or implementing Kubernetes solutions (preferably EKS or equivalent)
Proven ability to manage and optimise public cloud infrastructure environments
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Experience producing clear, structured architecture and design documentation
Exposure to regulated or complex enterprise environments
Experience across both AWS and Azure
CI/CD and DevOps implementation using IaC tooling
Experience supporting cloud migration or transformation programmes
Certifications (Advantageous)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (or equivalent cloud certification)
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