Lead operations for Private Cloud at Lloyds Banking Group, driving service management and consumer outcomes in a hybrid working environment.
About the role
- Principal Cloud Architect defining national cloud strategy and governance for UK government. Representing Appvia in strategic engagements with senior government stakeholders and advising on best practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead on defining and advising national cloud strategy and governance for UK government.
- Collaborate with senior government stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable strategies.
- Evaluate emerging tools, policies, and frameworks to inform cloud best practice and compliance.
- Shape architecture principles and standards for modern platform engineering (IaC, CI/CD, containers, DevSecOps, automation).
- Conduct and review strategic research and analysis across departments to inform a unified approach to cloud adoption.
- Represent Appvia as a trusted technical and advisory lead, building credibility and long-term relationships with customers.
- Work closely with Appvia leadership to expand capability, influence direction, and identify opportunities for innovation.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Cloud or Principal Architect in complex, multi-stakeholder and public sector environments.
- Deep understanding of cloud architecture, platform engineering, and DevOps practices.
- Broad knowledge of modern tooling and methods (IaC, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automation).
- Strong consultancy and stakeholder engagement skills - confident with senior civil servants and technical leaders alike.
- Ability to align technical direction, policy, and organisational goals at scale.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the confidence to influence, lead, and build trust in fast-moving environments.
- ACTIVE SC clearance (UK passport or ILR, 5+ years UK residency).
- Certification in relevant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) at an expert/professional level is highly desirable, e.g Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Professional.
- Certification in Kubernetes administration is desirable, e.g Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKSS).
Benefits
- Flexible working with core hours of 10-4pm because we know life happens outside of work
- Hybrid working - only one compulsory office day per month
- 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay
- Workplace Nursery Benefit to help working parents
- Full Private Healthcare cover for you with partners and children covered 50%
- Death in Service
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Pension plus a salary sacrifice option for even greater savings
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free hygiene products available in the London office
- Free therapy through AXA
- Access to the Headspace App
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Learning budget of £1,000 a year
- Your own MacBook Pro while you work at Appvia
- Dog friendly office
- Wear what makes you comfortable
- Free snacks in the office
- Pool table & ping pong table
- Regular team socials, board game nights, industry meetups and more!
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