Lead Cloud Architect
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  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Contract
  • £650 - £700 per day
Job Description:
Full job descriptionLead Cloud Architect - GCP - SC Cleared
Outside IR35: £650-£700 per day
Hybrid - 2-4 days per month in London
ASAP - long-term engagement
We are supporting a requirement for a Lead Cloud Architect for a high-profile central-government cloud transformation. This is an opportunity to shape the foundations of a large-scale GCP estate, defining how the platform will be structured, governed, secured and operated for the long term.
You will lead the current-state assessment and establish the future architecture, landing zone and operating model. A central part of the programme involves transitioning platform ownership and administration into the organisation, giving you significant influence over its future governance, identity, security, FinOps and operational capabilities.
Role responsibilities*Lead the current-state assessment of the GCP estate and identify architectural, governance and operational improvements.

*Define the target GCP landing zone, organisation hierarchy and folder structure.

*Design enterprise-scale organisation policies, IAM controls and role-based access models.

*Develop the cloud operating model, including ownership, responsibilities, controls and service management.

*Define the identity strategy across Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation and Microsoft Entra ID.

*Design security architecture aligned with Secure by Design, NCSC guidance and the Cyber Assessment Framework.

*Establish FinOps governance, billing hierarchies, cost-allocation and chargeback approaches.

*Produce an operational transition model for the transfer of platform ownership and administration.

Key experience and requirements*Active SC clearance is essential.

*Significant enterprise or cloud-architecture experience within large, complex organisations.

*Strong experience with GCP governance, organisation management and resource hierarchies.

*Experience designing enterprise GCP landing zones and cloud operating models.

*Strong knowledge of GCP IAM, organisation policies and identity-management approaches.

*Experience designing cloud-security architecture within government or regulated environments.

*Strong understanding of Secure by Design, NCSC guidance and CAF requirements.

*Experience designing FinOps and cloud cost-management models, alongside strong stakeholder and architecture-governance skills.
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