Cloud and Infrastructure Architect

Role Purpose

The Cloud and Infrastructure Architect will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native infrastructure solutions across Investec's hybrid estate. This position is instrumental in establishing the architectural direction for Azure and on-premises platforms, ensuring alignment with Investec's digital transformation strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design

Define and maintain Investec's cloud architectural frameworks for Azure and AWS, including landing zones, networking, identity, and access controls.

Lead infrastructure architecture design for IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness.

Orchestrate the migration of on-premises infrastructure services to cloud platforms, implementing rehost, replatform, and rearchitect strategies.

Ensure all infrastructure designs adhere to Investec's InfoSec, Operational Risk, and IT Risk standards.

Coordinate closely with Platform Engineering, CloudOps, and Service Reliability teams to ensure seamless integration and operational readiness.

Required Skills & Experience

Preferred Qualifications

This role requires a strategic balance of technical expertise and business acumen. The successful candidate will exemplify Investec's core values of integrity, innovation, and collaboration, contributing to a high-performance culture that supports both individual development and organisational objectives.

Investec Culture

At Investec, we seek intelligent, energetic professionals who demonstrate passion, integrity and curiosity. We value professionals who embrace our culture : a flexible mindset comfortable with ambiguity and prepared to challenge conventional approaches. Diversity, talent and leadership are fundamental principles in our pursuit of business growth. Professionals who effectively manage themselves and establish strong relationships to achieve results will excel in our distinctive environment.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally.

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