Cloud Architect – Defence

Industry / Sector:Software Company

Salary/Rate:£80,000-90,000

Job type:Perm

Town/City:Wiltshire

County:Wiltshire

Job ref:NP-8914567

Post Date:24. 09. 2025

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Meet Our Recruiter

Craig Mullen

Director

0203 479 4931

craig@ncounter.co.uk

About the Role

Cloud Architect – Defence

Corsham, 4 days per week on-site Permanent | £80–90k + benefits

DV Clearance (active or lapsed within 12 months)

Join a major defence cloud transformation programme, designing and securing mission-critical systems. As a Cloud Architect, you’ll shape secure architectures, embed controls, and ensure compliance across one of the UK’s most sensitive programmes.

What You’ll Do

Design & implement secure cloud architectures (IAM, encryption, VPC). Lead risk assessments, gap analyses & threat modelling. Advise on compliance (GDPR, NCSC Principles, ISO 27001). Configure cloud-native security tools & integrate with SIEM (Splunk, Chronicle). Embed security in CI/CD pipelines with DevOps teams. Support incident response & recovery for cloud-native environments.

What You Bring

Strong cloud architecture background. Knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks. IaC experience (Terraform/Deployment Manager). Understanding of monitoring, logging & network security. Consulting mindset with clear communication. Bonus: Cloud security certs, defence/public sector experience, Kubernetes/container security, Python/Bash scripting.

Why Apply?

This is your chance to apply DV-cleared cloud expertise where it matters most – defence, security, and national resilience. Competitive salary, strong benefits, and the chance to work on cutting-edge secure cloud projects.

If you hold DV clearance and cloud security skills, we want to hear from you. Apply today and be part of the UK’s frontline cloud security.

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