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£70k-£110k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Design judgement
Ask about an architecture they designed and the trade-offs they made.
Cost and security
Cloud rewards people who balance performance, security and spend. Probe all three.
Cloud fit
Match core platform experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) to your environment.
How to run the hire
1. Define scope and platform
Be clear on cloud platform, scale and what they'll own.
2. Score for design and cost
Weight architecture judgement and cost awareness, not just certifications.
3. Source and approach
Approach senior candidates directly.
4. Use an architecture discussion
Have them design for a real scenario and defend the trade-offs.
5. Reference the outcomes
Confirm their designs scaled and stayed secure and affordable.
Fees typically run 18-23% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts.
Usually 6-10 weeks.
It's a senior, scarce skill, so a targeted search and a fair offer matter.
A Cloud Architect designs the cloud infrastructure that systems run on - balancing scalability, security, reliability and cost.
They set the architectural direction and standards others build within.
An architect designs the infrastructure; a DevOps engineer builds and runs it. Larger environments need both; smaller ones sometimes get one person doing more.
We'll help you scope which you actually need.
Try: Design cloud infrastructure for this scenario - talk me through the trade-offs.
How do you control cloud cost?
How do you approach security? and Tell me about a design you'd now do differently.
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud primarily.
We match core platform experience to your environment, since deep expertise in the wrong cloud is less useful than solid experience in yours.
Tell us about your role and a specialist IT recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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