Cloud & Infrastructure Architect

Burberry; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury fashion brand in the UK is seeking a skilled Cloud Architect to shape their global cloud infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with the Lead Technical Architect to develop hybrid solutions across Azure and AWS, ensuring secure and scalable environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise-scale infrastructure, strong skills in VMware, network architecture, and Infrastructure as Code practices. Join this iconic brand to drive innovation in digital transformation.

Benefits

Equal Opportunities Employer

Creative work environment

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing hybrid cloud infrastructures for enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Deep hands-on experience managing VMware-based data centers.

Responsibilities

• Support defining and executing Cloud & Infrastructure Strategy.
• Design end-to-end architectures across Azure, AWS, and on-premises.
• Collaborate to ensure integration across infrastructure domains.

Skills

Hybrid cloud infrastructure design

Microsoft Azure

AWS

VMware management

Network architecture

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Disaster recovery strategies

Tools

VMware vSphere

HPE SimpliVity

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

As our Cloud Architect, you will be a lead artisan of our digital foundation, shaping a global infrastructure that balances our rich heritage with future-facing technology. Partnering with the Lead Technical Architect, you’ll curate and govern a seamless hybrid landscape across Azure, AWS, and VMware—ensuring every solution the evolution of our legacy environments, elegantly bridging the gap between traditional data centers and the agility of the public cloud. This is an invitation to influence our long-term architectural legacy, driving the high-performance operations that power Burberry’s growth on the world stage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Lead Technical Architect in defining and executing the Cloud & Infrastructure Strategy, ensuring alignment across on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Design and document end-to-end architectures across Azure, AWS, and on-premises VMware dataContribute to the modernization of existing VMware environments and the migration of workloads to cloud and hybrid models.
• Develop network and connectivity designs, including WAN, LAN, VPN, and cloud interconnect solutions, ensuring secure and resilient operations.
• Collaborate with enterprise, solution, and network architects to ensure integration and consistency across infrastructure domains.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing designs.
• Provide technical assurance, review solution designs, and support project teams in implementing architectural standards.
• Drive automation, standardization, and adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within hybrid environments.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to optimise cloud, data center, and network performance and cost efficiency.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Extensive experience designing and operating hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure for enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and AWS, delivering secure, scalable IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Deep hands-on experience managing VMware-based data centers, including compute, storage, clustering, and virtual networking.
• Proven delivery and operation of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) platforms such as HPE SimpliVity.
• Designed and implemented high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies across cloud and on-prem platforms.
• Strong background in network architecture, including routing, firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, and load balancing.
• Delivered secure hybrid connectivity using ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and site-to-site VPNs.
• Applied infrastructure security best practices, including hardening, identity, segmentation, and vulnerability management.
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM templates, and CloudFormation.
• Effective communicator, translating complex infrastructure designs into clear outcomes for senior stakeholders and delivery teams.

Technologies:

• On-Premises Virtualisation: VMware vSphere, HPE SimpliVity
• Operating Systems: Windows Server, RHEL, CentOS
• Backup & Recovery: Cohesity, Native Cloud Backup Solutions
• Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Amazon RDS

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.