Cloud Architect

About V2 AI V2 AI is a leading AI-Native consultancy backed by $30m in VC funding, allowing us to meet our customers' needs. We harness the power of AI to accelerate business outcomes for some of the world's largest brands. We bring decades of experience and a unique delivery model to partner with our customers on the most complex problems for immense, measurable impact. Our Services AI Strategy & Governance AI Literacy & Enablement AI Build & Assurance AI & Data Security Overview This role is a contractor resource augment embedded within our customer, where V2 currently provides cloud architecture and engineering support. The contractor will operate as the effective cloud authority on the account — filling the function of the customers internal cloud architect while working under V2's engagement model. Responsibilities Platform ownership & oversight — Act as the primary cloud authority for the customer's Azure environment, guiding architecture decisions and overseeing the health of the platform. MSP coordination & arbitration — Manage relationships and technical escalations across their managed service providers. Where vendors point fingers at each other, this role is expected to diagnose, arbitrate, and drive resolution. Network troubleshooting & translation — Investigate and resolve cloud networking issues across a heterogeneous, inconsistently-patterned estate. Translate between on-premises networking concepts and cloud equivalents for their internal teams and MSPs. Engineering delivery — Hands-on involvement in platform tasks (Azure console, CLI, VM configuration) where MSPs are slow, under-skilled, or not on the hook. Approximately 20% of effort is expected to fall into this category. Stakeholder advisory — Guide internal stakeholders and project teams on cloud architecture matters, security implications, and vendor accountability. Knowledge transfer — Build documented understanding of the environment to support continuity and eventual handover. Contribute to bringing their cloud practice closer to modern standards over time. Cost awareness — Basic FinOps awareness desirable; ability to identify optimisation opportunities even if formal cost governance programs are not yet in place. Required Skills & Experience Azure (primary) — Strong, hands-on Azure experience is non-negotiable. This should be someone with Azure as their primary cloud platform, not someone learning it on the job. Cloud networking — Solid understanding of Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, peering, routing, DNS, firewalls) and the ability to bridge that with on-premises networking concepts. Infrastructure background — Experience in traditional infrastructure (sysadmin, on-prem networking, Windows/Linux environments). A developer-only background is unlikely to be a good fit. Communication & stakeholder management — Strong verbal and written communication skills. The role involves a lot of translation — technical to non-technical, vendor to vendor, and MSP to client. Apply Now: If you're passionate about leading AI-powered full stack projects, building scalable applications, and shaping the future of AI consulting, APPLY NOW and join V2 AI!