Job Description

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Join one of the world's 100 largest industrial groups, a global leader in sustainable building materials with operations in around 70 countries. From its IT hub in Lisbon, the group runs technology for the entire organisation, including its global Public Cloud strategy, which is built mainly on Microsoft Azure.

You will join the Cloud Technology team as a Public Cloud Architect and report to the Public Cloud Head of Product Architecture. This is an architecture, strategy and governance role, not a coding or implementation role. You will define how the group builds in the cloud: reference architectures, standards and design decisions used by business units worldwide.

PROJECT & CONTEXT

• Design and govern enterprise-scale Azure platforms and products that let business entities worldwide build applications in a self-service model
• Own and document architecture decisions, trade-offs and exceptions within your Public Cloud domains
• Lead architecture reviews of designs proposed by peers and engineering teams, identify risks and ensure alignment with security, operational and governance standards
• Take part in strategic technical studies (RFPs, opportunity studies) and assess emerging cloud technologies
• Work in a squad with Cloud Engineering, Cloud Operations, Cybersecurity, Identity and Network teams, with continuous peer reviews and decisions made together
• The architecture team currently has 3 architects; this is a backfill for an internal move
• Office in Alfragide (Lisbon); occasional travel to France or abroad may be required

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required)

• 7+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, solution architecture or enterprise architecture, with significant cloud design experience
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and enterprise-scale cloud architecture (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Solid command of Azure foundations: Landing Zones (including Data Landing Zones), subscription strategy, resource organisation, RBAC, Azure Policy, Identity & Access Management
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services: DNS, Load Balancers, Virtual Networks, SD-WAN
• Experience designing secure, resilient and governed platforms, covering networking, security, observability, high availability and disaster recovery
• Ability to read, review and challenge Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation, and comfort working in GitHub repositories and CI/CD workflows. Hands-on development is not expected.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures: containers, Kubernetes, APIs, data platforms and modern integration patterns
• Good understanding of cybersecurity principles applied to enterprise cloud
• Proven ability to produce clear architecture deliverables: standards, roadmaps, decision records and recommendations
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present, defend and compare solutions on cost/benefit, and to influence teams without hierarchical authority
• Collaborative and constructively critical. You work with the team rather than alone.
• English: fluent professional level, written and spoken (minimum B2)
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred)

• Knowledge of AWS and/or GCP
• Experience with modern architecture patterns: event-driven, stream processing, event sourcing/CQRS, Event Storming
• Exposure to data platforms, DevOps and AI-related cloud services on Azure
• Background as a Cloud Architect in a large enterprise, a cloud architecture consultant, or an architect at a major cloud provider
• French language skills (useful given occasional travel to France)

Compensation: €2,500-€3.200/month net, depending on experience and seniority level.

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