CLOUD ARCHITECT/LIFECYCLE (HYBRID LISBON)
Portuguese company hires for hybrid position
Location: LisbonPortugal (candidates must already be based in mainland Portugal)
Only candidates already basedin Portugal will be considered
Work Model: Hybrid (2days/week on-site)
Language Requirements:English (C1) Mandatory French (B2) Nice to Have
Seniority: Senior (8-15years)
Sector: Banking
Instructions: Please send yourCV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match therequirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chancesof success
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture &Strategy
- Design and define cloud architecture solutions aligned with business security and regulatory requirements
- Contribute to and evolve the cloud strategy and governance framework
- Deliver reference architectures design patterns and best practices
Cloud Migration &Lifecycle Management
- Drive move-to-cloud programs and workload migrations
- Monitor and assess cloud-hosted applications (internal & SaaS)
- Define and manage migration roadmaps and lifecycle strategies
Governance Security& Compliance
- Define and enforce cloud security standards and Secure Development Lifecycle (SCA SAST DAST)
- Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks (e.g. GDPR)
- Implement cost management and governance policies
Engineering Enablement &Best Practices
- Advise teams on cloud-native architectures microservices APIs DevOps and AI/ML integration
- Promote use of IaC and container orchestration tools
- Support development teams with scalable and resilient design patterns
Stakeholder &Innovation Management
- Collaborate with business and IT leaders in a fast-paced environment
- Lead technical discussions reporting and governance forums
- Evaluate emerging technologies POCs and fintech innovations
Leadership &Community Contribution
- Mentor junior architects and engineers
- Contribute to cross-functional committees (API governance AI partnerships)
- Support onboarding knowledge sharing and team development
Technical Skills Required
Cloud Platforms
- Strong experience with AWS Azure Google Cloud or IBM Cloud (5 years)
Architecture &Distributed Systems
- Expertise in solution architecture OOP/OOAD scalability and resiliency
- Experience designing distributed and cloud-native systems
Containers &Infrastructure as Code
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes Docker OpenShift Terraform Ansible
DevOps & Security
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Experience with Secure Development Lifecycle tools (SCA SAST DAST CSPM)
Design & Governance
- Experience with cloud design patterns and reusable architectures
- Strong understanding of governance compliance and risk management
Nice to Have
- Experience with IBM Cloud (Cloud Pak OpenShift on IBM Cloud)
- Certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP Architect TOGAF
- Knowledge of OpenStack
- Experience in financial services / banking / fintech
- Exposure to Data Science or AI ecosystems
Soft Skills
- Strong communication skills (technical & non-technical audiences)
- Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving abilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration
- Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
- Results-driven with focus on delivery and impact
- Comfortable in multicultural international environments
ℹ Additional Notes
- Hybrid role with regular on-site presence required
- Candidates must be based in Portugal (preferably Lisbon region)
Keywords
Cloud Architecture Cloud Migration AWS Azure GoogleCloud IBM Cloud Kubernetes Docker Terraform DevOps CI/CD MicroservicesCloud Security GDPR Distributed Systems Hybrid Role
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