Cloud Enterprise Architect

About the role

We are a Portuguese technology consulting firm seeking a Cloud Enterprise Architect to shape and govern our cloud strategy across multiple regions. You will work with senior stakeholders to design, migrate, and optimize production workloads on leading cloud platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, principles and best practices.
• Provide architectural guidance for cloud migrations and cloud‑native solutions.
• Assess technical proposals, identify risks, and ensure alignment with security and regulatory requirements.
• Lead cloud governance initiatives covering security, compliance, data residency, cost management and risk.
• Design reference architectures, design patterns and reusable frameworks.
• Advise engineering teams on microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Work with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform and Ansible.
• Contribute to the adoption of emerging technologies such as AI/ML and data solutions.

Required profile

• 5+ years designing and delivering production workloads on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or IBM Cloud.
• Strong background in Cloud Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.
• Proven experience with cloud migration and cloud‑native architectures.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, resiliency, microservices and APIs.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker, Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Experience with cloud security and Secure SDLC (SAST, DAST, SCA, CSPM).
• Familiarity with EA frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Experience in cloud governance, compliance, risk assessment and cost modelling.
• Excellent communication skills for translating technical concepts to senior stakeholders.

Required skills

• AWS
• Azure
• Google Cloud
• IBM Cloud
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Docker
• Terraform
• Ansible
• SAST
• DAST
• SCA
• CSPM
• TOGAF
• Zachman

What we offer

• Training and certification support.
• Focus on work‑life balance.
• Benefits that impact personal and professional life.