Senior Cloud Architect

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Architect for a long-term engagement supporting the Core Technology Architecture and Engineering organization.The role will focus on designing resilient, scalable and cost-efficient cloud and hybrid platforms, supporting large-scale technology modernization initiatives and ongoing on-premises to cloud migrations.The ideal candidate has strong experience working in large enterprise environments, preferably within the financial sector, and has designed complex hybrid architectures combining multiple cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure.Responsibilities:Design scalable, resilient and cost-efficient cloud and hybrid architecturesDefine architecture for complex cross-cloud and on-premises environmentsSupport and guide large-scale cloud migration and modernization initiativesDevelop architecture patterns, standards and technical guidelines for cloud platformsEnsure solutions meet requirements related to security, availability, scalability, resilience and cost optimizationWork closely with engineering, infrastructure, security and architecture teamsProvide architectural guidance throughout the solution lifecycle, from design through implementationSupport the adoption of Infrastructure as Code, automation, DevOps and GitOps practices Requirements:Minimum 5 years of professional experience in cloud architecture, including work as a Cloud Architect / Enterprise Cloud Architect in large-scale enterprise environmentsProven experience designing hybrid architectures combining on-premises infrastructure and at least two cloud providersExpert-level knowledge of the architecture and services of at least one major cloud platform: Azure, GCP or AWSStrong understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security, governance, resilience, disaster recovery and FinOpsExperience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform and/or cloud-native IaC solutionsExperience designing highly available, resilient and disaster recovery architecturesUnderstanding of DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, cloud operations and SRE principlesExperience supporting large-scale cloud migration and modernization programsExperience within the financial sector or another highly regulated enterprise environment would be highly advantageousFluency in English (both written and spoken)Nice to have:Experience designing advanced cloud-based AI platforms using solutions such as GPT, Claude or Gemini to support complex business processes and use cases