Cloud Architect

Location: Warsaw - Remote working

Contract Type: 12 months+ contract

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead technology advisory consultancy and drive transformational delivery engagements, ensuring value creation through technology solutions.
• Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders, fostering consensus and shaping the organisation's technology direction.
• Create and refine collateral supporting Technology Consulting's "go-to-market" propositions and service offerings.
• Collaborate with account teams to identify and qualify new business opportunities, contributing to account growth.
• Mentor and coach junior team members to enhance their skills and ensure consistent service delivery and expertise within the practice.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine frameworks and approaches for business transformation proposals, including presentations, RFI/RFP content, methodologies, toolkits, and deliverables.
• Oversee the design of secure cloud, storage, networking, and security architectures on AWS, leading projects related to cloud adoption, migration, readiness, maturity, and landing zone deployment.
• Produce high-level designs (HLDs) based on solution designs and non-functional requirements, adhering to standards and defending design choices in architecture assurance forums (e.g., TDA).

Core Skills and Experience:

• AWS Certified Solution Architect.
• Expertise in architecture design (HLD, SAD).
• Proficient in AWS cloud landing zone, cloud-native technologies (Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture), and managed directory services (Managed AD).
• Experience with security solutions (WAF, API Gateway, Nginx), Identity & Access Management (IAM, WSO2), and key management (KMS, Entrust).
• Familiar with Agile methodologies (SCRUM) and tools like Sparx EA (UML).

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Certifications in CISSP, CISM, or SABSA.
• AWS Certified Security Specialty.
• Proficient in drafting technical documents, preparing presentations, researching IT architecture topics, and guiding development teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, the ability to abstract complex issues, manage deadlines, and communicate effectively with non-technical senior stakeholders.