Principal Cloud Architect

Volue is a market leader in technologies and services that power the green transition. Around 700 employees work with more than 2 300 customers on energy, power grid, water & infrastructure projects.

Our mission is to provide innovative services critical to society, unlocking a cleaner, better and more profitable future. Working towards this goal, Volue has become a leading technology supplier and enabler of the green transition, helping energy companies simplify and optimize everyday operations.

We are now looking for a Principal Cloud Architect who can help us continuously improve Volue's ability to provide value to customers in line with the Volue mission. In this role, you will lead both the enterprise architecture strategy and cloud platform implementation, driving technical excellence across the organization. You'll define architectural standards while building the underlying platform infrastructure, working at the intersection of enterprise strategy and cloud operations.

As a key member of the Internal Developer Platform team, you will design enterprise-wide architectural frameworks while building the self-service platform that enables development teams to efficiently deploy, manage, and scale their applications.

What you will be doing to make a difference:

Enterprise & Software Architecture:

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture roadmaps, aligning technology strategy with business objectives across multiple product lines

• Define enterprise-wide architectural governance frameworks and standards, ensuring consistency and interoperability across business units

• Partner with business stakeholders and product leadership to translate business requirements into technical architecture strategies

• Lead architectural decision-making processes and conduct architecture reviews for complex software design challenges

Platform Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure:

• Architect and implement highly scalable and resilient Azure cloud solutions

• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and multi-region setup strategies using Kubernetes (AKS) and containerized applications

• Implement GitOps workflows using FluxCD and infrastructure automation with Crossplane and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Define and enforce Platform Engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps best practices to streamline developer workflows

• Drive governance, compliance, and security in cloud architectures while optimizing performance and cost

• Manage Observability stack (Loki, Grafana, Prometheus) and implement disaster recovery strategies

• Design and evolve the Internal Developer Platform to improve developer experience, productivity, and self-service capabilities

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to engineering teams while leading automation initiatives

What you need to succeed:

• 10+ years of experience in software development with 5+ years in cloud architecture roles

• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and business-technology alignment

• Strong software engineering fundamentals: design patterns, SOLID principles, clean architecture

• DevOps, DevSecOps and FinOps expertise with hands-on experience

• Expertise in Azure services (AKS, Functions, App Services, AAD, Networking, Storage, Event Hub, etc.)

• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes (AKS), Helm, and Crossplane for cloud resource provisioning

• Experience with GitOps (FluxCD, ArgoCD), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane)

• Proficiency in C#, .NET, Python, or Java for cloud-native application development

• Strong knowledge of API design, microservices, and event-driven architectures

• Experience with platform engineering principles and developer experience optimization

• Understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks

• Excellent leadership, mentorship, and communication skills with ability to influence across organizational levels

Reasons to join Volue team and what we offer:

• We live by a Scandinavian work culture – open, collaborative, and people-oriented, with a fast-growing development hub in Gdańsk.

• We bring people together – through team gatherings, knowledge exchange and international collaboration.

• We give you space to grow – with autonomy, influence, and support to shape your career path.

• We work with impact – as one of Europe’s leading green-tech companies, driving a more sustainable future.

• We build on team spirit – grounded in cooperation, trust, and collective success.

• We offer a competitive package – attractive pay, flexible working hours, hybrid setup, plus health and well-being benefits.

In Volue, we cherish each employee’s competence, ideas and personality. Let your skills and talent be a part of our team – and let us leave our mark on the world together! 

Company Culture

In Volue, we believe that in order to be a successful company, we need to bring everyone to the table.

We look at diversity as a competitive advantage. A diverse workforce enables better decision-making and creates more value. By inclusion, we refer to the sense of belonging and being part of a community at work. We want the people of Volue to feel welcome, valued and not least encouraged to bring their whole, unique selves to work.

Volue is about people. From staff to client, people are at the center of all our operations, and we always strive for a flat structure where everyone feels included, appreciated and recognized for their individual efforts. Or as we call it "ONE Volue". We hire talented individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background or religious beliefs.