Senior Cloud Architect (all genders)

1 Senior Cloud Architect (all genders) LOCATION: Villach, AT, 9500 REQ ID: 198686 WHAT YOU WILL DO Platform Architecture & Strategy * Own the cloud platform reference architecture and roadmaps across AWS and Azure; align with enterprise architecture, security, data, and app teams. * Define and maintain golden paths (IaC modules, pipeline templates, reference stacks) for common workloads (containers, serverless, data, analytics, batch). * Establish multi-cloud landing zones (AWS Organizations + Control Tower; Azure Management Groups + Landing Zones) with policy, identity, and network guardrails. Developer Platform & Experience * Build an internal developer platform (IDP) that abstracts complexity and provides self-service: project scaffolding, environment creation, CI/CD, observability, and secrets management. * Curate platform catalogs/registries (Terraform module registry, container base images, reusable pipeline templates). * Partner with product/engineering teams to eliminate friction and adopt platform standards; champion platform SLAs/SLOs and intake processes. IaC & Automation (Terraform + Ansible) * Lead standardization of Terraform (workspaces, state mgmt, backends, code structure, version pinning, testing with Terratest/checkov, policy-as-code). * Lead Ansible usage patterns for configuration mgmt, immutable infra patterns where appropriate, and orchestration of provisioning-to-config. * Drive pipeline-native IaC (GitOps principles, PR-based workflows, security scans, unit/integration tests, drift detection, and change approvals). WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR * 12+ years in cloud/platform architecture or SRE/DevOps leadership roles; 5+ years hands-on with both AWS and Azure in enterprise settings. * Expert in Terraform (modules, registries, testing, state mgmt) and Ansible (roles, collections, CI integration). * Deep knowledge of AWS (e.g., Organizations/Control Tower, VPC, IAM, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch) and Azure (Management Groups/Landing Zones, VNets, Entra ID, AKS, Functions, Key Vault, Monitor). * Proven delivery of internal developer platforms, golden paths, or platform engineering initiatives at scale. * Strong grasp of security engineering (IAM design, secrets, key management, network security, container security, vulnerability mgmt) and policy-as-code. * Proficiency with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI), artifact registries, and pipeline security. * Experience with observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch), SRE practices, and production operations. * Excellent communication, influence, and executive storytelling skills; ability to set strategy and lead hands-on. Core Competencies * Platform Mindset: Product thinking, developer empathy, lifecycle ownership, and SLAs/SLOs for platform capabilities. * Automation & Quality: Bias for code, testing, and continuous improvement; remove toil. * Security by Default: Defense-in-depth, least privilege, provable compliance. * Stakeholder Leadership: Align across security, networking, data, finance, and product teams. * Outcome Orientation: Measurable improvements to speed, reliability, cost, and risk. WHAT WE ARE OFFERING This position will be occupied in Villach. It is subject to the in occupation group G. A higher payment is negotiable depending on expertise and skills. The monthly salary is paid 14 times per year. Please follow the link on the below section "Employment in Austria" for further information. WORKING HOURS Flexitime model 38,5 hours/week, Core hours (Mo-Th 9-15, Fr 9-11:30) APPLICATION: If you are interested in this position, please apply ONLINE under: Das Mindestentgelt für die Stelle als Senior Cloud Architect (all genders) beträgt 4.354,45 EUR brutto pro Monat auf Basis Vollzeitbeschäftigung. Bere...