Solutions Architect

PrimeIT is a leading company with over 19 years of experience in providing IT, Telecommunications, and Engineering technological services. Specialized in Team Extension, Managed Services, Custom Software, and Nearshore, we currently have a team of over 2350 professionals collaborating on national and international projects across various technologies.

We are looking for a

Cloud Architect

for this project!

What are we looking for?

The Cloud Enterprise Architect provides strategic oversight of all cloud-based solutions across the organization. This role ensures that every technical proposal aligns with corporate architecture standards, risk management policies, and long-term business objectives. Acting as a strategic “gatekeeper”, the role focuses on best-practice compliance and architectural integrity rather than day-to-day coding or infrastructure provisioning.

Main Tasks:

Strategic Roadmap Execution: Execute the Cloud portfolio roadmap, ensuring all initiatives align with CIB’s business objectives, regulatory mandates, and data sovereignty requirements.

Governance & Compliance: Define and enforce architectural guardrails regarding data residency and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, DORA, and local banking laws).

Policy Evolution: Define, enforce, and contribute to governance processes, including cloud security standards, Secure Development Lifecycle (SCA, SAST, DAST), compliance checks, and cost management policies.

Portfolio Oversight: Monitor the portfolio of internally and externally hosted cloud applications; assess risk, maturity, and drive the migration roadmap for all in-scope applications.

Design Standards: Deliver architectural blueprints, design patterns, and reference frameworks (e.g., Cloud Design Patterns, CI/CD, IaC) to ensure consistency and reusability across development teams.

Cloud-Native Guidance: Advise development squads on cloud-native design, API strategy, DevOps practices, data analytics, AI/ML integration, and open-source tooling (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible).

Emerging Technology Validation: Support the validation of emerging technologies by tracking Proofs of Concept (PoCs) with internal teams, external fintech partners, or vendors.

Strategic Liaison: Act as the bridge between high-level enterprise strategy and technical design, liaising with business and technology leaders to drive agendas forward.

Communication: Report progress, risks, and recommendations to IT and senior business stakeholders through written reports, presentations, and governance forums.

Cross-Functional Influence: Participate in cross-functional committees (e.g., API governance, AI ethics, internal cloud programs, fintech partnerships) to influence broader technology roadmaps.

Technical Skills:

Systems Architecture: Demonstrated expertise in software and systems implementation, including OOP, OOAD, Middleware, Scalability, and Resiliency within distributed systems.

Cloud Platforms: Minimum of 5 years of experience designing, migrating, and operating production workloads on one or more major platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or IBM Cloud).

Containerization & IaC: Hands-on experience with container orchestration and Infrastructure as Code (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, Ansible).

Security Integration: Experience embedding Secure Development Lifecycle tools (SCA, SAST, DAST, CSPM) into CI/CD pipelines.

Frameworks & Analysis: Proficiency in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and Risk Management frameworks. Ability to perform Gap Analysis, SWOT analysis, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Knowledge of IBM Cloud services (IBM Cloud Pak, Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud) or OpenStack.

Relevant Professional Certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or TOGAF).

Exposure to the Financial Services industry (Banking, Payments, Capital Markets).

Knowledge of Data Science principles.

Language Skills:

Location: Hybrid in Lisbon (Portugal)

Salary Package & Benefits: €1750 - 3500 (salary base) + Food Allowance + Flex Benefits

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