Senior Cloud Architect

Job Overview

We are supporting a significant enterprise transformation initiative and seek a seasoned Cloud Architect to design and govern a complex, large-scale cloud ecosystem within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and refine secure, enterprise-level cloud infrastructure including landing zones, networking, and foundational platforms.
• Lead governance and assurance efforts aligned with established security, compliance, including GDPR and contemporary regulatory frameworks.
• Assist in mapping application and service dependencies to facilitate migration planning, sequencing, and readiness for cutover.
• Facilitate technical design workshops involving engineering, infrastructure, and architectural stakeholders.
• Identify architectural and delivery risks and offer realistic mitigation and remediation strategies.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code methodologies and automated deployment using modern tools such as Terraform and configuration automation frameworks.
• Oversee architectural integrity across cloud modernization and migration projects, ensuring scalability and uniformity.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum seven years experience in enterprise cloud architecture, large migration programs, or leadership in platform engineering.
• Extensive expertise in cloud security, governance, and regulatory compliance within enterprise settings.
• Certified cloud architect credentials (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect - Professional or equivalent).
• Practical experience with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform and configuration management systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking and security principles including IAM, VPC/VNet design, encryption standards, and connectivity models.
• Knowledgeable about regulated industry environments and frameworks such as GDPR and modern security control standards.
• Ability to engage with senior leadership and influence architecture decision-making across diverse teams.

Preferred Experience

Familiarity with insurance or financial services sectors is advantageous.

Additional Information

Candidates must be authorized to work full-time in Ireland without restrictions. The recruiting agency acts as an Employment Agency and Employment Business.