Senior Cloud Architect

Rivada Space; München; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

International team

Competitive salary

Job summary

Rivada Space Networks GmbH in Munich/Berlin seeks a Senior Cloud Architect to lead CI strategy and design the CI technical architecture, including high availability, multi-cloud approaches, and security-driven DevSecOps practices.

You will drive automation, IaC, AI tooling governance, and data infrastructure, collaborating with global teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions and cost-efficient operations. Excellent English communication is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional CI experience with 5+ years as a cloud architect defining and specifying technical architecture and deployment solutions.
• Experience building CI from scratch.
• Holistic understanding of cloud infrastructure building blocks: compute, storage, networking, monitoring, security, automation and inventory.
• Strong CI/CD, pipeline automation, and DevOps skills with Terraform, GitLab.
• Experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP) and OpenStack; multi-cloud/hybrid environments.
• Automation tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Kubernetes, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana.
• Security management and ITSM processes.
• Strong communication skills; able to coordinate with internal teams.
• Willingness to travel; dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Define the CI strategic vision and ensure enterprise alignment.
• Design and specify the CI technical architecture including high availability and disaster recovery.
• Champion microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless architectures.
• Evaluate and govern AI tooling for performance and cost.
• Architect scalable data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes.
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• Promote DevSecOps and automation including IaC, security monitoring, vulnerability scanning.
• Collaborate on CI/CD integration with DevOps teams.
• Conduct proofs of concepts for AI solutions to validate feasibility.
• Prepare financial engineering for cost optimization and budget forecasting.

Skills

CI strategy

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as Code

Security by design

CI/CD

Terraform

GitLab

Kubernetes

AI tooling

Data pipelines

Communication

Travel readiness

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Kafka

ElasticSearch

Prometheus

Grafana

Kibana

GitLab

Job description

Who we are

Welcome to one of Europe’s most exciting New Space companies, creating the world's first fully connected mesh network in the sky. We are an international team of experts and engineers who have spent their careers expanding the boundaries and potential of space, now united in pursuit of a single vision. We value trust, open communication and collaboration to achieve the best results together. Now we are looking for the best talents for our locations in Munich and Berlin to help us make our vision come true.

Your mission

We areseekinga highly skilled and experiencedSenior Cloud Architectto join our dynamic and innovative team. You willbe responsible forthe designandthe engineering solution,as well asthetechnical management oftheRSN CloudInfrastructure,ensuringitmeetsour business needs.

This includes

• Defining the CI strategic vision and ensuring enterprise alignment including e.g.:
  • Cloud roadmap: Defines the multi-year cloud strategy, choosing between public, private, hybrid, or multi-cloud approaches based on company goals.
  • Vendor management: Evaluates cloud providers, third-party software, and integration tools to get the best value and avoid vendor lock-in.
• Designing and specifying the CI technical architecture including e.g.:
  • High availability & disaster recovery: Designs systems with automated failovers and multi-region replication so business services never go down.
  • Modern paradigms: Champions microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless architectures to maximize application agility.
  • AI tooling & tech stack:Evaluate and govern modern AI tools and frameworks (e.g., LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, and orchestration tools) for optimal performance and cost.
  • Data & analytics infra: Architectures scalable data pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes capable of handling massive telemetry or business data.
• Promoting DevSecOps and automation including e.g.:
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Ensures that entire environments can be spun up or torn down automatically via code, eliminating manual configuration errors.
• Security-first mindset: Integrates continuous security monitoring, automated vulnerability scanning, and strict encryption into the core design.
• CI/CD integration: Collaborates with DevOps teams to build smooth software deployment pipelines, accelerating how fast new features hit production.
• Executing proof of concepts to design and prototype solutions (including AI) to validate technical feasibility and demonstrate value before full-scale production.
• Preparing financial engineering for cost optimization and budget forecasting.

What you bring on the table

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience in CI with 5+ years specifically as a cloud architect defining and specifying technical architecture and deployment solutions.
• Valuable experience in setting up a CI from scratch.
• Holistic understanding of cloud infrastructure building blocks: compute, storage, networking, monitoring, security , automation and inventory.
• Very strong with CICD, pipeline automation and DevOps, particularly with Terraform, GitLab and operational use case designs (like backup, application upgrade).
• Experience in the following technologies and domains would be desired:
  • Expert knowledge of major cloud providers (AWS and GCP) and desirable experience in OpenStack , hybrid and/or multi-cloud environments.
  • Expert knowledge in automation tools like Terraform or Ansible.
  • Expert knowledge in OS software such as Kubernetes, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana.
  • Knowledge in security management and IT Service Management processes.
  • Very good communication and soft skills to coordinate and interact with other internal teams.
• Able to travel and work in a very dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English.

Why you should join us

We are an international team of space enthusiasts, following one great vision. We value equality in our work environment where different opinions, backgrounds and experiences are not only welcomed but also necessary to achieve the best result collaboratively. This permanent position was created recently and thus offers a lot of creative freedom. Our approach is to create a modern work environment with hybrid working model. We offer an attractive salary depending on your experience.

Rivada Space Networks is an equal opportunity employer with the approach to create a diverse and inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, disability, or other individual characteristics.

Keywords

Cloud infrastructure, CI Strategic Vision, LLM, Rag pipeline, Vector database