Senior Technical Architect - Cloud, AI & Security (Madrid)

Capitole; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budget €1200/year

Private health insurance

Flexible hours

Job summary

Capitole is seeking a Technical Architect with 10+ years of experience to govern IT architecture across strategic local and group programmes in a hybrid Madrid environment. You will lead Design Authority governance, define API/SOA paradigms, and ensure security, data, and cloud alignment with enterprise standards.

Key focus areas include Cloud Transformation, AI & Agentic, API Management, IT Security and Workplace, plus multi-regional infrastructures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Technical Architect, ideally in large companies.
• Proven governance experience with Design Authority and ARB.
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Architecture and Azure platform components.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic programmes across Cloud, AI & Agentic, API Management, IT Security and Workplace.
• Provide Enterprise Architecture services, supporting Asset Management and IT Refresh Strategy & Planning.
• Lead Design Authority and Architecture Review Board governance and ensure alignment with Enterprise and Group Standards.
• Define application architecture paradigms, including API/Service-Oriented Architecture, principles and design patterns.
• Lead solution architecture activities, including Business Vision, Blueprint, Roadmap, integration and security.
• Define and validate target architectures covering Security, Data, Network, Integration, Cloud and Containers.
• Produce architecture governance deliverables, including Design Authority Terms of Reference and ARB/ASB decisions documentation
• 10+ years of experience as a Technical Architect, ideally in large companies with multi-regional infrastructures.
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Architecture, especially Azure and its platform components.
• Strong Infrastructure, Windows / Linux and Networking knowledge.
• Good knowledge of Data Management and DevOps / CI/CD concepts.
• Experience defining target architectures across Security, Data, Network, Integration, Cloud and Containers.
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones and Hub-and-Spoke architectures.
• Ability to validate solutions in a strong security context.
• Creative, autonomous, organised, rigorous and results-oriented.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Azure

Infrastructure

Networking

Data Management

DevOps / CI/CD

Security

Design Authority

ARB governance

Tools

Azure Landing Zones

Hub-and-Spoke architectures

Job description

Capitole is seeking a Technical Architect with 10+ years of experience to govern IT architecture across strategic local and group programmes in a hybrid Madrid environment. You will lead Design Authority governance, define API/SOA paradigms, and ensure security, data, and cloud alignment with enterprise standards.

Key focus areas include Cloud Transformation, AI & Agentic, API Management, IT Security and Workplace, plus multi-regional infrastructures.