Technical Architect – Cloud & Enterprise Architecture

Capitole; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Annual training budget

Hybrid work model

Wellhub wellness program

Team events

Job summary

Capitole is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to join a strategic technology team in a large international enterprise. You will define and validate architectures across Cloud, AI, API Management, IT Security, and Infrastructure, with a strong focus on Azure, networking, security, and integration.

This role blends hands-on architecture, governance, and solution design. You will collaborate with CIO stakeholders and engineering teams across multiple projects, participate in Design Authority and

Qualifications

• Broad architecture experience across cloud, security, and data domains.
• Experience in large enterprise environments.
• Ability to challenge and validate complex technical solutions.
• Strong communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD concepts.
• Experience with AI architectures and Agentic AI architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and validate target architectures across Cloud, Security, Data, Network, and more.
• Lead Architecture Review Board processes and contribute to governance frameworks.
• Design Azure cloud architectures, landing zones, network topology, and security controls.
• Collaborate with CIO stakeholders and infrastructure teams to align with business objectives.
• Ensure end-to-end integration, resilience, and scalability of proposed solutions.

Skills

Azure architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

Security governance

Networking (hub-and-spoke)

ARB & Design Authority

Cross-functional collaboration

Azure Landing Zones

Multi-cloud / hybrid

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect to join a strategic technology team within a large international enterprise environment.

In this role, you will contribute to key transformation initiatives across Cloud, AI & Agentic AI, API Management, IT Security, Infrastructure, and Workplace, helping define and validate architectures that are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.

You will work across multiple projects simultaneously, collaborating closely with CIO stakeholders, infrastructure teams, security specialists, application teams, and other architects.

The position combines hands-on technical architecture, enterprise governance, cloud strategy, and solution design, with a strong focus on Azure architecture, networking, security, integration, and application provisioning.

If you have broad architecture experience, enjoy working across different technology domains, and are comfortable challenging and validating complex technical solutions, this could be a great fit.

What you’ll do

• Define and validate target architectures covering Cloud, Security, Data, Network, Integration, Infrastructure, Containers, and implementation standards
• Support strategic technology programmes including Cloud Transformation, AI & Agentic AI, API Management, IT Security, and Workplace
• Provide Enterprise Architecture guidance to ensure consistency across the IT landscape and alignment with business objectives
• Design and review Azure cloud architectures, including Landing Zones, network topology, security controls, and platform services
• Define and assess architectures based on hub-and-spoke networking models, connectivity, segmentation, identity, and security principles
• Lead and participate in Design Authority and Architecture Review Board (ARB) processes
• Review solution architectures and ensure alignment with enterprise and group standards
• Define architecture principles, standards, patterns, and guidelines for APIs, services, cloud platforms, and distributed systems
• Support application and infrastructure refresh strategies and technology roadmaps
• Ensure proper end-to-end integration, security, resilience, and scalability of proposed solutions
• Collaborate with project and engineering teams during solution design and implementation
• Provide architectural leadership, identifying technical risks and challenging proposed solutions when necessary
• Contribute to Business Vision, Blueprints, Value Chains, and technology roadmaps
• Support the provisioning and integration of applications across enterprise environments
• Document architecture decisions and contribute to governance documentation and architecture standards
• 10+ years of professional experience in IT, with strong experience in Technical, Solution, Cloud, or Enterprise Architecture roles
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture concepts, particularly within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure platform components and architecture patterns
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones
• Strong understanding of networking architecture, including hub-and-spoke models, connectivity, segmentation, and security
• Strong background in infrastructure architecture, including Windows and Linux environments
• Experience defining complex target architectures across Cloud, Security, Network, Data, Integration, and Infrastructure
• Strong understanding of IT Security principles and experience validating solutions in highly secure environments
• Good knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD concepts
• Understanding of containers and modern application deployment models
• Good knowledge of data management concepts, architectures, tools, and large-scale data processing
• Experience with API and service-oriented architectures
• Ability to assess architecture from an end-to-end perspective, rather than focusing on a single technology layer
• Experience working in large enterprise environments, ideally with multi-regional infrastructure
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with technical teams, architects, security teams, and senior stakeholders
• Experience with AI and Agentic AI architectures
• Knowledge of enterprise API Management platforms and integration architectures
• Experience participating in or leading Architecture Review Boards / Design Authorities
• Experience defining enterprise architecture standards, principles, and governance frameworks
• Familiarity with infrastructure and application modernisation programmes
• Experience working across multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments
• Cloud Security certifications such as CSA / CSSA or similar
• Experience within highly regulated industries or large international organisations

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical depth with a broad architectural mindset.

You should be:

• Autonomous and comfortable taking ownership
• Rigorous and able to challenge technical decisions constructively
• Comfortable working across several projects and technology domains simultaneously
• Organised and able to prioritise in complex environments
• Curious about new technologies and comfortable with change
• Able to communicate architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Results-oriented, pragmatic, and solution-focused

Hybrid model – 2 days onsite per week in Madrid

Why join this project?

• People first – diverse and inclusive culture in an international environment.
• cloud transformation and enterprise architecture initiatives
• Azure, Security, Networking, Infrastructure, APIs, Data, and AI
• Agentic AI and enterprise AI architecture
• security, resilience, governance, and architecture quality
• Collaborate within a large international organisation and multi-regional technology landscape
• Work across multiple strategic projects with significant architectural impact
• High team stability and collaborative culture.
• €1,200 per year training budget and continuous learning opportunities.
• Private health insurance and benefits package.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid model.
• Wellhub: fitness, wellness, and mental health support.
• Football and paddle tennis teams sponsored by Capitole.
• Team buildings, global events, and strong tech communities.

We know that not every candidate will meet 100% of the requirements. If your profile doesn’t match perfectly but you believe you can add value, we’d still love to hear from you.

Information Security Notice

• The employee will have access to confidential information related to Capitole and the assigned project.
• Compliance with internal security and information protection policies is mandatory.