Architect, IT Hybrid Cloud Computing

upm; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful job

Caring community

Development opportunities

Sustainability and responsibility

Job summary

UPM is seeking an IT Architect specializing in cloud and database technologies to lead transformation of on-premises databases towards public cloud and autonomous services. Based in Tampere or Helsinki, Finland, you will design secure, scalable, and cost-aware solutions and collaborate with global IT teams.

You will work with application teams, suppliers, and IT service owners to align roadmaps, drive architectural decisions, and enable cloud-native modernization across the company.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of database technologies (Oracle, SQL Server) and their role in critical applications.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure concepts and cloud migration approaches.
• Interest or experience in autonomous database services and cloud-native modernization.

Responsibilities

• Take architectural responsibility for cloud and database solutions including security, performance, and lifecycle.
• Support transformation of on-premises databases to public cloud and autonomous services.
• Contribute to cloud migration planning and architecture reviews with application teams and suppliers.
• Collaborate with the Hybrid Cloud Computing Chief Architect on roadmap development and technology direction.
• Act as a key stakeholder for IT Service Owners and Product Owners focusing on database and cloud infrastructure.
• Align business roadmaps with database and cloud technology roadmaps (capacity, security, cost).
• Identify opportunities to modernize database services with cloud-native capabilities.

Skills

Database architectures

Cloud infrastructure

Autonomous database services

Database modernization

Project management & Agile

Stakeholder management

Solution-oriented approach

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values - trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Together we can renew the everyday, for a future beyond fossils!

Learn more about us as a workplace upm.com/careers

We are now looking for an IT Architect, Hybrid Cloud Computing, to join our team at UPM IT Infrastructure and Site Services, Hybrid Cloud Computing. This role is based in Tampere or Helsinki, Finland, as part of our global IT organization, which is responsible for IT applications, infrastructure, and IT operations worldwide.

Greetings from your future manager

"Are you an experienced IT professional with a passion for database, cloud, and architecture technologies? Do you thrive in dynamic environments, collaborating with various stakeholders to drive innovation and operational excellence? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you." - Joe Jia, Senior Manager, IT Hybrid Cloud Computing

What you will do

As an IT Architect specializing in cloud and database technologies, you will play a key role in transforming UPM's on-premises database landscape towards public cloud and autonomous database services. You will combine strong database architecture expertise with good cloud infrastructure knowledge to design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-conscious database solutions that support UPM's business applications and processes.

• Taking architectural responsibility for cloud and database solutions, including related applications, integrations, dependencies, security, performance, availability, and lifecycle considerations
• Supporting the transformation of on-premises database environments towards public cloud and autonomous database services
• Contributing to cloud migration planning, database modernization, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making together with application teams and suppliers
• Working closely with the Hybrid Cloud Computing Chief Architect to support roadmap development, architecture alignment, and long-term technology direction
• Acting as a key stakeholder for IT Service Owners and Product Owners in BUILD, with a focus on database and cloud infrastructure solutions
• Aligning business roadmaps with database and cloud technology roadmaps, including capacity, lifecycle, security, compliance, and cost considerations
• Identifying opportunities to modernize database services through cloud-native capabilities, automation, standardization, and managed or autonomous database services
• Providing consultancy for IT Service Owners and Business Services to support business demands related to databases, cloud infrastructure, and migration initiatives

Who you are

• You have strong understanding of database technologies, such as Oracle and SQL Server, and their role in business-critical application landscapes
• You have good knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts, public cloud services, cloud migration approaches, and cloud-based architecture principles
• You have experience or strong interest in autonomous database services, managed database platforms, and cloud-native database modernization
• You understand database platform management, performance optimization, security, compliance, lifecycle management, backup, recovery, and IT service processes
• You have ability to translate business and application requirements into practical architecture options and technical roadmaps
• You are familiar with project management and agile methodology skills
• You have excellent communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills
• You have proactive, accountable, and solution-oriented working approach

This is what we offer to you

• A meaningful job: We have an inspiring purpose "We renew the everyday for a future beyond fossils". Our work is impactful and transformative.
• A caring community: Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. We support the work-life balance of all our employees.
• Development opportunities: We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
• Responsible employer: Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas, from climate change mitigation to enhancing biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.

Learn about our Rewarding and our Ways of working .

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