Global Cloud Strategy & Governance Lead

Valmet; Jyväskylä; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmet is seeking an Lead Cloud Architecture & Governance to define the enterprise cloud vision and steer architecture decisions across Azure and AWS. You will lead Valmet's Cloud Center of Excellence, guiding large-scale transformations while ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms.

You will drive governance, FinOps, and collaboration with security and business teams to align strategy with global objectives, balancing innovation with governance in a complex matrix

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in cloud architecture and governance across Azure and AWS.
• Experience driving enterprise-wide cloud transformation initiatives in complex global organizations.
• Proven success leading cloud transformation, migration, and modernization programs.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, governance, and FinOps practices.
• Leadership experience driving architecture decisions and influencing stakeholders across complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures, landing zones, identity services, networking, cloud security, and infrastructure modernization is a strong advantage.
• Professional cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, or similar are strong advantages.
• Excellent communication in English with senior stakeholders and global teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the enterprise cloud architecture vision and roadmap across Azure and AWS.
• Lead and develop Valmet's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) aligning cloud strategy, architecture, governance, security, and business objectives.
• Govern strategic cloud partners and managed service providers ensuring delivery quality and architectural compliance.
• Provide architectural oversight across cloud initiatives including migrations, modernization programs, and platform standardization.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure secure, compliant, and scalable cloud solutions.
• Establish cloud financial governance and FinOps practices to maximize value, transparency, and cost efficiency while reducing risk.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Governance

Leadership

FinOps

Cloud security

Azure

AWS

Cloud strategy

Influence stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Job description

Valmet is seeking an Lead Cloud Architecture & Governance to define the enterprise cloud vision and steer architecture decisions across Azure and AWS. You will lead Valmet's Cloud Center of Excellence, guiding large-scale transformations while ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms.

You will drive governance, FinOps, and collaboration with security and business teams to align strategy with global objectives, balancing innovation with governance in a complex matrix