Cloud Architect - Hybrid

GCS Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Career progression

Competitive salary

Mentoring and coaching

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking an experienced Solution Architect in Dublin to lead architectural direction across diverse digital transformation projects. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure technology solutions spanning cloud and hybrid environments, driving design from concept to delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients and senior stakeholders, guidance on architecture strategy, and governance to ensure resilient, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience producing solution proposals and architectural designs.
• Experience with cloud adoption frameworks and cloud architecture across Azure and/or AWS.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Experience with integration technologies and architectural patterns including API-led integration, event streaming and BFF.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and secure solution design.
• Experience designing highly available, resilient solutions with disaster recovery strategies.
• Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure AZ-305 or AWS Solutions Architect Professional.

Responsibilities

• Solution Design: Translate business and technical requirements into robust, scalable technology solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Lead architectural design and technical direction with clients and delivery teams.
• Architecture Strategy: Develop blueprints addressing functional and non-functional requirements.
• Cloud Architecture: Advise on cloud adoption strategies using Azure and AWS.
• Implementation Planning: Contribute to delivery roadmaps and architectural decisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Technical Governance: Ensure security, availability and disaster recovery best practices.

Skills

Solution design

Technical leadership

Cloud architecture

Security best practices

Disaster recovery planning

API-led integration

Event streaming

Education

TOGAF certification

Azure AZ-305

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Job description

Solution Architect

Location: Dublin City, two days onsite

The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Solution Architect to join a growing technology team, taking ownership of architectural direction across a range of complex digital transformation projects.

You will work closely with clients, technical teams and senior stakeholders to design scalable, secure and innovative technology solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. You will play a key role in translating business requirements into practical technical solutions, overseeing architecture from initial design through to delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design: Understand business and technical requirements, translating them into robust, scalable and commercially viable technology solutions.

• Technical Leadership: Lead the architectural design and technical direction of projects, working closely with clients and delivery teams.

• Architecture Strategy: Develop architectural blueprints that address both functional and non-functional requirements.

• Cloud Architecture: Design and advise on cloud adoption strategies, leveraging platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.

• Implementation Planning: Contribute to delivery roadmaps, technical implementation plans and architectural decision-making.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders, communicating complex architectural concepts clearly.

• Technical Governance: Ensure solutions align with security, availability, resilience and disaster recovery best practices.

• Business Development: Support the development of technical proposals, solution designs and cost estimate

Desired Experience

• Proven experience producing solution proposals, architectural designs and technical costings.

• Experience with cloud adoption frameworks and cloud architecture, ideally across Azure and/or AWS.

• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.

• Experience with integration technologies and architectural patterns, including API-led integration, event streaming and BFF.

• Strong understanding of security best practices and secure solution design.

• Experience designing highly available, resilient solutions with appropriate disaster recovery strategies.

• Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure AZ-305 or AWS Solutions Architect Professional.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to influence technical strategy and architectural direction across diverse projects.

• Hybrid working arrangements with flexibility.

• Competitive salary and performance-related rewards.

• Mentoring, coaching and clear opportunities for career progression.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Solution Architect who enjoys working at the intersection of technology, business strategy and delivery, and wants to have a genuine influence on how complex technology solutions are designed and implemented.

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.