Senior Cloud & Solutions Architect | Hybrid Dublin

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

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.