Senior Technical Cloud Architect (AWS)

Stelfox Tech Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stelfox is hiring a Senior Technical Cloud Architect (AWS) to lead large-scale cloud migration and platform modernisation for a Dublin-based client in a regulatory reporting environment, driving strategy, architecture governance and delivery excellence.

Candidates must have banking and cloud migration experience, with strong leadership, stakeholder management across global teams, data governance awareness, and a proven ability to deliver secure, compliant AWS solutions on a multi-tenant SaaS

Qualifications

• Banking/financial services experience essential.
• Cloud Migration experience required for consideration.
• Regulatory reporting familiarity a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define cloud architecture standards and governance.
• Design scalable, secure solutions for regulatory reporting.
• Lead AWS-based cloud migration strategies (SaaS / multi-tenant).
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, security, and data governance frameworks.
• Drive performance, scalability, and cost optimisation.
• Promote IaC and automation best practices.
• Design data architecture ensuring lineage, auditability, and compliance.
• Collaborate with global teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with data residency and security standards.
• Support governance, roadmap alignment, and delivery oversight.

Skills

AWS

Cloud migration

Cloud architecture

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Data governance

Tools

AXIOM

Terraform

Job description

Senior Technical Cloud Architect (AWS) - Contract Role

Dublin | Hybrid (3 days onsite, non-negotiable)

Stelfox is hiring a Senior Technical Cloud Architect (AWS) to lead large-scale cloud migration and platform modernisation initiatives within a regulatory reporting environment for a Dublin-based client.

Please note - Candidates must have banking experience and Cloud Migration experience to be considered for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Define cloud architecture standards and governance
• Design scalable, secure solutions for regulatory reporting
• Lead AWS-based cloud migration strategies (SaaS / multi-tenant)
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, security, and data governance frameworks
• Drive performance, scalability, and cost optimisation
• Promote IaC and automation best practices
• Design data architecture ensuring lineage, auditability, and compliance
• Collaborate with global teams and stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with data residency and security standards
• Support governance, roadmap alignment, and delivery oversight

Experience & Skills

• Proven track record in large-scale cloud migrations (AWS) within financial services
• Strong cloud architecture and cloud-native / SaaS platform experience
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting systems (AXIOM desirable)
• Solid understanding of data architecture and governance
• Experience in Agile / hybrid delivery environments
• Strong technical leadership and decision-making ability
• Excellent stakeholder management across global teams
• Clear, concise communication (technical & business)
• High ownership, attention to detail, and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work across global, multi-timezone environments