Cloud Architect

Seequent; Zuid-Holland; Hybride; EUR 130 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Seequent is seeking a Distinguished Architect to refine, communicate, and implement the cloud architecture strategy across its portfolio. You will partner with Product, Engineering, cloud providers, and customers to align implementations with architectural direction and promote convergence.

You will evaluate patterns, APIs, and modern cloud architectures to support a global SaaS solution, while documenting critical non-functional requirements and presenting clear rationale to diverse

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience in SaaS and cloud environments.
• 2+ years as an architect for a large-scale SaaS or cloud provider.
• Proven ability to improve scalability, availability, and performance.
• Ability to define and communicate an architectural strategy for a global SaaS solution.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Refine and implement Seequent's cloud architecture roadmap across the product portfolio.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to align implementations with architectural direction.
• Recommend patterns and technology choices to support strategic vision.
• Evaluate architectures and APIs for alignment with Seequent's vision.
• Define non-functional requirements and promote best-practice updates.
• Communicate complex concepts to stakeholders across Seequent and Bentley.
• Represent Seequent in platform integration and product discussions with Bentley and customers.

Connaissances

Cloud architecture

SaaS design

Communication

Problem solving

Remote collaboration

Infrastructure as Code

Architectural strategy

Outils

Cloud providers

APIs

Infrastructure as Code tools

Description du poste

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Architecture, Distinguished Architect, this role is part of Seequent's Global Architecture Team and is responsible for refining, communicating, and implementing the cloud architecture strategy across Seequent's portfolio. The role partners with Product, Engineering, technical leaders, cloud providers, vendors, customers, and partners to align implementations with architectural direction and promote technical convergence.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Refine, communicate, and help implement Seequent's cloud architecture roadmap and strategy across the product portfolio.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to align implementations with architectural direction and drive architectural and technical convergence.
• Recommend architectural patterns and technology selections that support the Global Architecture Team's strategic vision.
• Evaluate team architectures and APIs for alignment with Seequent's vision, including trade-offs across architectural patterns and styles.
• Assess new and updated "paved path" technologies, identify gaps, and trial emerging options with cloud providers and technology vendors.
• Define, document, and promote critical non-functional requirements, proposing updates in line with modern best practices.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts and the rationale for decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders across Seequent and Bentley Systems.
• Represent Seequent in platform integration and product or solution discussions with Bentley teams, key customers, and partners.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• 7+ years' experience in software development, building SaaS software in a cloud and Infrastructure as Code environment.
• 2+ years' experience as an architect, or equivalent, for a large-scale SaaS provider or cloud hyperscaler.
• Proven problem-solving and lateral-thinking capability at platform or system architecture level.
• Experience improving scalability, availability, and performance in cloud environments.
• Experience developing, documenting, and communicating an architectural strategy for a significant global, cloud-based SaaS solution.
• Ability to evaluate modern cloud architectures, technologies, APIs, and best practices for use across a product portfolio.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating remotely across teams, countries, time zones, and organisational boundaries.

Additional Information

Hybrid work from the local office 2 days a week and home-based the remainder of the week.