Cloud Architect: Global SaaS & Cloud Strategy Lead

Seequent; Haarlem; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Seequent is seeking a Distinguished Architect to refine and implement its cloud architecture strategy across the product portfolio. You will partner with Product and Engineering to align implementations with architectural direction, ensuring convergence and scalability for a global SaaS portfolio.

You will evaluate patterns, drive non-functional requirements, and communicate architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cloud architecture

SaaS development

Infrastructure as Code

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Communication

Job description

Seequent is seeking a Distinguished Architect to refine and implement its cloud architecture strategy across the product portfolio. You will partner with Product and Engineering to align implementations with architectural direction, ensuring convergence and scalability for a global SaaS portfolio.

You will evaluate patterns, drive non-functional requirements, and communicate architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.