Senior Cloud Architect & Enterprise Transformation Leader

Xebia; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Training budget

Certification support

Architecture roundtables

Job summary

Xebia in the Netherlands seeks a Cloud Architect for Xebia Cloud to act as the technical authority for client projects. You will design secure, scalable platforms on AWS and GCP, set guardrails, and lead teams through Well-Architected implementations in a hybrid delivery model across the Benelux.

You’ll mentor consultants, run discovery workshops, and present target-state blueprints to stakeholders. English is essential; Dutch is a plus. Offices in Hilversum and Amsterdam support collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years IT experience with 3+ years cloud architecture and leadership.
• Deep expertise in AWS or GCP with professional certifications.
• Experience applying Well-Architected Frameworks and landing zones.
• Proficient in IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and microservices.
• Strong consulting and advisory communication; able to lead workshops.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable cloud platforms and guardrails.
• Lead engineering teams in Well-Architected implementations.
• Mentor junior consultants and practitioners.
• Present target-state blueprints to client stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Technical leadership

AWS & GCP

Well-Architected

IaC (Terraform)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Kubernetes

EKS/GKE

Job description

Xebia in the Netherlands seeks a Cloud Architect for Xebia Cloud to act as the technical authority for client projects. You will design secure, scalable platforms on AWS and GCP, set guardrails, and lead teams through Well-Architected implementations in a hybrid delivery model across the Benelux.

You’ll mentor consultants, run discovery workshops, and present target-state blueprints to stakeholders. English is essential; Dutch is a plus. Offices in Hilversum and Amsterdam support collaboration.