AWS Cloud Architect – Advisory Leader (Nearshore)

Devoteam; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Devoteam in Portugal is seeking a strategic Cloud Architect with a focus on AWS to join our nearshore team. You will guide enterprise migrations, define architectural standards, and work with cross-functional development, operations, and CCoE teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud environments.

You will drive cost optimization, governance, and IaC practices, mentor engineers in cloud-native design, and document blueprints to share knowledge across the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with 3+ years in AWS cloud architecture and advisory roles.
• Advanced proficiency with AWS core services, networking, security, and governance.
• Experience in advisory boards, architecture reviews, or change management.
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Center of Excellence frameworks (FinOps, SecOps, Landing Zone).
• Knowledge of IaC concepts and governance tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with cloud security standards, threat modeling, and IAM design.
• Relevant AWS Certifications preferred.
• Excellent communication in English and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Recommend architectural standards and patterns for AWS migrations.
• Review target architectures in change committees.
• Collaborate with CCoE teams to enforce best practices.
• Evaluate portfolio candidates to plan migrations and landing zones.
• Guide IaC governance, security baselines, and cloud compliance.
• Drive FinOps and cost optimization across AWS workloads.
• Partner with development and platform teams on deployment strategies.
• Establish cloud security guardrails and governance frameworks.
• Document blueprints and reference architectures for knowledge sharing.
• Mentor engineering teams on cloud-native design patterns.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Stakeholder management

English communication

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Devoteam in Portugal is seeking a strategic Cloud Architect with a focus on AWS to join our nearshore team. You will guide enterprise migrations, define architectural standards, and work with cross-functional development, operations, and CCoE teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud environments.

You will drive cost optimization, governance, and IaC practices, mentor engineers in cloud-native design, and document blueprints to share knowledge across the organization.