Azure Cloud Architect | Lisbon | Hybrid

act digital; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital in Lisbon is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to design secure, scalable, enterprise cloud solutions for a challenging project.

You will lead architecture across IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, IaC with Terraform, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and security, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or enterprise architecture.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field.
• Fluent professional English.
• Experience with Terraform / IaC, CI/CD and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve enterprise-scale Azure cloud architectures.
• Define secure, resilient and scalable solutions across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
• Design solutions covering networking, identity, security, observability, high availability and disaster recovery.
• Review Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
• Work with GitHub repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support architectures involving containers, Kubernetes, APIs, data platforms and modern integration patterns.
• Apply cybersecurity principles to cloud architecture.
• Evaluate technical options, risks, constraints and trade-offs.
• Collaborate with and influence technical teams on architecture decisions.
• Present and defend technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Cloud Architecture

CI/CD

Kubernetes

DevOps

Cloud security

APIs

AI cloud services

English

Terraform / IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Kubernetes

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to join a challenging project, with a strong focus on designing secure, scalable and resilient enterprise cloud solutions.

Location: Alfragide, Lisbon

Experience: 7+ years in Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture

What you’ll be doing

• Design and evolve enterprise-scale Azure cloud architectures
• Define secure, resilient and scalable solutions across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
• Design solutions covering networking, identity, security, observability, high availability and disaster recovery
• Review and challenge Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
• Work with GitHub repositories and CI/CD pipelines
• Support architectures involving containers, Kubernetes, APIs, data platforms and modern integration patterns
• Apply cybersecurity principles to cloud architecture
• Evaluate technical options, risks, constraints and trade-offs
• Collaborate with and influence technical teams on architecture decisions
• Present and defend technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Solid background in Cloud / Solution / Enterprise Architecture
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD and GitHub
• Kubernetes and containers
• DevOps practices
• Cloud security and cybersecurity knowledge
• Knowledge of APIs and cloud-native architectures
• Familiarity with AI-related cloud services
• Fluent professional English
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field

Nice to have

• Experience with GCP and/or AWS

If you’re an experienced Azure Cloud Architect looking for a new challenge in Lisbon, we’d love to hear from you.