Senior Cloud Architect

Expleo Group; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo Group is seeking a senior Cloud Architect to lead cloud infrastructure strategy across enterprise platforms. You will design secure, scalable architectures on Azure, drive IaC pipelines, and collaborate with global teams to deliver resilient solutions.

The role requires strong leadership, fluent English, and the ability to influence stakeholders while guiding best practices in security, observability, and modernization across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS layers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud infra, platform/enterprise architecture.
• Solid experience with Microsoft Azure and Enterprise Cloud Architecture (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Design secure, scalable cloud architectures with HA, DR, networking, identity, security.
• IaC with Terraform; automation, GitHub, CI/CD; analyze and validate solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, containers, APIs, data platforms.
• Understanding cybersecurity, DevOps, and AI-related cloud services; assess risks and options.
• Strong leadership, communication with stakeholders; ability to present to technical and non-technical teams.
• Fluent in English; highly organized, autonomous, collaborative.

Skills

7+ years in Cloud Infra/Platform/EA

Azure & Enterprise Cloud Architecture

Security, HA, DR in cloud

Cloud-native, Kubernetes

Leadership & stakeholder communication

English fluency

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for your innovation journey. As a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, we are ideally positioned to help you achieve your ambitions and future-proof your business. With a smart blend of bold thinking and reliable execution, we’re able to fast-track innovation through each step of your value chain.

We are strategically positioned to build value, with a global footprint across 30 countries.We are as global and local as you need us to be, with strong best-in-class pan-European technological centres and unique best-shoring capabilities.

We leverage a network of high value-adding affiliates in consulting and industrial excellence, and leading partners across multiple sectors to provide you with the most comprehensive services and solutions in an ever-changing environment.

Essential skills

• At least 7 years of professional experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Solution Architecture, or Enterprise Architecture.
• Solid experience with Microsoft Azure and Enterprise Cloud Architecture, covering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures, including networking, identity management, security, observability, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)—preferably Terraform—automation, GitHub, and CI/CD, with the ability to analyze and validate technical solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, containers, APIs, data platforms, and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, DevOps, and AI-related cloud services, with the ability to assess risks, technical alternatives, and architectural decisions.
• Leadership and technical influence skills, the ability to communicate with stakeholders, and present solutions to both technical and non-technical teams.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, with strong organizational skills, autonomy, and the ability to collaborate.