Mutual Respect, Empathy, Innovation and Professional Pride. Do you see yourself within these values?
Founded in 2006 under the mission "To Challenge Complexity", Closer Consulting is a Data Science company specialized in Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence.
By developing projects in the most diverse industries – Banking, Telecommunications, Health, Retail, Energy, Insurance or Aviation – we analyze data, transforming it into knowledge for our clients, allowing them to adopt the best decision‑making for their respective organizations and businesses.
We are now looking for a Senior Cloud Architect willing to accept new challenges in our Closer team in a hybrid project based in Lisbon.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and define secure, scalable and compliant cloud architectures
- Drive cloud migration initiatives and contribute to cloud strategy
- Define architecture standards, patterns and governance frameworks
- Support development teams on cloud-native, DevOps and distributed systems
- Ensure alignment with security, compliance and regulatory requirements
- Monitor cloud portfolio and drive optimization and innovation
- Collaborate closely with business and senior stakeholders
- Contribute to global technology strategy and architecture decisions
Technical Profile
- +8 years of experience in IT with strong focus on cloud architecture
- Proven experience as a Cloud Architect (hands‑on)
- Strong experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
- Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible
- Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices
- Solid knowledge of networking, protocols (e.g. HTTP), security and encryption
- Strong grasp of core engineering fundamentals (encoding vs encryption, hashing, infrastructure concepts)
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
- Ability to go into low‑level technical detail when needed
- Fluency in English (mandatory); French is a plus
Personal Profile
- Strong communication skills with technical teams and senior management
- High level of autonomy, ownership and proactivity
- Humble, pragmatic and solution‑oriented mindset
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Professionalism, reliability and attention to detail
- Comfortable in fast‑paced, international environments
- Fixed team day: Wednesday onsite
- Possibility to consider Porto‑based candidates (for strong profiles)
- Integration in a global Architecture & Technology Transformation team
- Close interaction with senior stakeholders and strategic initiatives
Benefits
We believe we are the ones to, by:
Providing a Multidisciplinary Team.
Giving a home office kit, with everything you need to perform remotely.
Ensuring a career plan alongside with professional growth.
Providing you with a custom training plan.
Oh… and by the way, we also have:
Several challenging complex projects.
Stimulating teams and leaders.
World‑class Clients and Partners.
If you believe in this match as much as we do, send us your CV to sara.durao@closer.pt and reach the closest side of life.
Closer is a company that values diversity and inclusion.