Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Nordcloud, an IBM Company; Finland (MN); Hybrid; USD 69,962 - 93,283; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Individual training budget and exam fees for certifications

Flexible working hours and hybrid working model

Workcation possibilities within selected locations

Company laptop and needed equipment

Extensive private health care and wellness benefits

Job summary

Nordcloud, an IBM Company, is seeking a Cloud Architect to lead technical projects and guide cloud implementations. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to educate clients on cloud solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Infrastructure as Code, cloud security, and migrations, alongside familiarity with enterprise governance. This position offers a hybrid work model with individual training budgets and wellness benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Public Cloud and 5+ years in relevant IT experience.
• Familiarity with compliance, governance in enterprise environments.
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional and other AWS Certificates.

Responsibilities

• Work as a technical consultant and architect for customers.
• Communicate, design and guide customer cloud solutions.
• Educate customers on best practices in the public cloud.

Skills

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)

Serverless computing (Lambda & Fargate)

Multi-account organizations (Landing Zones, Cloud foundation)

Cloud Security (KMS, IAM, WAF/Shield)

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python, JS/TS)

CI/CD (ADO, Jenkins, CodePipeline, GitHub/Gitlab CI)

Enterprise Networks & VPN in hybrid/multi-cloud

Migrations (AWS Migration Evaluator)

Fluent communication skills in Finnish and English

Job description

Join Nordcloud and be part of the European cloud revolution. We supercharge our customers to innovate in hyperscaler cloud, enabling seamless migration, advanced security, and data‑driven success.

Your daily responsibilities

Working as a technical consultant and architect for customers through project work. Communicating, designing and guiding the implementations for our customer cloud solutions as well as doing hands‑on implementation when needed. Helping engineers and other technical roles to build successful outcomes that meet the customers’ needs. Working together with sales and project managers to manage the customer expectations from a technical and operational point of view. Educating customers on best practices in the public cloud and communicating solution offerings in a manner that customers understand the value within them.

Cloud architect responsibilities and tasks

• Capturing, creating and working with technical architectures (infrastructure) and domains based on client needs
• Working with cloud in an enterprise (infrastructure) context
• Documentation and communication of deliverables and the impact of designs to different stakeholders
• Understanding, communicating and implementing the well‑architected pillars of public cloud
• Scouting for new business opportunities for Nordcloud within customer projects
• Implementation and responsibility for technical solutions
• Using DevOps best practices
• Keeping skills and relevant knowledge up‑to‑date based on market needs
• Sharing the knowledge amongst peers, community and partners
• Some readiness to travel in Finland and other European locations is required

Your key skills

• Professional experience in Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Professional experience in serverless computing (Lambda & Fargate)
• Professional experience in multi‑account organizations (Landing Zones, Cloud foundation)
• Professional experience and understanding of Cloud Security (KMS, IAM, WAF/Shield)
• Professional experience in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python, JS/TS)Professional experience in CI/CD (ADO, Jenkins, CodePipeline, GitHub/Gitlab CI)
• Professional experience in Enterprise Networks & VPN in hybrid and/or multi‑cloud environments
• Professional experience in Migrations (from on‑premises or other cloud providers to AWS, tools including e.g. AWS Migration Evaluator)
• Fluent communication skills in Finnish and English

Competency level expected (Coach / Mentor)

• Cloud platforms and technologies
• Automation (CI/CD)
• Infrastructure
• Architecting
• Security

What sets you apart (additional points)

• Familiarity with compliance, governance in enterprise environments, cloud in general, working with security and compliance frameworks, processes
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional and other AWS Certificates
• At least 3 years of professional experience in Public Cloud and at least 5 years in relevant IT experience
• Experience from hybrid environments (on‑premises, AWS Outpost, Azure Arc, Google Anthos, multi‑cloud)
• Generative AI on AWS experience

Security clearance

The successful candidate is expected to go through a security clearance.

Eligibility

All applicants must have the right to work in Finland.

EEO statement

Nordcloud values diversity and is dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and employees.

Benefits

• Individual training budget and exam fees for certifications
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working model
• Workcation possibilities within selected locations
• Company laptop and needed equipment
• Extensive private health care and wellness benefits as part of local package