Senior Cloud Architect (Azure)

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær) seeks an IT Senior Cloud Architect to lead design, governance, and ongoing management of our cloud environment. You will define technical direction, ensure security, scalability, and cost-efficiency while partnering with engineering, security and operations teams to deliver robust SaaS/PaaS solutions.

You will mentor engineers, promote Infrastructure as Code, and drive automation, resiliency, and disaster recovery planning across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cloud architecture or related senior role.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise cloud solutions.
• Azure-focused with AWS experience beneficial.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption and zero-trust concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the overall cloud architecture, including topology, accounts and governance.
• Translate business needs into scalable, secure cloud architectures and deployments.
• Define security practices and enforce IAM, network security and data protection requirements.
• Establish cost governance and monitor cloud spend with FinOps.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption and automation to improve speed and reliability.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

AWS

IAM

Zero-trust

Python

Go

CI/CD

Networking

English fluency

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep/ARM

Docker

Kubernetes

VPN

Job description

IT Senior Cloud Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of our cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will define the technical direction for our cloud environment, ensure it is secure, scalable, and cost-efficient, and act as the go-to expert for architectural decisions across the organization. As we develop software and provide SaaS and PaaS solutions to our customers, you will work closely with engineering, security and operations teams as well as our Software R&D and Software development teams to translate business requirements into robust cloud solutions, while establishing best practices and standards that guide our long-term cloud strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and own the overall cloud architecture, including infrastructure topology, account/subscription structure, networking and governance models.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, resilient and secure cloud architectures.
• Define and enforce security best practices, including identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption and data protection, in line with relevant regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Establish cost governance practices together with the FinOps Manager to monitor, forecast and optimize cloud spend.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code and automation practices to improve deployment speed, consistency and reliability.
• Partner with engineering, operations, software developer and security teams to align infrastructure decisions with product and business goals.
• Support the Software R&D and Software development team to build robust and scalable SaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Define architecture standards, conduct design reviews and ensure consistency across teams and projects.
• Guide and mentor engineers on cloud architecture principles and best practices.
• Continuously evaluate new cloud services, tools and industry trends to improve the organization’s technical capabilities.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning, high-availability design and incident response processes.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering or a related senior technical role.
• Proven track record designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-grade cloud solutions.
• Primary experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platforms; AWS experience is beneficial
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles: IAM, encryption, network security, and zero-trust architecture.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks relevant to your industry (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep/ARM).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting/programming skills (e.g., Python, Go or similar) and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPNs, VPCs/VNets, load balancing, DNS).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in English (business level)

We Offer

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK's employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.

One company – HBK

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,500 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, Austria, UK, USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK is a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.

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