ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Join one of the world's 100 largest industrial groups, a global leader in sustainable building materials with operations in around 70 countries. From its IT hub in Lisbon, the group runs technology for the entire organisation, including its global Public Cloud strategy, which is built mainly on Microsoft Azure. You will join the Cloud Technology team as a Public Cloud Architect and report to the Public Cloud Head of Product Architecture.
This is an architecture, strategy and governance role, not a coding or implementation role. You will define how the group builds in the cloud: reference architectures, standards and design decisions used by business units worldwide. PROJECT & CONTEXT โข Design and govern enterprise-scale Azure platforms and products that let business entities worldwide build applications in a self-service model โข Own and document architecture decisions, trade-offs and exceptions within your Public Cloud domains โข Lead architecture reviews of designs proposed by peers and engineering teams, identify risks and ensure alignment with security, operational and governance standards โข Take part in strategic technical studies (RFPs, opportunity studies) and assess emerging cloud technologies โข Work in a squad with Cloud Engineering, Cloud Operations, Cybersecurity, Identity and Network teams, with continuous peer reviews and decisions made together โข The architecture team currently has 3 architects; this is a backfill for an internal move โข Office in Alfragide (Lisbon); occasional travel to France or abroad may be required WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required) โข 7+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, solution architecture or enterprise architecture, with significant cloud design experience โข Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and enterprise-scale cloud architecture (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) โข Solid command of Azure foundations: Landing Zones (including Data Landing Zones), subscription strategy, resource organisation, RBAC, Azure Policy, Identity & Access Management โข Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services: DNS, Load Balancers, Virtual Networks, SD-WAN โข Experience designing secure, resilient and governed platforms, covering networking, security, observability, high availability and disaster recovery โข Ability to read, review and challenge Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation, and comfort working in GitHub repositories and CI/CD workflows.
Hands-on development is not expected. โข Knowledge of cloud-native architectures: containers, Kubernetes, APIs, data platforms and modern integration patterns โข Good understanding of cybersecurity principles applied to enterprise cloud โข Proven ability to produce clear architecture deliverables: standards, roadmaps, decision records and recommendations โข Strong communication skills, including the ability to present, defend and compare solutions on cost/benefit, and to influence teams without hierarchical authority โข Collaborative and constructively critical. You work with the team rather than alone. โข English: fluent professional level, written and spoken (minimum B2) โข Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience NICE TO HAVE (Preferred) โข Knowledge of AWS and/or GCP โข Experience with modern architecture patterns: event-driven, stream processing, event sourcing/CQRS, Event Storming โข Exposure to data platforms, DevOps and AI-related cloud services on Azure โข Background as a Cloud Architect in a large enterprise, a cloud architecture consultant, or an architect at a major cloud provider โข French language skills (useful given occasional travel to France) Compensation: โฌ2,500-โฌ3.200/month net, depending on experience and seniority level. Why HumanIT people stay (4.4 Glassdoor, 89% recommend) - 15th month salary - Health insurance covering your family - Birthday off - Mobility program for digital nomads - Real work-life balance Full benefits https://www.humanit.pt/careers/#perks What it's really like https://www.humanit.pt/careers/#work-at