Cloud Data Architect – Aws & Data Platform Leader

Cloud Data Architect – Aws & Data Platform Leader
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

We are looking for a Senior Data Cloud Architect (AWS) to join our data and cloud engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and leading scalable, secure, and
- efficient cloud data platforms, taking projects from concept through production in complex,
- grade environments.

If you are passionate about
- native data architectures,
- scale data platforms, and leading technical initiatives that drive real business impact, this opportunity is for you.

☁ What you will be doing

- Design and implement scalable, secure, and
- efficient data architectures primarily on AWS.

- Lead data engineering and cloud platform initiatives end to end, from initial design to production deployment.

- Define, implement, and enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards across data platforms.

- Build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines, ETL processes, and orchestration workflows using tools such as Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions, Lambda, and AWS Glue.

- Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud
Formation) to deploy, manage, and evolve cloud data platforms in a reliable and repeatable way.

- Apply
- on development in Python and SQL to prototype solutions, solve complex data problems, and set technical standards.

- Ensure performance optimization and efficient data management for
- scale datasets, including technologies such as Iceberg tables, Amazon Redshift, Duck
DB, and Postgre
SQL.

- Collaborate closely with
- functional teams (engineering, analytics, security, and business stakeholders), acting as a technical leader and mentor.

- Contribute to architectural decisions, platform evolution, and best practices across the data organization.