Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Architect (GCP) - (Architecture Team) Lisboa

Overview

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Clavium is a
- centric,
- forward company dedicated to solving complex problems in the blockchain space. By harnessing advanced technologies, we build tools and capabilities that enable individuals to securely manage their digital assets. We foster a culture of innovation and challenge, empowering our team to grow, experiment, and drive impactful solutions.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Cloud Architect to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will be a technical leader in cloud technology, responsible for designing, building, and implementing robust, scalable, secure, and
- effective cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

As a Cloud Architect, you will have strong technical skills and extensive experience ideally with financial products and systems, as well as excellent leadership and communication skills. You will be able to mentor and coach other team members, foster a culture of trust and collaboration and interact with other teams and stakeholders across the organisation. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud architecture principles, a strong technical background, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into practical and efficient cloud designs.

What You’ll Do

• Shape and prioritise the cloud platform backlog with the Platform PO, balancing speed, risk and value for internal customers.
• Run lightweight discovery/Po
  Cs on GCP and AWS; recommend adoption supported by clear guardrails and adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Create and maintain reusable patterns, standards and
  - to guides, keeping our architecture knowledge organised and easy to consume.
• Design and develop comprehensive cloud solution architectures initially on GCP and then
  - cloud, aligning with business objectives, technical requirements, and industry best practices.
• Lead the architectural design of complex
  - native applications, including networking design and migration strategies for existing workloads to GCP.
• Participate in architecture governance by reviewing solution proposals, technology designs, implementation plans, and related artefacts for alignment, feasibility, and adherence to standards.
• Contribute to database and data warehousing strategies, including information life cycle management, information governance, classification, data and networking security.
• Assist Security team with the development of a secure by design framework to ensure our Dev
  Sec
  Ops practices and tooling meet our security and compliance requirements.
• Design and govern the implementation of robust security controls and compliance frameworks within GCP and other cloud environments (e. g. , IAM, data encryption, network security, security command center).
• Work closely with product teams to define solution requirements, communicate designs, and ensure solutions align with business objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop a framework for resiliency of our platforms to establish recovery point objectives, recovery time objectives and availability targets.

What We’re Looking for from You

• Extensive experience in software development or platform engineering, with at least 5 years in a cloud architecture role. Ideally with 2 years focused on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Expertise in core GCP service offerings: Compute, Storage & Databases, Networking, Security, Management & Operations.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Ia
  C) tools, particularly Terraform and/or Open
  Tofu.
• Strong understanding of Dev
  Ops principles and practices, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e. g. , Python, Go, Java, Node. js).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, VPNs).
• Experience with containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying technical information to diverse audiences, including
  - technical stakeholders.
• Analytical,
  - on problem solver who simplifies complexity and has a bias to action.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect and other Google Cloud related certifications are highly preferred.
• A recognised security related certification like CISSP, CISM or CCSP.
• Experience with
  - cloud environments (AWS, Azure) is a plus.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e. g. , TOGAF).
• Experience in fintech or a regulated industry (e. g. , PCI DSS, DORA, PSD2).
• Experience in a
  - facing or consulting role.

What we offer you

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Pension Scheme
• Referral Scheme
• Work from Anywhere
• Bitcoin Programme
• Spanish Language Classes
• Gym membership - Spain only currently
• Holiday
  - UK only currently
• 3-day onsite hybrid working model

Interview Process: Our interview process consists of a short call with our internal talent team, followed by a 1-hour technical interview, 1-hour product and business focused interview and finally a 30 minute call with a function leader. Our talent team will be there to guide and support you through the process.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Other

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries
• Software Development

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