Portuguese company hires for hybrid position
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- ️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered
Work Model: Hybrid – 2 to 3 days per week on-site
️ Language Requirements: English – Fluent (Mandatory)
Seniority: Senior (8+ years)
Sector: Financial Services
Rate Between €4000 - 4700 RV / €2200 - 2800 CTI
- ️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success
We are seeking a Cloud Architect with strong technical expertise and strategic vision to lead cloud architecture, modernization, and migration initiatives in a complex enterprise environment.
In this role, you will design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions while collaborating closely with engineering teams, technical leaders, and business stakeholders. You will play a key role in defining cloud strategies, promoting DevOps best practices, strengthening governance and security, and ensuring cloud platforms support the organization's long-term business objectives.
This opportunity is ideal for professionals who enjoy balancing strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership while working on high-impact cloud transformation projects.
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Design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures aligned with business and technology strategies.
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Lead cloud migration and application modernization initiatives.
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Define cloud-native architectures and engineering best practices.
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Support development teams with cloud adoption, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and API integration.
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Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
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Establish cloud governance, security, compliance, and cost optimization standards.
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Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend innovative solutions.
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Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems.
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Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
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Present architectural decisions and technical strategies to both technical and executive stakeholders.
Technical Skills
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Extensive experience designing enterprise cloud architectures.
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Strong hands-on experience with cloud engineering and platform architecture.
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Experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
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Solid knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Ansible).
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Strong DevOps experience, including CI/CD implementation and automation.
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Experience designing distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
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Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
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Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, compliance, and cloud cost optimization.
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Experience defining technical strategies and cloud architecture roadmaps.
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Fluent English (Mandatory).
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Experience within Financial Services, Banking, or other highly regulated industries.
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Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and API-driven architectures.
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Experience with platform engineering and cloud operations.
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Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, or similar).
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Strong leadership and technical mentoring capabilities.
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Strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical expertise.
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Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
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Ability to influence architectural decisions across multidisciplinary teams.
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Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented approach.
The ideal candidate is a highly experienced Cloud Architect who combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership. You have successfully designed and delivered cloud transformation programs, modernized enterprise applications, and implemented secure, scalable cloud architectures. You are passionate about DevOps, automation, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud governance, while also excelling at collaborating with development teams and communicating effectively with senior business stakeholders. Your ability to balance innovation, security, scalability, and operational excellence makes you a trusted technology leader.
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Do you have extensive experience designing enterprise cloud architectures?
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Have you led cloud migration or application modernization projects?
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Do you have hands-on experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift?
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Have you implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Ansible?
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Are you experienced in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation?
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Do you have a strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance?
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Have you worked with distributed systems and cloud-native architectures?
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Are you comfortable engaging with both technical teams and executive stakeholders?
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Do you have experience working within Financial Services or another highly regulated industry?
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Are you fluent in English and available to work in a hybrid model in Lisbon?
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Lead strategic cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.
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Influence enterprise technology strategy within a large-scale international environment.
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Work with modern cloud-native technologies and DevOps practices.
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Collaborate with experienced architects, engineering teams, and business leaders.
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Play a key role in shaping secure, scalable, and future-ready cloud platforms.
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Grow your career in a challenging and innovation-driven Financial Services project.
Cloud Architect, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Migration, Application Modernization, Cloud-Native Architecture, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, DevOps, CI/CD, Automation, Platform Engineering, Cloud Security, Security, Governance, Compliance, Cloud Governance, Cost Optimization, FinOps, API Integration, Technology Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Management, Technical Leadership, Financial Services, Banking, Hybrid, Lisbon, English.
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