Cloud Architect

Overview:

The Technology Architecture (TA) team is operating in a fastpaced international English environment TA defines technology strategy governs standards and evangelizes on emerging solutions (APIs AI/ML BI Cloud etc.).

What will you do

• Monitoring the portfolio of both internally and externally cloudhosted applications and solutions.
• Driving the movetocloud migration program that transfers workloads onto our internal cloud platforms.
• Liaising with business and technology leaders to drive agendas forward in a fast paced and evolving landscape.
• The role combines deep technical expertise strategic vision and strong stakeholdermanagement to deliver secure compliant consistent and innovative cloud solutions across CIB.
• Define & design cloudarchitecture solutions that align with CIB business objectives security regulatory requirements and the overall TA technology strategy.
• Support the Cloud pillar activity monitor the external SaaS portfolio assess risk and maturity and drive the migration roadmap for all in-scope applications.
• Deliver architectural blueprints design patterns and reference frameworks (e.g. Cloud Design Patterns CI/CD IaC) for development teams and ensure reuse across projects.
• Advise development squads/teams on cloudnative design API strategy DevOps practices dataanalytics AI/ML integration and opensource tooling (Docker Kubernetes OpenShift Terraform Ansible).
• Define enforce and evolve governance processes cloudsecurity standards Secure Development Lifecycle (SCA SAST DAST) compliance checks and costmanagement policies.
• Stay up to date on latest trends and evolution on the cloud landscape - cloud services industry trends and fintech innovations; influence the broader CIB technology community to meet industry standards and practices.
• Support the validation of emerging technologies and tools and tracking proofsofconcept with internal teams external fintech partners or vendors.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide rapid creative resolutions to keep migration programs on schedule.
• Communicate progress risks and recommendations to IT and senior business stakeholders (written reports presentations governance forums).
• Contribute to the CIB Cloud Strategy ensuring alignment with security compliance datasovereignty and resiliency goals.
• Support recruitment onboarding and knowledgetransfer activities for the Technical Architecture and Cloud teams.
• Mentor junior architects and developers fostering a culture of continuous learning and bestpractice adoption.
• Participate in crossfunctional committees (API governance AI ethics fintech partnerships) to influence broader technology roadmaps.
• Assist in defining servicelevel and operational metrics for cloudbased solutions.

What are we looking for

• Development and Solution Architectures (OOP OOAD Data Middleware Scalability Resiliency) - Demonstrated experience in software and systems implementation & design and overall distributed systems architecture.
• Cloud platforms (one or more of AWS Azure Google Cloud IBM Cloud) - Minimum 5 years designing migrating and operating production workloads.
• Container orchestration & IaC (Kubernetes OpenShift Docker Terraform Ansible) - Handson implementation and architecture.
• Cloudnative application design microservices &driven architectures - Proven delivery in cloud environments.
• Secure Development Lifecycle (SCA SAST DAST CSPM) - Experience embedding security tools in CI/CD pipelines.
• Cloud Design Patterns & reference architectures - Ability to document and reuse patterns across projects.
• Governance & compliance (e.g. GDPR) - Demonstrated application in previous roles.
• Strong communication & stakeholder management - Written & verbal fluency for both technical teams and senior management.
• Knowledge of IBM Cloud services (IBM Cloud Pak Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud).
• Relevant certifications (AWS Solution ArchitectProfessional Azure Architect Google Professional Cloud Architect TOGAF etc.) or demonstration of equivalent experience.
• Knowledge on OpenStack cloud operating system.
• Exposure to the financial services industry (banking payments fintech capital markets).
• Awareness around Data Science.
• English Expert 8read spoken written).
• French Practice (nice to have).
• Autonomy & Organisation - Selfstarter capable of managing multiple streams while maintaining high quality.
• Proactivity & RiskManagement - Anticipates issues proposes mitigation actions and drives continuous improvement.
• Communication - Clear concise persuasive can translate complex technical concepts for nontechnical audiences.
• Collaboration & Coaching - Strong team player; enjoys mentoring knowledgesharing and building crossfunctional relationships.
• ResultOrientation - Delivers on commitments meets deadlines and tracks measurable outcomes (cost savings migration velocity security posture).
• Cultural Agility - Comfortable in a multicultural multilocation environment; respects diversity and inclusion.
• Ethics & Motivation - High personal integrity strong work ethic and commitment to our values.