[Hiring] Senior Cloud Architect @99x Europe

Role Description

This is a remote position. We are looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team and lead the design, evolution, and governance of a modern cloud platform supporting mission-critical SaaS solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Define cloud architecture standards
• Drive technology decisions
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Security, and Platform Engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions
• Play a key role in shaping the cloud strategy and ensuring operational excellence across distributed systems and AI-enabled workloads

The role combines cloud architecture, platform engineering, security, and technical leadership, with a strong focus on Azure and cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and evolve the cloud platform architecture, including:
  • Landing zones
  • Networking
  • IAM
  • Governance
• Define cloud strategies and architectural standards for:
  • Serverless workloads
  • Container-based applications
  • Batch processing solutions
• Design resilient, highly available cloud architectures, including:
  • Multi-region deployments
  • Disaster recovery strategies
  • Zero-downtime deployment approaches
• Define and govern multi-tenant cloud architectures and isolation models
• Lead capacity planning, scalability, and performance optimization initiatives
• Design cloud security architectures aligned with enterprise security standards
• Define infrastructure requirements for AI-enabled workloads, including:
  • AI gateways
  • LLM routing
  • Agent execution infrastructure
  • Vector stores
  • AI observability
• Establish Infrastructure-as-Code standards and reusable cloud patterns
• Deliver cloud architecture workshops and design sessions
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Security, and Platform Engineering teams on the technology roadmap

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Architecture roles
• Strong experience with:
  • Azure (primary focus)
  • AWS
• Deep knowledge of:
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Container Apps
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure Event Hub
  • Azure API Management
  • Microsoft Entra ID
• Proven experience operating production cloud platforms, including:
  • Governance
  • Observability
  • SLOs/SLIs
  • Resilience and disaster recovery
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns:
  • Twelve-Factor Applications
  • CQRS
  • Saga
  • Sidecar
  • Distributed Systems Design
  • Multi-tenant Architectures
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code:
  • Terraform
  • Bicep
• Strong cloud security knowledge, including:
  • Zero Trust
  • RBAC
  • Private Endpoints
  • Azure Key Vault
• Knowledge of AI infrastructure and platform requirements:
  • AI gateways
  • Vector stores
  • Agent execution frameworks
  • AI observability
  • AI cost governance
• Experience with Generative AI and modern AI engineering workflows
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Fluency in English

Requirements

• Nice-to-have:
  • Experience designing AI-native or GenAI-enabled platforms
  • Experience contributing to Architecture Communities of Practice
  • Experience delivering cloud architecture workshops and technical mentoring
  • Knowledge of payroll, ERP, or large-scale enterprise SaaS platforms
  • Microsoft Azure certifications in Architecture, Cloud, or Security domains

If this sounds like you, share your CV with us and let’s talk!