Cloud Architect

Decskill, founded in 2014 as an IT Consulting Company, places paramount importance on its greatest asset: its people. Our main mission is to deliver value through knowledge and talent, and we achieve this by fostering a culture of excellence and investing in the development and well-being of our people. With over 600 dedicated professionals and offices in Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, and Luxembourg, Decskill operates across three core areas: DECSKILL TALENT : We believe that our people are key to our success. Through Decskill Talent, we empower our team to embrace the digital transformation challenges of our clients. We collaborate with clients to drive innovation, ensuring project success and business growth. DECSKILL BOOST : Equipping our team with the latest tools and methodologies, we optimize Time-to-Market and deliver innovative solutions exceeding client expectations. DECSKILL CONNECT : Our team collaborates closely with clients to implement and manage IT infrastructures that generate long-term value. At Decskill, we believe that by nurturing and empowering our people to confront the challenges of digital transformation, we create value not only for our clients but also for our entire ecosystem, fostering a digital community dedicated to growth and progress. We are looking for an Cloud Architect Responsabilities: Direct Responsibilities: Define & design cloud‑architecture 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 cloud‑native design, API strategy, DevOps practices, data‑analytics, AI/ML integration and open‑source tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible). Define, enforce, and evolve governance processes – cloud‑security standards, Secure Development Lifecycle (SCA, SAST, DAST), compliance checks and cost‑management 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 proofs‑of‑concept 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). Contributing Responsibilities: Contribute to the CIB Cloud Strategy, ensuring alignment with security, compliance, data‑sovereignty and resiliency goals. Support recruitment, onboarding and knowledge‑transfer activities for the Technical Architecture and Cloud teams. Mentor junior architects and developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and best‑practice adoption. Participate in cross‑functional committees (API governance, AI ethics fintech partnerships) to influence broader technology road‑maps. Assist in defining service‑level and operational metrics for cloud‑based solutions. Requirements : 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) - Hands‑on implementation and architecture. Cloud‑native application design, micro‑services &‑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. Good level of English. If you’re interested in this job, please send your CV to with reference “CA/CloudArchitect". Thank You