Cloud Enterprise Architect Lisbon

Every moment counts. Especially those you live to the fullest. Welcome to Consort Group. For over 30 years, Consort Group has been helping companies leverage their data and infrastructure. It is backed by two leaders, Consortis and Consortia, and places people and social responsibility at the heart of its values. This is your future team

Established in 2021, Consort Portugal supports the strategic offshoring choices of our clients, particularly in Europe, and brings our expertise in infrastructure services to the Portuguese market. With a team of around 45 employees, our Service Center based in Porto is developing a dynamic nearshore business, offering the French and European markets an environment of excellence and high potential. Cloud Enterprise Architect

This is your mission

Are you passionate about

Cloud Architecture, Enterprise Architecture and technology strategy ? Then this position is for you. As a

Cloud Enterprise Architect , you will provide strategic oversight of cloud-based solutions, ensuring that technology initiatives align with enterprise architecture standards, security and regulatory requirements, risk management policies, and long-term business objectives. Build side: Execute the Cloud portfolio roadmap in alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements and data sovereignty constraints.

Define and promote cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, design patterns and reusable frameworks.

Advise development teams on Cloud Native architectures, microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

Establish architectural guardrails covering cloud security, compliance, data residency, cost management and Secure Development Lifecycle practices.

Support the assessment and validation of emerging technologies through Proofs of Concept and technology evaluations.

Guide teams in the adoption of technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform and Ansible.

Contribute to cloud migration strategies and assess the architectural maturity and risks of applications.

Run side: Govern the portfolio of internally and externally hosted cloud applications, monitoring architecture, maturity, risks and compliance.

Perform architecture reviews, gap analysis, SWOT analysis and Total Cost of Ownership assessments.

Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security and risk management frameworks.

Monitor compliance with cloud governance standards, including SCA, SAST, DAST and CSPM requirements.

Track risks, recommendations and remediation actions across cloud initiatives.

Provide architectural guidance and recommendations to senior technology and business stakeholders.

Contribute to cross-functional governance forums and technology committees.

This is your background

You have

at least 5 years of experience designing, migrating and operating production workloads on major Cloud platforms

and a strong background in Enterprise or Systems Architecture. You have worked in complex, international environments and are comfortable operating at the intersection of technology strategy, architecture, governance, security and business needs. You enjoy translating complex technical challenges into pragmatic solutions and are constantly looking for ways to improve technology standards, cloud adoption and architectural maturity. This is your expertise:

Cloud Platforms:

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and/or IBM Cloud — minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Enterprise & Systems Architecture:

OOP, OOAD, Middleware, distributed systems, scalability and resiliency.

Cloud Native:

Microservices, APIs, distributed architectures and cloud-native design patterns.

Containers & IaC:

Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, Ansible.

DevSecOps & Security:

CI/CD, SCA, SAST, DAST, CSPM and Secure Development Lifecycle practices.

Enterprise Architecture:

TOGAF, Zachman or equivalent frameworks.

Risk & Architecture Analysis:

Gap Analysis, SWOT analysis, TCO modelling and technology risk assessment.

Cloud Governance:

Architecture standards, compliance, data residency, security and cost management.

Nice to have IBM Cloud, IBM Cloud Pak, Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud or OpenStack.

Professional certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect or TOGAF.

Experience in Financial Services, Banking, Payments or Capital Markets.

Knowledge of Data Science principles.

This is how you work as part of a team:

Strategic communication:

You can translate complex technical concepts into clear and persuasive recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Autonomy & proactivity:

You anticipate risks, manage multiple workstreams and drive initiatives with limited supervision.