Company Description

Inetum is a European leader in digital services. Inetum’s team of 28,000 consultants and specialists strive every day to make a digital impact for businesses, public sector entities and society. Inetum’s solutions aim at contributing to its clients’ performance and innovation as well as the common good.

Present in 19 countries with a dense network of sites, Inetum partners with major software publishers to meet the challenges of digital transformation with proximity and flexibility.

Driven by its ambition for growth and scale, Inetum generated sales of 2.5 billion euros in 2023.

Job Description

The Cloud Architect will collaborate closely with the Cloud Pillar Leader, responsible for:

• Monitoring the portfolio of both internally and externally cloud‑hosted applications and solutions.
• Driving the move‑to‑cloud migration program that transfers workloads onto company 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 stakeholder‑management to deliver secure, compliant, consistent, and innovative cloud solutions 
• Define & design cloud‑architecture solutions that align with clients 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; 
• 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).
• 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.                                       

Qualifications

• 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.                   

Nice-to-Have Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of IBM Cloud services (IBM Cloud Pak, Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud)
• Relevant certifications (AWS Solution Architect‑Professional, 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

Language Skills:

• English – Expert 8read, spoken, written)
• French – Practice (nice to have)

Soft Skills:

• Autonomy & Organisation - Self‑starter, capable of managing multiple streams while maintaining high quality.                                    
• Proactivity & Risk‑Management - Anticipates issues, proposes mitigation actions and drives continuous improvement.                                 
• Communication - Clear, concise, persuasive – can translate complex technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
• Collaboration & Coaching - Strong team player; enjoys mentoring, knowledge‑sharing and building cross‑functional relationships.
• Result‑Orientation - Delivers on commitments, meets deadlines and tracks measurable outcomes (cost savings, migration velocity, security posture).
• Cultural Agility - Comfortable in a multi‑cultural, multi‑location environment; respects diversity and inclusion.

Additional information

This mission is to be performed in a hybrid working model, with two days per week at the office, on Lisbon offices.