Cloud Architect

Job summary

The Cloud Architect provides technical expertise to a regulatory team enforcing EU Data Act requirements for cloud switching and cross-platform interoperability. The role leads infrastructure for data testing, analysis, and secure evidence handling; assesses provider compliance and switching charges; and supports investigations, technical reports, and stakeholder briefings. The work spans Azure and Google Cloud services, Kubernetes, cross-cloud migrations, hybrid networking, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

Qualifications

• Level 7 or 8 NFQ qualification in Cloud Services, Cloud Engineering, or a directly relevant STEM discipline.
• At least 3 years of hands-on cloud architecture or engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of Azure AKS, Azure Virtual WAN, Cosmos DB, and Entra ID.
• Working knowledge of Google Cloud GKE, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Anthos.
• Experience managing cross-cloud connectivity and migrating workloads or data between cloud providers.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-cloud platforms such as Azure Arc or Google Anthos; proficiency in Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Advanced knowledge of hybrid networking, CI/CD pipelines, storage replication, APIs, and open standards.
• Strong drafting and presentation skills, including experience producing formal technical documents.
• Familiarity with heterogeneous compute environments, hardware accelerators, or AI-optimized platforms is desirable.
• Experience in a regulated industry or public-sector compliance environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide cloud engineering expertise for market investigations, complaints, disputes, and regulatory policy papers.
• Lead implementation of supervisory infrastructure for data testing, analysis, and secure evidence handling.
• Review regulated providers for compliance with Data Act interoperability and cloud-switching requirements.
• Mentor cloud engineers on technical documentation, testing procedures, and compliance assessments against harmonised EU standards.
• Support technical assessments of switching charges and data egress fees.
• Prepare briefing papers and present findings to government departments, industry groups, consumer groups, and European institutions.

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Relocation