Cloud Architect- AWS (m/f/d)

1.AWS Infrastructure Architecture & Design

• Design and maintain enterprise

AWS infrastructure architectures, including

o Account and environment structures

o Networking (VPC, connectivity, segmentation)

o Compute, storage, and database foundations

• Define and evolve AWS Landing Zones, reference architectures, and infrastructure patterns.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance across workloads.
• Review and approve infrastructure designs for new and existing AWS workloads.
• Cloud Governance & Platform Standards
• Define and enforce

AWS infrastructure standards and guardrails, including

o Account strategy and isolation

o Identity and Access Management

o Network security baselines

• Contribute to global cloud governance frameworks and Cloud Policy implementation.
• Ensure consistency across AWS environments while enabling team autonomy where appropriate.
• Security, Risk & Compliance (Infrastructure Focus)
• Embed security by design into all AWS infrastructure architectures.

Ensure implementation of

o Logging, monitoring, and audit controls

o Security tooling and baseline configurations

• Support compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, and internal IT security policies.
• Act as an escalation point for infrastructure related security risks and incidents.
• Cost Optimization & Infrastructure Efficiency
• Design AWS infrastructure with cost transparency and optimization in mind.
• Support FinOps practices including tagging, cost allocation, and usage optimization.
• Advise on infrastructure level cost mechanisms such as Savings Plans and architectural trade offs.
• Partner with Cloud Financial Management to continuously improve infrastructure efficiency.
• Enablement, Advisory & Collaboration
• Act as AWS infrastructure advisor for application, DevOps, and operations teams.
• Support cloud adoption and modernization initiatives with infrastructure expertise.

Collaborate closely with

o Application Architects

o Cloud Security

o Cloud Operations

o External partners and system integrators

• Maintain high quality architecture documentation and decision records.

Professional Experience

• 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and/or cloud architecture.
• Proven experience designing and operating enterprise scale AWS environments.
• Experience working in regulated or security sensitive enterprise environments.
• Experience in global or multi team IT organization is preferred
• Fluency in English - spoken and written, additional languages is an advantage

Technical Skills (

Deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure services, including

o VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3

o Database management

o IAM, Organizations, CloudTrail, CloudWatch

Strong understanding of

o Network architecture and connectivity

o Identity and access management

o High availability and disaster recovery patterns

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code .
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD concepts in cloud environments.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and architectural thinking
• Structured, standards driven approach
• Clear communication with both technical and non technical stakeholders
• Ability to work across global, cross functional teams
• Ownership mindset and high quality orientation