Cloud Architect

Cloud Platform Foundations

• Design, implement, and maintain SmartSea’s Azure application landing zone, including subscription strategy, network topology, security baselines, policies, and cost controls.
• Define and operate cloud architecture guardrails and “golden paths” that enable team autonomy while maintaining platform consistency.
• Own and evolve reference architectures for cloud-native workloads and shared platform services.

Secure Connectivity & Networking

• Design and implement secure network connectivity patterns between Azure and external environments, including Mendix Cloud, private datacenters, and third-party service providers.
• Define standards for network segmentation, private connectivity, ingress/egress control, and traffic inspection.
• Ensure connectivity solutions are resilient, observable, and aligned with security and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams to establish clear ownership and operational models for cross-boundary connectivity.

Identity, Security, and Access

• Establish platform-level identity and access management as a shared service, including Azure Entra External ID and brokering with external identity providers.
• Define access models, role-based access control, and trust boundaries across internal and external workloads.
• Work closely with security and governance stakeholders to embed security controls into platform foundations.

Observability & Operational Excellence

• Define and implement platform-wide observability standards (logging, metrics, tracing, alerting) across internal and connected external services.
• Embed observability into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows to support incident response and operational learning.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to enable resilience, automated recovery, and operational readiness.

Data Platform Enablement

• Co-own the cloud foundations for SmartSea’s data platform, including secure data services, access patterns, and operational guardrails.
• Support high-throughput, reliable, and secure data exchange between internal platforms and external systems.

Architecture Leadership

• Conduct architecture reviews focused on enabling delivery, managing risk, and making clear, timely decisions.
• Produce clear, pragmatic documentation that teams actually use.
• Mentor engineers through hands-on collaboration and by delivering concrete reference implementations.
• Stay current on cloud and platform technologies, evaluating new capabilities where they create real operational or business value.

Essential

• 5+ years’ experience in cloud architecture or senior cloud engineering roles.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure (networking, identity, security, IaaS, PaaS).
• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud landing zones and secure network architectures.
• Practical experience with hybrid and multi-environment connectivity (e.g. cloud-to-cloud, cloud-to-datacenter, third-party integrations).
• Strong experience with cloud identity and access management, including federation with external identity providers.
• Practical experience implementing platform-wide observability.
• Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with container platforms (e.g. Kubernetes / AKS) and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Ability to balance architectural rigor with delivery pragmatism.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Desirable

• Experience integrating SaaS platforms such as Mendix or other low-code platforms.
• Experience supporting data platforms or analytics workloads in the cloud.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS or GCP).
• Familiarity with ITIL processes in a delivery-focused environment.
• Experience with maritime, IoT, OT, or safety-critical systems.

SmartSea is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values a diverse workforce with many different countries and cultures represented across the organisation. We offer:

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• Thirteen salaries
• Pension fund
• Medical insurance
• Opportunities for professional growth and architectural leadership
• Flexible working from home policy
• A collaborative, product-driven and innovation-focused culture