Senior Cloud Architect – T-Cloud (m/f/d)

About the role We are looking for a Senior Cloud Architect specialized in T-Cloud Public (TCP) to strengthen our Cloud Professional Services capabilities in Iberia. In this role, you will help our customers design, adopt and transform their IT environments using T-Cloud Public, combining strong cloud architecture expertise with a practical understanding of enterprise IT environments, hybrid cloud and cloud transformation. You will act as a trusted technical advisor to our customers , working from the early stages of an opportunity through architecture definition, implementation and transition into operations. This is a customer-facing and hands-on architecture role. You will work closely with customers, Sales, Cloud Professional Services, engineering and delivery teams in Iberia and across the international T-Systems organization.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud architectures based on T-Cloud Public , covering compute, networking, storage, security, identity, resilience, observability and governance.
• Translate customer business and technical requirements into secure, scalable and production-ready cloud architectures.
• Lead technical workshops, discovery sessions and architecture discussions with customers.
• Act as a technical reference for T-Cloud Public within Cloud Professional Services Iberia .
• Define reference architectures, architecture patterns and reusable solutions that can accelerate future customer engagements.
• Design and support cloud landing zones, cloud foundations and hybrid cloud architectures .
• Define migration and modernization approaches for workloads moving from traditional infrastructure or other cloud environments to T-Cloud Public.
• Support assessments, Proofs of Concept, pilots and technical validation activities.
• Contribute to technical proposals, RFPs/RFIs and solution designs together with Sales and Cloud Professional Services teams.
• Support projects throughout the complete lifecycle, from solution definition and architecture to implementation and transition to operations.
• Work closely with cloud engineers and delivery teams, providing architectural guidance during implementation.
• Infrastructure as Code, automation and CI/CD principles to cloud solution design and delivery.
• Help customers address security, compliance, resilience, data sovereignty and cloud governance requirements.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies and architecture trade-offs and communicate them clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with international T-Systems and Deutsche Telekom cloud teams, leveraging existing capabilities, methodologies and reusable assets.
• Mentor architects and engineers and contribute to growing T-Cloud Public knowledge and capabilities within Iberia.
• Capture project experience and lessons learned to create reusable architectures, accelerators and best practices.

Requirements

• Several years of professional experience as a Cloud Architect, Solution Architect or Senior Cloud Engineer , designing and delivering enterprise cloud solutions.
• Compute Networking Storage Identity & Access Management Security High Availability Backup & Disaster Recovery Monitoring & Observability Cloud Governance Strong understanding of OpenStack-based cloud environments .
• Previous experience with T-Cloud Public / Open Telekom Cloud is highly valued.
• Experience designing enterprise IaaS and PaaS solutions .
• Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts, including virtual networks, subnets, routing, load balancing, VPNs, private connectivity and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes .
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code , preferably Terraform, as well as automation and CI/CD practices.
• Good understanding of cloud security architecture, IAM, encryption, security policies and network security.
• Experience designing highly available, resilient and scalable cloud architectures.
• Ability to produce clear architecture documentation and translate complex technical requirements into practical solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong customer-facing and consulting skills.
• Ability to independently lead technical discussions with customers and challenge requirements when necessary.
• Ability to work effectively across distributed and international teams.
• Fluent English and Spanish.
• What we are looking for We are looking for someone who goes beyond understanding individual cloud services.
• You should be able to engage directly with a customer, understand their current IT landscape and requirements, and translate them into a clear target architecture on T-Cloud Public , explaining the architectural decisions, alternatives and trade-offs and helping the delivery teams turn that architecture into a working solution.
• You combine architecture vision with hands-on technical credibility and are comfortable moving between customer discussions, solution design and technical implementation.

Why join us?

• T-Cloud Public is becoming an increasingly important part of T-Systems' cloud portfolio, particularly for customers looking for secure, resilient and sovereign European cloud alternatives.
• By joining Cloud Professional Services Iberia, you will have the opportunity to become one of our key technical references for T-Cloud Public and actively contribute to building our local capabilities, customer solutions, methodologies and reusable assets.
• You will work on complex cloud transformation challenges together with local and international teams while having the opportunity to shape how we bring T-Cloud Public Professional Services to our customers.
• T-Cloud Public / Open Telekom Cloud certifications.
• OpenStack certification or significant hands-on OpenStack experience.
• Cloud architecture certifications from AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
• Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience designing cloud landing zones and governance frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise cloud migration and application modernization projects.
• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization principles.
• Experience with automation, Terraform, Ansible, Git-based workflows and modern DevOps toolchains.
• Experience working with regulated industries, public sector organizations or environments with demanding security, compliance and data sovereignty requirements.
• What do we offer you?

Preferred

• Catalan would be an advantage.

Benefits

• & flexibility International, dynamic and collaborative environment.
• T-Social: social initiatives (sports, community, health, ...).
• Hybrid work model (remote/on-site).
• Flexible working hours.
• access to Coursera to learn whatever you want, whenever you want.
• Weekly language classes (English & German).
• International Mentoring Sessions & Experience Days.
• & benefits Flexible compensation plan (health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare, transport).
• Telemedicine.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Social fund.
• & time off 26+ working days of vacation per year.
• Free access to specialist services (medical, legal, wellness).
• 100% salary coverage during medical leave.
• And many more advantages of being part of T-Systems!
• If you are looking for a new challenge, do not hesitate to send us your CV!
• T‑Systems is part of the Deutsche Telekom Group, with around 30.000 employees worldwide. We create technology with purpose to generate a positive impact on society. We are looking for curious talent, eager to learn, take on challenges, and contribute ideas that transform our customers’ experience. We trust people: we offer autonomy, continuous support, and a collaborative environment where you can grow without limits. We are one global team, guided by respect, integrity, and a passion for doing better every day.

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