Senior Cloud Architect

Are you a senior technologist and you have a strong drive to learn more?

We are looking for talented Senior Cloud Architect for whom tech choices are about finding a balance of creating scalable, maintainable and modern digital services – and getting things done effectively.

As a Senior Cloud Architect at Futurice you get to work in a team of talented people. As an agency we cooperate with different clients in different business fields. This means there are options in terms of projects and technologies you can use when you join Futurice. Depending on your skills, impact and responsibilities we can customize a role fitting for your learning goals and professional aspirations. You can work from Tampere or Helsinki and we have different working modes including remote work in Finland, depending on the projects at hand.

Depending on your background and career goals, you may engage in tech advisory type of projects related to web app modernization and/or be part of the implementation teams supporting our Clients in their cloud transformation initiatives. You understand how to create long-term technical roadmaps and elect cost-efficient and the most suitable cloud components to make the most out of our Clients investment.

What helps you to succeed in this role?

We are looking for a team member that has

• 7+ years of professional experience in software architecture
• Experience with at least one of the main public cloud stacks (AWS/Azure/GCP) and familiarity with core concepts and their applicability in business context like serverless workloads, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
• Being right at home with designing and implementing secure and developer friendly APIs, considering maintainability and scalability aspects, as well as API consumer needs.
• A DevSecOps mindset and a strong understanding that autonomy is fueled by trust and transparency. Practical experience with monitoring/alerting stacks and performing threat modeling is a plus.
• Understanding the benefits and tradeoffs of different architecture paradigms (e.g. microservices and event-driven infrastructures) and technology choices.
• Appreciation for good communication and quality advocacy with both our multidisciplinary teams and the clients. Presentation skills are needed when suggesting our approach to our Clients.
• The will to support our business development, guide our clients and shape the project architecture in pre-sales, sales and early project phases through technical insights and inspiration.

Seen as a plus

• Experience with cloud-native and/or Kubernetes technologies.
• Experience in DevSecOps, supporting developers by provisioning infrastructure, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, etc.
• Developing and implementing quality assurance (QA) processes, automated tests etc.
• Agile experience, perhaps even working as a Scrum Master beside your other tasks.
• Experience with IoT devices and services.
• Practical software development experience from a variety of projects and domains. TypeScript, JavaScript, Java and Python experience is on top of our list right now.

Futurice offers you

Besides our overall cultural and organizational model, we support your growth as a professional. As an agency, we have a versatile portfolio of projects, and we solve different kinds of problems that require different kinds of tools. For you, this means the chance of a lifetime to pursue your learning goals and broaden your skill set. You will be inspired and supported throughout your journey, as our aspiration is to be the Ultimate Learning Platform for your career. On top of this, you get the opportunity to work with the most motivated and multi talented forces in development, design and strategy.

In addition, we listed here some of the perks we offer:

• Futurice Hybrid Work Model
• Free choice of laptop, phone, tablet, headphones and other work gear
• Sports and lunch benefit
• Futurice's clubs for free-time activities
• Learning events
• Certification programs

Next steps

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for and are ready to take the next step, please submit your application by clicking the Apply -button.

Our application form is about as easy as it gets, just enter your contact information and upload your attachments. We’re hoping to see at least your CV and a few lines about yourself and why you want to join Futurice. You’ll also have the option to submit link to your LinkedIn, as well as share other attachments relevant to the application.

We will process the applications in the order of their arrival. Those selected for the interview phase can look forward to an initial discussion, both in order for us to get to know you better, and for you to get more familiar with life at Futurice. That will be followed by an in-depth talk with your potential future colleagues to dive deeper into your professional skills, and finally, one more general chat where you’ll discuss things like your potential future projects.

If you have any questions, reach out to recruitment@futurice.com. Please, don't send applications via email.

How we work

Ever since Futurice was founded, we’ve been committed to offering a workplace people will genuinely enjoy coming to every morning, Mondays included. We’ve put tons of effort into fostering a healthy and welcoming company culture combined with fair and competitive salaries as well as perks that improve the wellbeing of each Futuricean – take a look here to learn more, check our Culture handbook 2.0 and get to know some of our people through their career stories. Each of our offices also adds its own unique vibe and flavor into the mix. Learn more about our offices here!

At Futurice, new joiners are not expected to fit into a specific mold – people are free to come as they are, regardless of their background. We believe there’s power in perspectives and consider diversity an important part of our success – which is why we have made diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) a key component of our company’s strategy. You can learn more about our DE&I commitment and efforts here.

We're Futurice

We are Futurice, an outcome-focused digital transformation company.We help our clients solve their biggest challenges and empower them to make a positive impact on the world.

Founded in 2000, our team comprises over 800 diverse experts who represent more than 60 different nationalities. We have Nordic roots and a global mindset and operate across Europe.