Cloud Native Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Italy.

📋 Description

• Define the architecture of clients' Cloud Native solutions from the analysis and presales phase through to implementation.

• Gather both functional and non-functional requirements from the client.

• Design the target architecture and the adoption or migration roadmap.

• Make and document technical decisions, decision records, and architectural documentation such as C4.

• Size the solutions and estimate costs.

• Establish security and compliance baselines.

• Provide technical leadership for workstreams and review their work.

• Define responsibilities with the client teams.

• Collaborate closely with project management and client teams.

• Support the Presales department in building proposals and offers.

• Contribute to the definition of new solutions and innovative technological choices.

• Act as the design authority for projects, translating business objectives into non-functional requirements and sustainable architectures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in end-to-end design of Cloud Native platforms for enterprise clients, including non-functional requirements, decision records, C4 diagrams, sizing, high availability, and disaster recovery.

• Over 3 years of experience with Kubernetes and enterprise deployments, including multi-cluster and multi-site; CKA certification preferred.

• At least 2 years of experience with one or more of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud.

• Experience with hybrid architectures between on-premise private clouds and commercial platforms.

• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Crossplane), CI/CD, and GitOps.

• Ability to design secure-by-design platforms compliant with CIS, ISO 27001, NIS2, and GDPR.

• At least 18 months as a Technical Lead, Technical Project Lead, or architect in consulting or design, leading multiple workstreams and liaising with project management.

• Ability to present architectures, costs (TCO), and roadmaps to technical and business stakeholders and contribute to the definition of offers.

• Knowledge of Service and Project Management; standards or certifications such as PRINCE2, ITIL, FitSM, or AgilePM.

• Native Italian speaker.

• Good professional proficiency in English.

• Certifications or experience in areas such as Cloud architectures, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering, disaster recovery, service mesh, networking, observability, FinOps, data platforms, MLOps, DevSecOps, software supply chain security, and TOGAF are considered a preferential qualification.

• Knowledge or experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, Cluster API, Terraform, Ansible, Crossplane, Krateo, Backstage, Argo CD, Flux, GitLab, Istio, Cilium, HashiCorp Vault, Kyverno, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, Prometheus, Elastic Stack, Kafka, OpenCost, EKS, AKS, and GKE.

🏝️ Benefits

• Continuous training: 1 day per month dedicated to learning.

• Defined career plan supported by certifications, with a dedicated budget.

• Constant technical discussions with Kiratech experts and recurring meetings to share skills and experiences.

• Remote work opportunities.

• Working from anywhere: 4 weeks per year of remote work.

• Recharging Friday (1 paid Friday per quarter).

• Electronic Restaurant tickets.

• Company welfare program.

• Access to internal R&D initiatives.