IT Senior Cloud Architect
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of our cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will define the technical direction for our cloud environment, ensure it is secure, scalable, and cost-efficient, and act as the go-to expert for architectural decisions across the organization. As we develop software and provide SaaS and PaaS solutions to our customers, you will work closely with engineering, security and operations teams as well as our Software R&D and Software development teams to translate business requirements into robust cloud solutions, while establishing best practices and standards that guide our long-term cloud strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and own the overall cloud architecture, including infrastructure topology, account/subscription structure, networking and governance models.
- Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, resilient and secure cloud architectures.
- Define and enforce security best practices, including identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption and data protection, in line with relevant regulatory and compliance frameworks.
- Establish cost governance practices together with the FinOps Manager to monitor, forecast and optimize cloud spend.
- Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code and automation practices to improve deployment speed, consistency and reliability.
- Partner with engineering, operations, software developer and security teams to align infrastructure decisions with product and business goals.
- Support the Software R&D and Software development team to build robust and scalable SaaS and PaaS solutions.
- Define architecture standards, conduct design reviews and ensure consistency across teams and projects.
- Guide and mentor engineers on cloud architecture principles and best practices.
- Continuously evaluate new cloud services, tools and industry trends to improve the organization's technical capabilities.
- Contribute to disaster recovery planning, high-availability design and incident response processes.
Required Experience and Qualifications
8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering or a related senior technical role.
Proven track record designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-grade cloud solutions.
Primary experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platforms; AWS experience is beneficial
Strong understanding of cloud security principles: IAM, encryption, network security, and zero-trust architecture.
Familiarity with compliance frameworks relevant to your industry (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep/ARM).
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Scripting/programming skills (e.g., Python, Go or similar) and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPNs, VPCs/VNets, load balancing, DNS).
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Fluent in English (business level)
We Offer
Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.
One company – HBK
On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,500 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, Austria, UK, USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK is a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or a related senior technical role
- Experience designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-grade cloud solutions
- Primary experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platforms
- AWS experience
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles, including IAM, encryption, network security, and zero-trust architecture
- Familiarity with relevant compliance frameworks such as GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep/ARM
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Scripting or programming skills in Python, Go, or a similar language
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VPNs, VPCs/VNets, load balancing, and DNS
- Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Fluent English at business level
HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær and has not been reviewed or approved by HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is portrayed as generous, including PTO and paid holidays, with mentions of four weeks of vacation for new U.S. hires.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is present, including medical and dental plans, with HSA options noted in some U.S. contexts.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is highlighted positively, with maternity and paternity leave called out as a strength in multiple public materials.
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What We Do
Hottinger Brüel & Kjær was founded in 2019, when HBM and Brüel & Kjær merged their activities into a new company. Both companies are market leaders in their respective disciplines – Brüel & Kjær in sound and vibration and HBM in reliability, durability, propulsion efficiency and weighing. Together, they cover the complete product physics domain. In technical terms, Brüel & Kjær is the frequency domain expert and HBM the time domain expert. HBK helps its customers reduce time-to-market by simultaneously performing tests, retrieving and analyzing data, aiding decision-making
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