Cloud Solution Architect

Company Description Join Us Why Talan? For the 4th consecutive year, Talan Spain has been recognized as a Great Place to Work ?? This year, we're also celebrating our 2nd certification in Poland, a significant milestone since opening our office there.
Talan is an international advisory group specializing in innovation and transformation through technology, with 5,000 employees and an annual turnover of 600M€. We offer our customers a continuum of services to support them at each key stage of their organization's transformation, with four main activities:
CONSULTING in Management and Innovation: Supporting business, managerial, cultural, and technological transformations.DATA & TECHNOLOGY: Implementing major transformation projects.CLOUD & APPLICATION SERVICES: Building or integrating software solutions.SERVICE CENTERS of EXCELLENCE: Providing technology, innovation, agility, sustainability of skills, and cost optimization.Talan accelerates its clients' transformation through innovation and technology. By understanding their challenges and supporting them with technology, innovation, and data, we enable them to be more efficient and resilient.

Job Description WHAT WILL YOU DO IN YOUR WORK As a Cloud Architect, reporting to the Head of BaaS Engineering, your mission will be to design architecture patterns and solutions in Public/Private Cloud, ensuring their adoption in the various areas of CIB. You will also be key in automating CI/CD and IaC processes to improve the efficiency and scalability of the infrastructure.
We need someone like you to help us in different areas:
 Design and implementation of cloud architectures:Analyze and design infrastructure pattern architectures in the public cloud (AWS/Azure). Develop infrastructure designs tailored to each use case, translating pattern architecture into the reality of each project. Ensure compliance with the group's reference standards for the public cloud and provide feedback in internal forums.Automation and optimization:Automate and develop the infrastructure pattern catalog.Implement and manage IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools such as Terraform and AnsibleDesign and implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions.Collaboration and Advisory:Advise the CIO teams of CIB on the adoption of public cloud technologies.Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure the smooth integration of cloud solutions. Qualifications WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCE More than 5 years of experience in infrastructure architecture, databases, and networks.More than 3 years of experience in design, implementation, or consulting of distributed applications. More than 3 years of experience in evaluating technologies and cloud platforms.More than 3 years of experience in design, consulting, or implementation of cloud solutions (microservices, Big Data, hybrid clouds).More than 2 years of experience in IaC tools and automation processes.Experience in presenting technical solutions to different audiences. EDUCACIÓN Bachelor or Degree in Engineering. Certification in Azure / AWS. (Desirable) SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Cloud architecture and operation: advanced experience with Azure and AWS.DevOps and CI/CD: practical knowledge of GitHub Actions and other continuous integration/delivery processes. Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation: experience with Terraform, Crossplane, Ansible, and similar tools. Experience with platform solutions such as Backstage or Humanitec (desirable) and knowledge of state-of-the-art platform engineering architecture and strategies.Programming languages: Python, Go, Bash, with a focus on automation.Communication and presentation skills: ability to convey technical ideas clearly and effectively.Languages: high level of English (oral and written). OTHER INFORMATION Availability to travel. Additional Information What do we offer you? Full-time contract.Smart Office Pack so that you can work comfortably from home. Training and career development.Benefits and perks such as private medical insurance, life insurance.Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.This is a hybrid position based in Madrid, Spain. Relocation is mandatory.Possibility to manage work-permits.If you are passionate about development & tech, we want to meet you Talan Spain's commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company's "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).