Cloud Architect

About the job:

• Recording and analysing customer requirements in the Kubernetes environment

• Creation and coordination of concepts for the development of developer platforms

• Conducting customer workshops and strategy workshops to set up new or further develop existing platforms

• Advising teams, also at C-level, on the use of Kubernetes, container technologies and architectural decisions

• Conducting customer workshops and strategy workshops about Platform Engineering

• Communicating the impact of architectural decisions on platform usability and operational processes

• Supporting sales by building and maintaining customer relationships

• Ensuring a long-term and collaborative partnership with our customers

• Implement the designed decision at customer side​

​Who you are:

• Experience in setting up, designing and operating Kubernetes-based platforms

• Experience in integrating Kubernetes into existing business/enterprise environments​

• Confident demeanour, analytical and conceptual skills, ability to work in a team and customer orientation

• Native or fluent German speaker

It would be optimal if …:

• You possess extensive expertise with cloud service providers and Kubernetes on-premise distributions.

• You can provide in-depth explanations of the advantages and disadvantages involved in establishing large multi-cloud environments (e.g., AKS and Tanzu or GCP and Rancher).

• You are capable of collaboratively developing a multi-cloud strategy with our customers, tailored to their specific requirements.

• You have a profound understanding of the most commonly used cloud and on-premises infrastructure providers, including their architectural requirements and the architectural impact they have on the Kubernetes platform implemented on top of them.

• You can lead enterprise-level workshops for our customers, using practical examples to illustrate how to design and build a private cloud (the correct way).

• You possess extensive knowledge of process optimization in enterprises, particularly with respect to organizational processes during the adoption of Kubernetes, and can effectively communicate these concepts to customers in workshops.

• You can create a comparison matrix for the most critical Kubernetes tools and components, enabling data-driven decision-making (e.g., CNI selection for a Kubernetes infrastructure with in-depth explanations of the pros and cons).

• You have experience in implementing Kubernetes and containers in edge environments and can design a modern platform tailored for these specific use cases.

• You have delivered numerous presentations at conferences within the cloud-native field.

If this role sounds of interest to you, please apply and one of our senior consultants will give you a call to discuss in more detail.

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