Senior Lead Cloud Architect

Tiivistelmä työpaikkailmoituksesta: You will define and lead the enterprise cloud architecture vision and roadmap across Azure and AWS. You will lead and develop Valmet's Cloud Center of Excellence and govern strategic partners to ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms. You will establish cloud governance, security, compliance, and FinOps practices while providing architectural oversight for migrations and modernization programs. The role requires extensive cloud architecture and leadership experience in global transformations, a relevant degree, and applicants must apply by September 15, 2026. Tämä tiivistelmä on luotu tekoälyn avulla. Lead Cloud Architecture & Governance Join us in leading the future of cloud technology across Azure and AWS. In this role, you will define the enterprise cloud vision, guide critical architecture decisions, and influence the direction of a global technology landscape. You will lead the Cloud Center of Excellence, drive large-scale transformation initiatives, and ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms. You will play a key role in Valmet's cloud-first transformation journey, helping modernize infrastructure, applications, and operating models globally while ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud services. If you are passionate about cloud governance, modernization, and creating lasting business impact, this is your opportunity to make a difference. Your responsibilities You will own and evolve the enterprise cloud architecture vision and roadmap across Azure and AWS. You will lead and continuously develop Valmet's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), ensuring alignment between cloud strategy, architecture, governance, security, and business objectives. You will govern strategic cloud partners and managed service providers, ensuring delivery quality, architectural compliance, and alignment with Valmet's technology strategy. You will provide architectural oversight across cloud initiatives, including migrations, modernization programs, and platform standardization. You will partner with security, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure cloud solutions are secure, compliant, and scalable. You will establish cloud financial governance and FinOps practices to maximize business value, transparency, and cost efficiency while reducing technology risk and ensuring vendor compliance with Valmet's architecture standards. Expectations for you You hold a bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. You have extensive experience in cloud architecture and governance across Azure and AWS. You have experience driving enterprise-wide cloud transformation initiatives in complex global organizations. You have proven success leading cloud transformation, migration, and modernization programs. You have strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, governance, and FinOps practices. You have leadership experience driving architecture decisions and influencing stakeholders across complex enterprise environments. Experience leading architecture, cloud engineering, or virtual expert teams is considered an advantage. Experience with hybrid cloud architectures, landing zones, identity services, networking, cloud security, and infrastructure modernization is considered a strong advantage. Professional cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, or similar are considered a strong advantage. You communicate effectively in English and can confidently engage with senior stakeholders, global teams, and strategic technology partners. To succeed in this role You combine strategic cloud architecture expertise with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. You can influence senior decision makers, create clear standards, and balance innovation with governance. Your experience in cloud transformation enables you to guide large programs while ensuring security, scalability, and cost efficiency. You are comfortable working in a global matrix organization and balancing strategic leadership with hands-on architectural guidance. We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviours that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together: - Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through - Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly - Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety - Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value Want to know more? Ready to take the lead in shaping our cloud future? This is a unique opportunity to shape the long-term cloud strategy of a global technology leader and influence critical enterprise-wide technology decisions. Apply today and take the next step in your cloud architecture career. Sub