Cloud Architect
Thales · Praha, TX · 2 days ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure end-to-end security compliance of cloud solutions from design through deployment.
- Design and validate secure cloud architectures using security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles.
- Identify, assess, and manage cloud security and personal data protection risks.
- Oversee Cloud Security Assurance activities, best practices, and security governance.
- Support audits, risk assessments, penetration testing, vulnerability management, and incident response.
- Provide cloud security expertise from pre-sales through delivery, including customer interactions.
- Train, mentor, and support engineering teams and Cloud Security Champions.
- Contribute to security KPIs, continuous improvement, and cloud security policies.
Required Experience & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with cloud-based system integration and deployment (IaaS, containers, Kubernetes).
- Experience in server-side software development.
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, databases (SQL, NoSQL, object storage), and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and automation.
- Proficiency in Linux/Windows and at least one programming language (e.g. Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, Go).
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- Freshman in English; an additional EU language is a plus.
- AWS certification (SAA or SAP) is considered an advantage.
- Willingness to obtain EU Secret Clearance.
Why join us
- High-impact role: Shape the security of mission-critical cloud products used by global customers.
- Security at the core: Be involved early in architecture and design, not just reviews at the end.
- Strong technical environment: Work with modern cloud technologies, complex distributed systems, and real-world security challenges.
- Visibility and influence: Collaborate with architects, engineering leaders, sales, and customers across the organization.
- Growth and learning: Continuous exposure to evolving cloud security standards, training opportunities, and expert communities.
- Collaborative culture: Join a team that values knowledge sharing, mentorship, and security awareness.
- Long-term stability: Be part of a well-established, international organization with meaningful, regulated projects.