Cloud Architect, Dublin

Location/Office Policy: AIB, Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 What is the role: The Technology Architecture team is responsible for developing and governing our technology strategy, domain architecture, and roadmaps in line with our business goals. The Cloud Architect is a key role on that team, accountable for defining target cloud architecture, roadmaps, and principles to support our hybrid cloud future. Key accountabilities:

• Take overall accountability for the development of a cloud domain architecture and technology roadmap for cloud. Ensure these are used as reference for solution architectures and designs in that domain. These architectures must reflect a roadmap for migration and continuing optimisation of the platform to reduce complexity and lifetime cost.
• Problem solve - takes large complex problem domains and requirements and decomposes them into segments. Draws on subject matter experts to translate the complex into the simple to define a holistic architecture and roadmap.
• Collaborate - establishes connections with team and wider Technology, Architecture, Business, and Vendor community. Works with them to ensure that the appropriate technology direction is set and adopted to meet business requirements.
• Influence - engages with the team and applies expertise to contribute to team outcomes and requirements to influence senior Business and Technology stakeholders. Manage complex stakeholder engagements.

What You Will Bring:

• Cloud architecture experience (6+ years) with a range of technologies, providers, deployment (private, hybrid, public), and service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS). Architecture, design, and implementation of scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Experience with the AWS or Azure Well-Architected Frameworks.
• In-depth hands-on work experience with large-scale implementations of Azure and extensive architecture experience (enterprise, full-life cycle) with other platforms such as AWS or GCP would be a plus.
• Project experience migrating and deploying cloud-based solutions (GCP, Azure, or AWS) with an understanding of Agile, SCRUM, and Continuous Delivery.
• Experience in architecting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services infrastructure and topologies.
• Knowledge of .NET, and cloud technologies development languages and tools. Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service, Infrastructure as Code, and related concepts on public cloud.
• Certification in Azure Architecture; additional certifications in AWS and GCP would be a plus.
• Experience with distributed computing, cloud security, IaaS & PaaS architectures, knowledge of big data/analytics, CI/CD, DevOps, SRE, and networking concepts.
• Container experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
• Understanding of Identity and Access Management, user and system authentication methods, and certificates, tokens, and certificate management.
• Knowledge of the architecture practice, principles of business analysis, requirements definition, SLAs, and cost evaluation. Professional certification advantageous (TOGAF, CITA/IASA).
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology discipline advantageous.

Why Work for AIB: We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live, and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers, and business requirements. Some of our benefits include:

• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options

Key capabilities: Technical Capabilities 2 – Breadth of Technical Knowledge 3 – Technical Leadership Behavioural Capabilities 8 - Strategic Mind-set AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie . Closing Date: 17/01/2025 Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners. #J-18808-Ljbffr