1. Infrastructure as Code (IAC): 
   Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles to ensure consistency, scalability, and repeatability
2. CI/CD Pipeline: 
   Build, operate, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines and automation to reduce manual effort and enable reliable deployments.
3. Cloud Operations: 
   Operate, monitor, and optimize cloud environments across platforms such as Azure, AWS, Open Telekom Cloud, or comparable providers.
4. Monitoring and Logging: 
   Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, ELK stack, CloudWatch) to ensure system health and performance.
5. Security & Stability: 
   Collaborate with security teams to implement and maintain security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability assessments.
6. Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and IT teams to ensure smooth code integration, testing, and deployment processes.
7. Documentation: 
   Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures.

As a Cloud Solution Architect at CloudAstro, you design cloud architectures that are built for real-world operations. You translate business and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable, and operable cloud platforms.
You take responsibility beyond diagrams — ensuring that architectures work reliably in production and can be operated long-term.

Key responsibilities

• Cloud architecture & design:
  Design end-to-end cloud architectures that balance scalability, security, cost efficiency, and operational stability.

• Strategy to execution:
  Translate business goals, compliance requirements, and technical constraints into actionable cloud designs.

• Governance & compliance:
  Define and implement governance, security, and compliance frameworks (e.g. Zero Trust, GDPR, regulated environments).

• Operational readiness:
  Ensure architectures are production-ready, including monitoring, resilience, backup strategies, and operational processes.

• Collaboration:
  Work closely with Cloud DevOps Engineers and Operations teams to ensure architectural decisions are implemented and operated correctly.

• Stakeholder communication:
  Advise technical and non-technical stakeholders with clear recommendations and well-founded decisions.

• Standards & documentation:
  Define architectural standards and create clear documentation to ensure consistency and long-term maintainability.

• Several years of experience as a Cloud Architect, Solution Architect, or similar role

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or multi-cloud environments

• Experience designing enterprise-grade, regulated, or mission-critical systems

• Solid understanding of cloud operations, security, and cost control

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps concepts

• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to technical and business stakeholders

• Relevant certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect) are a plus