AWS Cloud Solutions Architect
Summary
Cloud Solutions Architect at Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions Portugal (Lisbon/Porto) who owns and evolves the CI/CD and Cloud Enablers Platform for MAN on AWS. Day to day: stakeholder management, product/service management of the AWS and CI/CD platforms (GitLab, SonarQube), setting standards, and consulting dev teams.
At Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions [Portugal] we are the go-to team to tackle complex systems and programming challenges. We make sure that our products flow smoothly in all stages of the digital value chain.
Our main areas of focus: vehicle software & operations, mobile online services, IT security, fleet management, sales & after sales, purchasing & logistics and product portfolio management.
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About the Product
You'll be focused in
- Collaborating and manage different stakeholders, such as IT security, different management levels, AWS Service Team, providers and customers
- Working closely with the development team, your CSA Peers and bridge the gap to the MAN Senior Management and stakeholders;
- Setting and aligning the main Focus for the Team with your CSA Peers and the MAN Management;
- Aligning with the Engineering Manager and Agile Enabler to increase the overall team maturity
- Leading, together with peers, the Product Management and Service Management of both Platform and Business Service - AWS Platform and CI/CD Platform (Gitlab, SonarQube);
- Driving the standards and guidelines for these platforms;
- Evangelizing and consult internally project and product teams;
- Taking care about the big picture of how the Platforms are integrated with the overall MAN Truck & Bus landscape; manage the development of a long-term vision
- Ensuring a smooth and continuous development experience for the dev team (prevent obstacles); you balance and funnel the distraction from the operational needs of the Platforms;
- Managing incoming demands, meaning to register, clarify and prioritize them, which sometimes will also mean to challenge clearness of expectations
- Aligning and work together on new challenges with your peers and the dev team;
In order to succeed you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or comparable work experience
- Proven experience working as a Cloud Solution Architect or related role
- Product Management Skills such as backlog organization, requirements management;
- Strong communication skills around consulting and managing requirements , negotiation and ability to say “no”.
- Strong presentation skills, e.g. in order to share knowledge and adapt way of presenting to the audience (lean and focused for management vs. technically deep for tech experts)
- Experience with cloud services (especially AWS) and with cloud paradigms and serverless architecture (IaaS, PaaS, microservice architectures, continuous delivery);
- Knowledge in software development (e.g., Python, Bash, Javascript/Typescript);
- Knowledge with Infrastructure-as-a-Code concepts like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation or AWS CDK;
- Experience in using CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, SonarQube);
- High quality and security awareness, fun at solving challenging problems and ability for the understanding of complex relationships;
- Great English skills, both written and spoken
Nice to Have:
- Understanding Service Management Processes (ITIL);
Perks
- 1200€ to equip your home office
- Flex allowance: 720€/year (60€ per month x12)
- Performance bonus
- Health insurance extendable to your household
- Wellbeing program extendable to your household
- Life insurance
- Pension fund
- Smartphone & phone data plan
- Discounts on VW Group cars and special financing conditions
Cool things you’ll experience in our work environment
- Tailored remote-friendly setup for every team's vibe!
- Flexible working hours
- Multicultural reality with + 30 different nationalities
- Pet friendly environment
- Boost your career with our internal mobility program, focused on your personal & professional growth
- Mix and mingle across teams for idea-sharing and bonding