Cloud Architect

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.

About Us: We’re the leading European alternative to the hyperscalers. We empower businesses of all sizes to leverage our Public Cloud, as a foundation and accelerate their cloud transformation. Join our rapidly growing team and help shape the future of European cloud computing!

The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Solution Designer (also known as a Cloud Architect) to join our technical presales team. In this pivotal role, you will be the bridge between customer business needs and technical cloud solutions. You will work directly with clients to understand their requirements, design robust, scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures, and guide them through the successful adoption and implementation of our cloud platform and associated cloud services.

This is an exciting opportunity for a technical expert with a passion for solution design and direct client engagement.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Client Engagement & Requirements Gathering: Partner with sales and account teams to engage directly with prospective and existing clients. Conduct in-depth discovery sessions to understand their current IT landscape, business objectives, technical challenges, and non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, security, compliance, availability, cost).
• Solution Design & Architecture: Design comprehensive and optimal cloud solutions leveraging our platform and services, integrated with our European alternative to the hyperscaler. Develop architectural blueprints, design documents, and migration strategies.
• Technical Deep Dives & Proofs-of-Concept: Lead technical workshops, deliver tailored presentations, and collaborate with Sales Engineers/Implementation teams to develop and demonstrate proofs-of-concept (PoCs) or pilots that validate proposed solutions.
• Cost Optimization & TCO Analysis: Design solutions with a strong focus on cost efficiency and provide Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis for proposed architectures, ensuring long-term value for the client.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure that all designed solutions adhere to best practices for cloud security, data governance, and relevant industry compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001).
• Roadmapping & Implementation Guidance: Create clear roadmaps for cloud adoption and migration. Provide architectural guidance and support to implementation teams (internal or client-side) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Thought Leadership & Best Practices: Stay abreast of the latest cloud technologies, industry trends, and architectural patterns. Contribute to the development of best practices, reference architectures, and internal knowledge sharing.
• Presales Support: Support the sales team during the presales phase by providing technical expertise, answering RFIs/RFPs, and building technical credibility with clients.

YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOU:

• 10+ years of experience in a Cloud Architect, Solution Designer, or Senior Cloud Engineer role, with significant experience in designing and implementing cloud solutions.
• Deep expertise in at least one major hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) with a strong working knowledge of others. Certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect) are highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of core cloud services including compute, storage, networking, databases, security, and identity management.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform/Ansible) and cloud-native development practices.
• Exceptional communication skills – ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences (C-level executives, developers, operations teams).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to define technical solutions from ambiguous business requirements.
• Experience with migration strategies (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, re-architecting) to the cloud.
• Consultative approach with a passion for customer success.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• English language B2 and higher

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud architectures.
• Background in enterprise architecture or enterprise software.

WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE US?

We believe in balance between work and personal life. An attractive and extensive work-life balance portfolio guarantees lasting motivation for employees and thus a better quality of life, promotes physical and mental well-being and contributes to a positive work environment. All this with the aim of providing more freedom in reconciling work, career growth, private life and individual lifestyle. Therefore we offer to our employees over 25 different benefits to improve their personal and professional life in these areas:

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work – life balance
• Other benefits

For more information about our benefits click to Benefits

Salary

Final salary is negotiable.

We are offering base salary depending on seniority level and previous experience of candidate. In addition to base salary we provide variable part and other financial benefits. Base salary will not be lower than 2200 € /brutto.

Additional information

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia due to European taxation regulation.