Senior Cloud Platform Architect

Senior Cloud Platform Architect

Are you a cloud visionary ready to shape the future of enterprise-scale, multi-cloud infrastructureon a global stage? If you thrive on building secure, scalable, and innovative platforms thatempower teams and drive real business value — we want to hear from you.

About the Role
As a Senior Cloud Platform Architect, you will be at the heart of designing and evolving a world-class multi-cloud platform that empowers application teams across a global organisation. This isa high-impact, high-visibility role where your architectural decisions will directly influence howtechnology enables business outcomes at scale. You'll bring deep technical expertise, strategicthinking, and a collaborative spirit to drive secure, compliant, and innovative cloud solutions —all while inspiring those around you to raise the bar.

Key Responsibilities
Design and architect scalable, secure, and compliant multi-cloud platform solutions thatalign with enterprise cloud strategy and governance frameworks
Define and enforce cloud security policies, guardrails, and compliance standards across theplatform to ensure consistent, risk-aware operations
Lead platform engineering initiatives to build and operate shared cloud services, tools, andinfrastructure that accelerate application team delivery
Partner with application delivery teams to provide architectural guidance, enabling fast,secure, and compliant deployment of solutions in the cloud
Drive innovation by evaluating emerging cloud technologies and integrating best practicesinto the platform roadmap
Optimise platform operations by identifying opportunities to improve reliability, performance,cost efficiency, and developer experience
Collaborate with Cloud Technology Management to ensure platform design and services arealigned with strategic steering and guidance
Develop and maintain architectural documentation, standards, and reference architecturesto support consistent platform adoption across the organisation
Mentor and support engineering teams in cloud architecture best practices, fostering aculture of continuous learning and improvement
Engage with stakeholders across engineering, security, and business units to translaterequirements into robust cloud platform capabilities

About the Team
The Public Cloud Platform Delivery Team is a dynamic unit within the Engineering Platformsdepartment, dedicated to enabling the organisation's cloud ambitions. The team owns andoperates a sophisticated multi-cloud platform — managing security policies, service operations,and shared tooling that empowers application teams to deliver secure, compliant, and innovativesolutions at pace. With a mission to design, build, and operate best-in-class cloud platforms andshared services, the team partners closely with application delivery teams to innovate in a fast,secure, and compliant way that drives measurable business value. Guided by Cloud TechnologyManagement, the team is committed to providing an efficient, value-driven engineeringexperience that sets the standard for cloud excellence.

About You
You are a seasoned cloud professional who combines deep technical expertise with acollaborative and forward-thinking mindset. You thrive in complex, fast-moving environments andtake pride in building platforms that others love to use. You communicate clearly, influencewithout authority, and bring a pragmatic approach to solving architectural challenges. You arepassionate about security, compliance, and engineering excellence — and you inspire thosearound you to continuously grow and improve.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

Multi-cloud architecture expertise:
Proven experience designing and operating enterprise-scale platforms on two or more major cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud),including network topology, identity management, and governance
Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
Strong hands-on proficiency with IaC tools such as Terraform,Bicep, or equivalent, with experience managing large-scale, modular infrastructure codebases
Platform engineering and DevOps practices:
Solid experience building shared platformservices, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that enable application teams to self-servein a secure and compliant manner
Secure Landing Zones and platform design:
Demonstrated experience in secure landingzone design, platform automation, DevSecOps tooling, network topology and connectivity,access management and privileged identity design, platform monitoring, securityarchitecture, and high availability architecture
Cloud architecture and solution design:
Demonstrated ability to produce and communicateclear architectural designs, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps aligned withbusiness and engineering strategy
These are additional nice to haves:
Experience designing disaster recovery and backup scenarios that meet non-functionalrequirements (NFRs), including accurate calculations for availability, RTO, and RPO
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tooling across cloud environments
Expertise in technology selection based on Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) andorganisational standards
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as .NET, Java, Python, or Ruby
Strong stakeholder communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engageeffectively with Engineering Directors, Managers, Architects, and engineering teams
Comfort working in transformational, complex, and fast-paced environments with a strongbias for getting things done
Proficiency in English (required)

About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms ofinsurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate andmanage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create newopportunities and solutions for our clients — made possible by the collaboration of more than14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectivesand innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities tothrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identityand/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought, or othercharacteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment, everyone can bring their authenticselves to work.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office atleast three days per week.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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