Cloud Architect

About Mindcurv

We help our customers rethink their digital business, experiences, and technology to navigate the new digital reality. We do this by designing sustainable and accountable solutions for humans living in a digital world. Mindcurv holistically covers the market s need to digitalise business processes and customer experiences and take advantage of the cloud following DevOps and agile principles. We cater to the following six solution lines:

1. Strategy and Advisory
2. Creative Services and Digital Products
3. Client Engagement Platforms
4. Digital Experience and Solutions
5. Data Services
6. Cloud Platforms and Managed Services

We are made up of a team of experts from various domains that define, create, and improve digital experiences. They engage with people to achieve solutions that enable businesses to grow and scale sustainably.

Within our Cloud Platforms & Managed Services Solution Line, we apply an agile approach to provide true on-demand cloud platforms. We implement and operate secure cloud and hybrid global infrastructures using automation techniques for our clients business critical application landscape

Your Role
You will work closely with client teams and internal colleagues across functional roles to understand requirements and make project decisions in line with those requirements. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading technical discovery sessions with the client to develop a comprehensive understanding of the technical requirements and integrations interfaces for new commerce solutions
• Developing technical proofs of concept, as necessary, to validate proposed solutions designs, reduce technical risk and minimize level of effort uncertainty
• Delegating tasks and provide leadership and guidance to the joint Ops, Development or DevOps teams
• Developing and documenting technical infrastructure solution designs and specifications that satisfy the functional and technical requirements for digital commerce implementation projects
• Decomposing technical solution specifications into work packages; document prerequisites and dependencies for these; and estimate the level of effort and resource level/skill necessary to implement each work package
• Creating infrastructure security concepts and work with the client security teams to collect and fulfill their requirements
• Designing production ready infrastructures that comply with high operational standards
• Designing state of the art monitoring systems to monitor and alert hybrid infrastructures (on premise, Cloud, monoliths, microservices)
• Collaborating in Mindcurv internal initiatives and represent the company at relevant industry events

Who you are

• You are experienced in the above mentioned role or have already gathered extensive experience in cloud environments
• You already architected and implemented successful digital projects in Cloud or hybrid infrastructures (Cloud + on premise)
• Performing in a customer facing context, preferably in eBusiness, was part of your daily business
• AWS and/or Azure Cloud as well as Java-based enterprise-strength eCommerce platforms are known to you
• You are used to Kubernetes and/or RedHat Openshift
• Integration experience with complex heterogeneous systems environments
• Experience with Service Oriented Architectures and Microservices
• You are able to evaluate technical alternatives considering business needs, technology fit, cost/benefit, security, disaster recovery and department strategies
• You have the ability to deliver on commitments (high quality, on budget, on time) while working on multiple projects concurrently

What do we offer you?

Perks, like drinks and snacks, pizza sessions, gaming nights and sensational parties, a pension scheme and a great salary, we ve got them all.

And if you crave an intellectual challenge, Mindcurv has you covered. Interesting projects involving the latest, hyper innovative tech. An agile, entrepreneurial environment, with lots of freedom and no politics. Work-life balance, a culture of transparency and a management team with their ears to the ground.

As we typically are the trailblazers and innovators. A hybrid way of working in which you can work from home. You just come into one of our offices in Essen, Cologne, D sseldorf, Munich, Frankfurt a.M., Hamburg, Jena, Utrecht, Madrid, Cochin, Coimbatore or Trivandrum when it adds value to be on-site. Looking for a glance behind the scenes?

Our high performers

You know who really thrive with us? Self-starters, team-players and continuous learners, with an uncanny ability to handle ambiguity. We ll equip you with everything you need to succeed, help you explore the length and breadth of your domain and provide you with constant growth opportunities, to enrich your career.

Ready for change?

Are you ready for the next step in your career? For a role in which you can be fully yourself and bring out the best? In yourself, your colleagues and your clients? Don t wait any longer and apply for this job right now.