Principal Architect - Cloud And Devops

Primary Purpose:

• Own the Cloud & DevOps architecture strategy across Stolt-Nielsen.
• Define target-state architecture, standards, governance, and best practices for Azure, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, observability, and platform engineering.
• Ensure cloud platforms are secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient.
• Act as the technical authority for Cloud & DevOps, partnering with Engineering Managers on technical direction and architecture decisions.
• Guide divisional teams to align with enterprise cloud standards and target architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Platform Architecture:

• Define and maintain Azure cloud architecture, landing zones, governance, and standards aligned to the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, reusable modules, and automation standards.
• Establish observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, SRE, and operational excellence practices.

Security, FinOps & Enterprise Architecture:

• Embed security-by-design, identity management, and governance controls into cloud platforms.
• Own cloud cost optimization, FinOps practices, and consumption governance.
• Contribute to enterprise architecture standards, technology roadmaps, and EAM tooling.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Partner with Engineering Managers to establish engineering standards and quality benchmarks.
• Evaluate cloud platforms, tools, and vendors, supporting build-vs-buy and investment decisions.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years in Cloud, Infrastructure, DevOps Engineering, or Architecture.
• Strong Azure architecture experience, including:
  • Landing Zones
  • Networking
  • Governance
  • Cloud Adoption Framework
• Hands-on expertise in:
  • CI/CD
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub Actions
  • Bicep / Terraform
• Experience with:
  • Observability & Monitoring
  • SRE Practices
  • Cloud Security & IAM
  • FinOps & Cost Optimization
• Experience leading cloud modernization and on-premises to cloud migrations.

Top Technical Skills:

• Azure Cloud Architecture
• Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform)
• CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• SRE, Observability & Cloud Governance