Cloud Architect

Job Title: Cloud and Storage Architect

Job Type: Contract

Job Location: REMOTE

Contract Rate: Euro's 700 per day

CLIENT REQUIRES EU CITIZENS

We are seeking an experienced and motivated S3 Storage Architect to design, build, and evolve object storage services across hybrid environments (on-premises and public cloud). The successful candidate will play a key role in defining and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance storage architectures, leveraging S3-compatible technologies such as Cloudian, and integrating them with enterprise and cloud-native services.

• Architecture & Design: Define the architecture for S3-compatible object storage services supporting both on-prem and cloud-based workloads (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Hybrid Storage Strategy: Design solutions that enable seamless integration between datacenter and cloud object storage.
• Service Implementation: Lead the deployment and configuration of object storage clusters (e.g., Cloudian HyperStore), ensuring availability, durability, and scalability.
• Automation & Orchestration: Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent to streamline provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Monitoring & Optimization: Use tools like HyperIQ or Prometheus/Grafana to monitor usage, detect anomalies, and optimize performance.
• Security & Compliance: Apply data protection standards, encryption policies, and access control measures aligned with EU regulations and customer expectations.
• Disaster Recovery: Design and validate backup and DR strategies using object storage features like replication and versioning.
• Integration Support: Collaborate with development, operations, and infrastructure teams to enable storage consumption via APIs, GitOps pipelines, and Kubernetes platforms.
• Documentation: Maintain architecture blueprints, SOPs, and operational documentation for service ownership and audit readiness.

• Required Skills & Experience
• 10+ years in infrastructure or storage architecture with significant hands-on experience in object storage and S3 APIs.
• Strong understanding of distributed object storage systems (e.g., Cloudian, MinIO, AWS S3).
• Expertise in hybrid storage design and integration between DC and cloud.
• Proven experience in designing secure, scalable storage services for large organizations.
• Solid skills in automation and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker) and integrating storage in CI/CD or GitOps pipelines.
• Monitoring experience with systems like HyperIQ, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Knowledge of IAM, encryption at rest/in transit, and secure multi-tenant architectures.