[CMC] Cloud Solutions Architect

Location: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, pl

Company Description

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.

Job Description

Project – the aim you’ll have

You will join the AWS cloud practice, supporting changing international client engagements across platform engineering, cloud architecture, migrations, data platforms, AI-enabled systems and production cloud environments. The role is AWS-first, but many projects require multi-cloud thinking, especially Azure exposure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, security, observability and close cooperation with engineering and client teams.

Position – how you’ll contribute

• Design secure, scalable and cost-effective AWS cloud architectures.
• Define architecture standards for Kubernetes, IaC, CI/CD, networking and observability.
• Support multi-cloud solutioning, especially where AWS integrates with Azure-based environments.
• Review Terraform, platform components, deployment pipelines and architecture decisions.
• Guide engineers in translating client requirements into production-ready designs.
• Support discovery, estimations, risk assessment and technical proposal work.
• Drive cloud security, reliability, operability and production-readiness practices.
• Mentor engineers and act as a technical advisor for clients and delivery teams.

Qualifications

Expectations – the experience you need

• Strong experience as Cloud Architect, Platform Architect or Lead Cloud Engineer.
• Deep AWS knowledge, including IAM, VPC, compute, storage, databases, EKS and security.
• Practical experience with at least one other cloud platform (preferably Azure).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code standards.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, containers and cloud-native platform design.
• Experience designing CI/CD, environment promotion and production release models.
• Ability to design secure, observable and maintainable distributed systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

Additional skills – the edge you have

• Experience with Azure DevOps, AKS, Microsoft Fabric or Azure AI services.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM platforms, RAG, API gateways or authorization-aware systems.
• Experience in regulated, financial, data-heavy or integration-heavy environments.

Additional Information

Our offer – professional development, personal growth:

• Flexible employment and remote work
• International projects with leading global clients 
• International business trips
• Non-corporate atmosphere 
• Language classes 
• Internal & external training 
• Private healthcare and insurance
• Multisport card 
• Well-being initiatives 

Position at: Software Mind Poland

This role requires candidates to be based in Poland.