[Job - 31716] Cloud Architect

At CI&T, we help large enterprises transform the potential of AI into real business impact with AI Deployment, AI-native execution, and tech-integrated business solutions.

With 30 years of experience in technological transformation, we accelerate innovation with expertise in Agentic SDLC, Application modernization, Data & AI, Martech and Business strategy.

We are 8,000 CI&Ters across more than 25 countries, collaborating to build solutions with real impact. AI is already part of how we work, evolve, and innovate every day.

At CI&T, our rapid growth is fueled by the innovative solutions we create for our global clients. We are seeking a Cloud Architect to lead the redesign and migration of a data platform running on Azure. Today's infrastructure was built without a consistent standard; you will define the target architecture, get it validated with the client's enterprise architecture team, and drive the actual migration into Terraform, working hand-in-hand with the data team to move and validate every workload.

Responsibilities:

• Design the target architecture for an Azure-based data platform, aligned to the platform team's standards.
• Lead the migration of existing infrastructure — currently built without consistent standards — onto the new target architecture.
• Author and maintain the Terraform code needed to recreate infrastructure to the new standard, and support the data team through the cutover of each resource.
• Document the proposed architecture clearly enough to be reviewed and validated by the client's enterprise cloud architect.
• Present and defend architectural decisions in validation sessions with the client's enterprise architecture team, incorporating their feedback.
• Break the migration down into actionable work: create and maintain Jira tickets, write clear acceptance criteria, and track progress to completion.
• Coordinate with DevOps to ensure the proposed specifications align with existing platform standards and operational practices.
• Coordinate with the data team to plan, execute, and validate the migration of each application/workload onto the new infrastructure.
• Act as the connective tissue across DevOps, enterprise architecture, and the data team, resolving misalignments before they become delays.

Requirements:

• Hands-on cloud engineering/architecture experience, with deep, current expertise in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong, production-grade Terraform experience — writing, structuring, and maintaining IaC for real infrastructure, not just proof-of-concepts.
• Demonstrated experience designing or re-architecting cloud infrastructure for data platforms.
• Experience leading infrastructure migrations from an unstandardized or legacy state to a defined target architecture.
• Strong architecture documentation skills — able to produce artifacts that a client-side enterprise architect can review and approve.
• Comfortable owning delivery mechanics: writing Jira tickets, defining acceptance criteria, and tracking a multi-team workstream.
• Fluent English (C1) — this is a client-facing role requiring daily communication with a US-based enterprise architecture team.
• Strong cross-team collaboration skills — this role sits between DevOps, enterprise architecture, and data engineering, and needs to keep all three aligned.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with data platform components on Azure (e.g., Data Lake, Synapse, Snowflake, Data Factory).
• Prior experience in regulated or enterprise environments with formal architecture review/governance processes.
• Experience in the mortgage, lending, or financial services domain.

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Our benefits:   -Health and dental insurance -Meal and food allowance -Childcare assistance -Extended paternity leave -Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass; -Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR); -Life insurance -Continuous learning platform (CI&T University); -Discount club -Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being -Pregnancy and responsible parenting course -Partnerships with online learning platforms -Language learning platform And many more!   More details about our benefits here: https://ciandt.com/br/pt-br/carreiras   At CI&T, inclusion starts at the first contact. If you are a person with a disability, it is important to present your assessment during the selection process. See which data needs to be included in the report by clicking here.This way, we can ensure the support and accommodations that you deserve. If you do not yet have the assessment, don't worry: we can support you in obtaining it.   We have a dedicated Health and Well-being team, inclusion specialists, and affinity groups who will be with you at every stage. Count on us to make this journey side by side.