Solution Architect (AWS & API)

• *About This Job Opportunity
• *Our Vision

To be the world's most trusted global payroll partner, simplifying pay for all employees.

• *Our Mission**

Empowering global workforces with seamless, compliant, and innovative payroll and payment solutions, enabling businesses to thrive in a connected world.

• *Our People**

Our fundamental beliefs at CloudPay are built on core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork. We value our employees and strive to create a great workplace where everyone is valued, heard, inspired, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. We're committed to providing an excellent employee experience through fulfilling projects, empowerment to make a difference, and an environment that inspires innovation.

• *What Makes This Role Exciting**

We are seeking a senior Solution Architect to act as our technical expert, responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of scalable, secure solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This is a vital leadership role where you will translate complex business needs into technical reality.

You will take strategic ownership of our group-wide API architecture, defining the roadmap and establishing clear standards for API design, security, and governance (e.g., REST, OpenAPI). You will work closely with our platform engineering, development, and security teams to drive architectural excellence.

• *Main Responsibilities
• Lead the architectural design of business-critical solutions on AWS, ensuring they meet rigorous requirements for scalability, security, and performance.
• Define, own, and evangelise the group-wide API strategy and governance framework.
• Provide expert technical leadership and guidance to development and operations teams.
• Champion and enforce AWS best practices and proactively optimise infrastructure for cost-effectiveness.
• Integrate "Secure by Design" principles and ensure all solutions meet regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2).
• Evaluate emerging technologies and lead proof-of-concept projects to validate new architectural approaches.
• *Experience Needed For This Role
• Proven, hands-on experience designing and delivering complex, large-scale, and secure solutions on the AWS platform.
• Strong experience in API architecture design, standards (REST, OpenAPI, GraphQL), and gateway technologies.
• Deep expertise across core AWS services (e.g., Kubernetes (EKS), Lambda, VPC, IAM, RDS, and security services).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and a solid understanding of modern CI/CD practices.
• Excellent command of cloud security principles.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Highly beneficial: Professional-level AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional).
• About You And Our Core Values
• Taking ownership, working with integrity and respect
• Being a team player is key to our culture
• Solution and customer focused
• Great initiative with the goal for excellence in achieving results
• Dedicated to developing and always looking for continuous improvements
• Be creative, be committed, be engaged and enjoy what you do
• We are hiring in Spain, Poland and the UK, with local packages and benefits to apply
• *CloudPay is committed to being an equal opportunities employer

The CloudPay culture is built upon on five core values, from which we develop our service, our technology and our business strategies. Our fundamental beliefs are a promise to our employees, customers and partners, built on the core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork.

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