Cloud Architect (with FinOps Expertise) | Hungary

We're building out a cloud architecture practice in Hungary, focused on clients who are moving core infrastructure to the cloud for real. This role combines cloud architecture, engineering, and cloud economics.

• 3-5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, cloud architecture or technology consulting.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure or GCP, ideally in multicloud setup.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure, platform services and modern architecture patterns.
• Interest in cloud cost optimization, cloud economics and FinOps practices.
• Ability to balance architecture, operational and cost considerations when designing cloud solutions.
• Comfortable working directly with client stakeholders and understanding business requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience preparing management reporting related to cloud costs, consumption and optimization opportunities.
• Ability to translate technical and financial data into actionable insights for management stakeholders.
• Pragmatic mindset focused on solving real client problems.
• Strong process automation mindset focused on simplifying reporting, monitoring and optimization activities.
• Interest in building scalable and automated approaches to cloud cost management and governance.
• Fluent in English and Hungarian.
• EU citizenship or a valid work permit to work in Hungary is required.

Nice to have:

• Experience with banking, financial services or other regulated industries.
• Exposure to cloud migration, cloud operating models or platform governance.
• Familiarity with cloud cost management tooling or FinOps practices.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner or related cloud certification.
• Broader architecture exposure across data, integration, security or enterprise applications.
• German - Upper-Intermediate or higher.

• Help clients design and evolve cloud environments across AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Work on cloud migration, modernization and platform improvement initiatives.
• Support cloud cost visibility, transparency and governance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve cloud efficiency, utilization and spending.
• Help clients understand how architectural and engineering decisions impact cloud cost.
• Work with business, engineering and architecture teams to solve practical cloud challenges.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and cloud optimization initiatives.
• Contribute to cloud transformation programmes within large and complex organizations.

EU citizenship or a valid work permit to work in Hungary is required.