Cloud Software Architect with Squad Lead duties

Design and build scalable cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure, driving architecture, security, and cloud innovation for next-generation products in a fast-paced engineering environment. Your Role & Responsibilities Act as the Cloud Architect within the Cloud & Infrastructure team and collaborate with architects across other domains to define the overall system architecture Lead the Cloud & Infrastructure squad until the permanent Team Lead joins, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap and successful sprint delivery Design and implement a secure, scalable multi-tenant cloud platform, including APIs and integration patterns connecting robots, edge devices, cloud services, and enterprise systems Stay hands-on by contributing to code repositories, pull requests, prototyping, troubleshooting, and turning architectural decisions into production-ready solutions Drive non-functional requirements including availability, scalability, latency, security, reliability, and cost optimization Establish security-by-design principles covering IAM, encryption, secrets management, and network segmentation while ensuring regulatory compliance Guide engineering teams through architecture reviews, code reviews, reference architectures, and technical mentoring Collaborate closely with Product Management, leadership, and solution architects to define roadmaps and customer integrations Balance rapid delivery with long-term robustness, maintainability, and operational efficiency Support industrialization and operations by implementing SRE practices, observability, incident readiness, and production troubleshooting Required Technical & Professional Expertise Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field Proven experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure, from architecture through production deployment Strong understanding of Azure networking, storage, compute, multi-tenant environments, and cloud architecture best practices Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or similar), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks Strong architectural and implementation skills with the ability to design, build, prototype, and troubleshoot cloud solutions Experience leading technical initiatives or sub-projects within startup, scale-up, or research-driven environments Experience mentoring cloud engineers and supporting high-quality technical delivery Ability to work in fast-moving environments where requirements evolve continuously Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, availability, scalability, and cost optimization Experience with cloud governance, landing zone design, monitoring, observability, or SRE practices is considered an advantage Familiarity with AWS, GCP, on-premises infrastructure, IoT, industrial systems (ERP/MES/SCADA), robotics, or PKI is beneficial Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert are considered a plus Strong communication skills with the ability to act as the primary cloud expert for research and engineering teams Fluent English language skills Based in Switzerland and willing to work on-site