Cloud Architect - Alibaba Cloud (H/F)

About the position
As part of the global modernization of its infrastructure, our client is migrating its workloads currently hosted on end-of-life physical RKE servers in China to managed services from a Chinese cloud provider. This strategic project, estimated to last 12 months, aims to design a modern, automated, and highly available target architecture.
Contrat : Project-based permanent contract (CDI) or Freelance contract, project with an initial duration of one year (completion scheduled for summer 2027).
Location : Montbéliard area, an on-site presence of at least 2 days/week will be required for the first 2 or 3 weeks during the scoping phase.
Your responsibilities:
Reporting to the IT department's technical team, your responsibilities will be as follows:
Scoping and Estimation: Conduct the technical feasibility study, define the target architecture, and present the detailed estimation to the CIO in September.
Architecture Build: Design and build the infrastructure on a Chinese cloud provider (such as Alibaba Cloud), focusing on managed services.
Automation & Deployment: Replicate the existing automation mechanisms on GCP using Terraform and deploy the new clusters via Helm.
Friction Point Resolution: Design network architectures (SD-WAN, cross-border line) to maintain API connectivity with Google, manage authentication interoperability (Google Identity), and define security policies equivalent to Cloud Armor.
Profile sought
Experience : Proven and mandatory track record on a Chinese cloud provider (ideally Alibaba Cloud). We are looking for a profile with at least 5 years of experience as a Senior Cloud Consultant or Cloud Architect, who has already participated in scoping and estimation phases.
Technical Skills
Mastery of the managed Kubernetes ecosystem, managed databases, and object storage.
Expertise in Terraform and Helm.
Strong skills in international network architecture and cross-border connectivity.
Knowledge of security solutions (WAF/Cloud Armor) and identity management (SSO/Google Cloud Identity).
Daily use of AI.
Soft Skills :
Analytical mindset and pragmatism to design solutions that are simple to operate daily.
Autonomy and proactive approach to guide the client in their strategic choices (e.g., alternatives to PubSub).
Ability to communicate easily with cross-functional teams.
Languages : Fluent English (international context), French or Mandarin would be a major asset.
Recruitment process :

• Initial interview with our recruiter and the head of the structure, who is an IT engineer.
• Presentation of your application to our client (following mutual agreement).
• Meeting with the client and their teams to discuss the position and expectations.

Would you like to know more? We invite you to apply and/or contact us!