Digital Platform Architect

We are a global leader in the hearing aid industry. We help millions of people regain and enjoy the miracle of hearing by designing and manufacturing innovative hearing devices and delivering superior patient care through cutting-edge digital solutions.

Based out of our R&D department, you will be part of the newly formed** Digital Platform Engineering** (DPE) team, consisting of skilled Cloud architects, Platform-, DevOps
- & Site Reliability engineers. As one of our experienced **Digital Platform Architect**, you will be joining an international Scrum team with dedicated and skilled professionals to help “_ build a_ _secure, scalable, observable & automated platform that empowers WSA to build, deploy & operate SW efficiently”_.

**What you will do**:

- Architect and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructures, ensuring they align with business goals and technology standards.
- Develop and integrate cloud solutions, addressing specific organizational needs and enhancing system performance.
- Work closely with various teams to provide expert advice and solutions for cloud-related initiatives, ensuring optimal deployment and integration.
- Continuously monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with the latest security standards.
- Provide technical guidance and support to software development and IT operations teams in implementing cloud-based solutions.
- Work with security teams to ensure that cloud infrastructures are robust against threats and compliant with industry standards.

**What you bring**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
- 5-7 years’ experience in Azure Cloud Architecture or similar field (AWS, GCP).
- Experience in designing and managing large-scale cloud environments.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Provide technical guidance and support to software development and IT operations teams in implementing cloud-based solutions.
- Work with security teams to ensure that cloud infrastructures are robust against threats and compliant with industry standards.
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect).

**Technical competencies**
- Deep knowledge of Azure and other major cloud providers (GCP, AWS etc.)
- Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.
- Strong experience in containerization Docker/OCI-Images and Container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes/OpenShift/AKS/EKS/GKS, Operators as ArgoCD) is a must.
- Experience in Azure infrastructure and development, Declarative Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform/Open Tofu/Bicep).
- Designing scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-efficient solution architecture
- Proficient in modern DevOps and deployment automation practices. e.g. Azure DevOps - including build and release pipelines.
- Experience in Modern architectures (e.g., Microservices, distributed systems, clean architecture) with Security & Reliability minded.

**And beyond your** **professional** **qualifications, we** **are** **looking for the following**:

- You are a self-starter and take initiative and ownership when something is not working - also on system & solution level.
- Furthermore, you are the type of profile, that gives inputs to and suggestions for, how processes can be improved.
- You are able to both give and receive constructive feedback and people will see you as a structured problem solver.
- Last but not least, we would expect you to be thriving in being part of a team and has the ability to exchange knowledge and expertise, internally as well as externally.
- Fluent in English - both verbally and in writing

**Who we are**:
At WS Audiology, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.
- WS Audiology is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self._