Cloud TechLead / Architect - a venture between Thales and Google

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of defence and security, aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

 

In Romania, we are advancing innovation through software engineering, research and development, delivering solutions in key markets in which Thales Group operates. Our engineers design, develop and integrate solutions that impact global industries – from fully operational systems and subsystems for naval warfare and maritime security operations, to air traffic management systems, satellite-based solutions, tactical indoor simulations, identity and biometric technologies and more.

"... Linux Servers, Mostly."

🌍 THE PROJECT

An industrial partnership between a global leader in cybersecurity and a global leader in cloud solutions. 

Our ambition is to offer the best of both worlds!

Same Google Cloud power you know (VPC, IAM, Cloud DNS, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud KMS, and Secret Manager).

European jurisdiction. European operators. Thales-grade cybersecurity.

In the last 6 months alone, the platform:
✅ Achieved a world-first regulatory qualification - IaaS + CaaS + PaaS in a single decision
✅ Named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year - Sovereign Cloud
✅ Runs 3 data centres, 10,000+ devices, H100 GPU clusters in production
✅ Serves European enterprises in energy, banking, healthcare, defense

Your job: architect the Landing Zone every other workload on this platform is built on.

🛠 WHAT YOU'LL OWN

▸ Design and deploy the Google Cloud Landing Zone from scratch
▸ Org hierarchy, shared VPC, hybrid connectivity, IAM at scale
▸ Embed GDPR & sovereignty by design - data residency, KMS, encryption
▸ VPC Service Controls protecting GKE clusters and AI/ML workloads
▸ Build Terraform modules (state, workspaces, reusable patterns)
▸ Automate with CI/CD + policy-as-code (OPA / Sentinel)

🎯 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Must-have:
▸ 7–10+ years in IT / infrastructure, 3+ years hands-on Google Cloud
▸ Proven track record building Landing Zones from scratch in production
▸ Mastery of the Google Cloud Platform ecosystem (GKE, Cloud Build, IAM) in critical infrastructure contexts.
▸ Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Expert mastery of Terraform (modules, state, workspaces)
▸ Strong networking 
▸ GDPR / security compliance understanding

Nice to have:
▸ Regulated industry exposure (finance, healthcare, telecom)
▸ GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification
▸ Multi-cloud Landing Zones (AWS, Azure)
▸ GKE + Vertex AI security

💡 WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT

You architect the foundation, not consult on someone else's.
You sit at the table with Google Cloud and Thales engineering.
Your code goes to production - the platform regulated industries actually run on.

🎁 WHAT YOU GET

Competitive package + standard Thales benefits (private medical, meal vouchers, sport). Real engineering ownership in a Bucharest team architecting for European critical infrastructure.

👋 SOUND LIKE YOU?

If you've shipped Landing Zones in production, treat Terraform modules like a craft, and want a Bucharest-based architect role where the architecture actually ships - let's talk!

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At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.