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In this role, you will define the enterprise cloud vision, guide critical architecture decisions, and influence the direction of a global technology landscape.\nYou will lead the Cloud Center of Excellence, drive large-scale transformation initiatives, and ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms. You will play a key role in Valmet's cloud-first transformation journey, helping modernize infrastructure, applications, and operating models globally while ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud services. If you are passionate about cloud governance, modernization, and creating lasting business impact, this is your opportunity to make a difference.\nYour responsibilities\nYou will own and evolve the enterprise cloud architecture vision and roadmap across Azure and AWS.\n\nYou will lead and continuously develop Valmet's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), ensuring alignment between cloud strategy, architecture, governance, security, and business objectives.\n\nYou will govern strategic cloud partners and managed service providers, ensuring delivery quality, architectural compliance, and alignment with Valmet's technology strategy.\n\nYou will provide architectural oversight across cloud initiatives, including migrations, modernization programs, and platform standardization.\n\nYou will partner with security, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure cloud solutions are secure, compliant, and scalable.\n\nYou will establish cloud financial governance and FinOps practices to maximize business value, transparency, and cost efficiency while reducing technology risk and ensuring vendor compliance with Valmet's architecture standards.\n\nExpectations for you\nYou hold a bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\n\nYou have extensive experience in cloud architecture and governance across Azure and AWS.\n\nYou have experience driving enterprise-wide cloud transformation initiatives in complex global organizations.\n\nYou have proven success leading cloud transformation, migration, and modernization programs.\n\nYou have strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, governance, and FinOps practices.\n\nYou have leadership experience driving architecture decisions and influencing stakeholders across complex enterprise environments. Experience leading architecture, cloud engineering, or virtual expert teams is considered an advantage.\n\nExperience with hybrid cloud architectures, landing zones, identity services, networking, cloud security, and infrastructure modernization is considered a strong advantage.\n\nProfessional cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, or similar are considered a strong advantage.\n\nYou communicate effectively in English and can confidently engage with senior stakeholders, global teams, and strategic technology partners.\n\nTo succeed in this role\nYou combine strategic cloud architecture expertise with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. You can influence senior decision makers, create clear standards, and balance innovation with governance. Your experience in cloud transformation enables you to guide large programs while ensuring security, scalability, and cost efficiency. You are comfortable working in a global matrix organization and balancing strategic leadership with hands-on architectural guidance.\nWe also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles-practical behaviours that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:\n- Take accountability - Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through\n- Lead with courage - Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly\n- Build on trust - Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety\n- Collaborate for growth - Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value\nWant to know more?\nReady to take the lead in shaping our cloud future? This is a unique opportunity to shape the long-term cloud strategy of a global technology leader and influence critical enterprise-wide technology decisions.\nApply today and take the next step in your cloud architecture career. Submit your application including CV, cover letter, and salary request by September 15, 2026.\nFor more information, contact Marko Paassilta, .\nWe will start reviewing the applications already during the application period. We’ll use a variety of selection methods in the recruitment process, e.g. video screening, personality questionnaires, ability tests and interviews.\nWe encourage our employees to a healthier lifestyle by being a smoke-free workplace.\nWhen everything works together\nValmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. 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