Director of Cloud Architecture

Company Description Nordic Science Capital is a fully private investment company focused on technology ventures grounded in strong scientific fundamentals. The firm invests in innovations that can be scaled, protected through patents, and applied across multiple domains. Nordic Science Capital primarily partners with scientific and academic founders, including those with unconventional backgrounds. The company focuses on inception to seed-stage opportunities in the Nordic and Central and Eastern European (CEE) regions. Team members work closely with founders to translate complex science into sustainable, high-impact businesses.
Role Description The Director of Cloud Architecture is a full-time, remote role responsible for defining and driving the cloud technology vision across Nordic Science Capital’s portfolio and internal platforms. This role involves designing and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures that support data-intensive, science-driven applications. The Director will collaborate with founders, engineering teams, and investment professionals to assess technical feasibility, design reference architectures, and guide cloud adoption strategies. Daily activities include leading architectural reviews, refining data and integration models, setting cloud governance standards, and overseeing implementation roadmaps. The role also includes mentoring technical leaders, establishing best practices, and ensuring alignment between business objectives, regulatory requirements, and cloud solutions.
Qualifications
Candidates should possess strong Architecture and Enterprise Architecture skills, with experience designing scalable, secure cloud solutions for complex systems.
Candidates should possess Data Modeling skills and the ability to design data structures and integration patterns for analytics, AI/ML, and transactional workloads.
Candidates should possess Team Leadership skills, including mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and guiding technical decision-making.
Candidates should possess Project Management skills, with experience planning, prioritizing, and delivering cloud initiatives on time and within scope.
Extensive hands-on experience with major cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services for networking, storage, compute, and security.
Strong understanding of cloud security, compliance, and cost optimization practices in regulated or data-sensitive environments.
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working with early-stage or high-growth technology companies; familiarity with deep tech, scientific, or research-driven products is an advantage.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Work arrangement
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