Lead Cloud Migration Architect, 12 months in Copenhagen (Hybrid- 3days week onsite)

Lead Cloud Migration Architect (Contract Role)Location: Onsite 3 days per week (Greater Copenhagen area)We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Lead Cloud Migration Architect to drive a major cloud migration and modernization initiative, transitioning workloads from Azure and on-premises environments to AWS, leveraging an established AWS landing zone.The successful candidate will play a key role within the cloud transformation program, working closely with cross-functional teams and contributing to the organization’s broader architecture community. This position requires a strong blend of technical depth, architectural leadership, and collaborative delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn the end-to-end solution architecture for cloud migrations, ensuring quality, integrity, and fitness for purpose across multiple releases and teams.Shape and maintain the architectural runway, translating business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-efficient designs.Support and align with existing enterprise design principles and patterns.Translate enterprise and security policies into reference architectures, Terraform/CloudFormation templates, and CI/CD-integrated operational models.Define and maintain golden paths and reference implementations for common migration archetypes (rehost, re-platform, refactor) and post-migration operations.Establish and enforce non-functional requirements (reliability, performance, security, cost) and integrate SRE practices such as logging, observability, and incident response.Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards through policy-as-code, least-privilege IAM, and auditable controls.Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, RTEs, and System Teams to coordinate architectural decisions and delivery.Participate actively in SAFe/Agile ceremonies (PI planning, system demos, Inspect & Adapt sessions).Partner closely with AWS engineering and migration teams to ensure alignment across platforms and delivery streams.Lead and contribute to the design of target-state architectures for high-impact applications.RequirementsExperience: 8+ years in cloud architecture and engineering, with strong hands-on AWS expertise and working knowledge of Azure. Proven track record in delivering large-scale cloud migration programs (Azure-to-AWS and on-prem-to-AWS).Architecture leadership: Skilled in defining and governing solution architectures, maintaining an architectural runway, and coordinating complex enterprise initiatives.Platform engineering: Deep knowledge of Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, containers (EKS/ECS), serverless (Lambda), networking, IAM, security engineering, and observability/SRE tools.Compliance & Standards: Demonstrated ability to implement policy-as-code, data protection, least privilege, and audit controls in alignment with enterprise and regulatory standards.FinOps: Proficiency in cost optimization and cost-aware design, with experience guiding teams in efficient cloud resource management.Agile experience: Familiar with SAFe/Agile frameworks and collaboration within large cross-functional programs.Soft skills: Hands-on and outcome-focused leader with strong problem-solving ability, capable of simplifying complex challenges and maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and security.Additional InformationMust be available for onsite presence (minimum 3 days per week) in the Greater Copenhagen area.