Architect, IT Hybrid Cloud Computing

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Together we can renew the everyday, for a future beyond fossils!  Learn more about us as a workplace upm.com/careers We are now looking for an IT Architect, Hybrid Cloud Computing, to join our team at UPM IT Infrastructure and Site Services, Hybrid Cloud Computing. This role is based in Tampere or Helsinki, Finland, as part of our global IT organization, which is responsible for IT applications, infrastructure, and IT operations worldwide. Greetings from your future manager   "Are you an experienced IT professional with a passion for database, cloud, and architecture technologies? Do you thrive in dynamic environments, collaborating with various stakeholders to drive innovation and operational excellence? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you." – Joe Jia, Senior Manager, IT Hybrid Cloud Computing What you will do   As an IT Architect specializing in cloud and database technologies, you will play a key role in transforming UPM’s on-premises database landscape towards public cloud and autonomous database services. You will combine strong database architecture expertise with good cloud infrastructure knowledge to design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-conscious database solutions that support UPM’s business applications and processes.   Based on your experience, your responsibilities may include: Taking architectural responsibility for cloud and database solutions, including related applications, integrations, dependencies, security, performance, availability, and lifecycle considerations Supporting the transformation of on-premises database environments towards public cloud and autonomous database services Contributing to cloud migration planning, database modernization, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making together with application teams and suppliers Working closely with the Hybrid Cloud Computing Chief Architect to support roadmap development, architecture alignment, and long-term technology direction Acting as a key stakeholder for IT Service Owners and Product Owners in BUILD, with a focus on database and cloud infrastructure solutions Aligning business roadmaps with database and cloud technology roadmaps, including capacity, lifecycle, security, compliance, and cost considerations Identifying opportunities to modernize database services through cloud-native capabilities, automation, standardization, and managed or autonomous database services Providing consultancy for IT Service Owners and Business Services to support business demands…