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Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Architect

On-site in Madrid·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 12 Oct)

El Corte Ingles

438 open roles

Overview

Work mode
On-site, Madrid
Contract
Permanent contract, full-time hours
Experience
Senior level
Benefits
Life insurance, flexible pay plan

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • IT infrastructure knowledge, including on-premise and cloud environments, with experience in service management, distributed architectures, and hybrid models, including platform services under CloudOps and Platform Engineering models.
  • Experience in environments with an infrastructure outsourcing operating model.
  • Ability to define and implement cost management and optimization models in cloud and hybrid environments. Experience in designing and automating data ingestion and transformation processes from multiple sources (cloud providers, ITSM tools, monitoring platforms), ensuring data quality, consistency, and traceability.
    Ability to develop executive cost dashboards aimed at decision-making, incorporating key metrics, variance analysis, and cost allocation models, aligned with FinOps principles.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

We offer a range of social benefits that will contribute to your well-being.

- Exclusive discounts and financing options.

- Life insurance.

- Corporate University.

- Ongoing training for professional development.

- Study aid for employees' children.

- Own medical service.

- Flexible compensation plan.

The role

Are you looking to develop your talent and a place where your effort is recognized? We offer you a dynamic, close-knit environment with a future. Here, every day is a new opportunity to learn, grow, and shine. Imagine being part of a diverse team, where evolution and customer service are our priority. At El Corte Inglés, our work is a shared passion.

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What you'll do

Collaborate with the Domain Technical Lead to bring the domain's strategic vision to fruition, taking into account technical implications and playing a key role in the success of technology initiatives and in aligning technical aspects with business objectives.

Main duties and requirements.

  • Evolving the FinOps framework within the organization.
  • Defining showback/chargeback models for internal organizational units, covering cloud service costs, software licenses, and outsourced services.
  • Establishing control mechanisms. Identifying optimization and rightsizing opportunities.

Platform Engineering Coordination and Operating Model Transformation

Coordination of the internal team responsible for:

  • Standardizing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) services and capabilities:
    • Building the IaC infrastructure product catalog, in collaboration with the Architecture team, defining standards and operations.
    • Designing at a low level the needs raised by platform consumer teams.
    • Ensuring corrective and evolutionary maintenance of the platform, overseeing the outsourcer team's backlog.
  • Driving and facilitating platform model adoption by Development teams.
  • Controlling and managing platform service operations.

Responsibilities of the internal PMO team

  • Managing IT infrastructure demand.
  • Validating, together with project teams and the various departments: technical scope, architecture, risks, etc.
  • Coordinating with the infrastructure outsourcing team and all ECI areas involved in the project to ensure the correct go-live of projects/services, enforcing internal policies and governance.
  • Defining and overseeing reporting and activity indicators in this process with the infrastructure outsourcer.
  • Capacity Management and Lifecycle
    • Supervision and control of capacity (cloud, distributed, mainframe), in coordination with the infrastructure outsourcer.
    • Technology obsolescence governance.
  • Infrastructure project management.

Areas of responsibility

FinOps Governance

About El Corte Ingles

El Corte Inglés is Spain's largest department store group and one of the country's most iconic retail companies. Founded in 1940, it operates a vast network of department stores, hypermarkets (Hipercor), supermarkets (Supercor), and an extensive online retail platform. The company also has significant operations in travel agencies, insurance, and financial services, employing tens of thousands of people across Spain and internationally.

With its headquarters in Madrid, El Corte Inglés has a strong presence throughout Spain, with stores and offices in nearly every major city. The company is known for its traditional, customer-centric retail culture and offers a wide range of roles, from sales and logistics to technology, data analysis, and corporate functions. For international professionals, El Corte Inglés provides opportunities to work in a major Spanish company, though Spanish language proficiency is typically essential for most positions.

Industry
Retail
Founded
1940
Employees
50,000–100,000
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and 17 more

Good to know if you are moving

  • El Corte Inglés is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and is a Spanish-founded company.
  • The company operates across all major Spanish cities, offering opportunities in retail, logistics, and corporate roles.
  • Spanish language proficiency is generally required for most positions, especially customer-facing roles.
  • The company offers a wide range of roles, from sales and operations to technology and data analytics, suitable for various professional backgrounds.
  • As a large, established employer, El Corte Inglés provides stable employment and opportunities for internal mobility.

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Additional information

If this position interests you, we invite you to apply, as your experience could be very valuable to us. In our company, all people are welcome.

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