Cloud Solution Architect

Location: MOL Campus

Team: Digital Factory

Experience Level: Senior

Language: Fluent in English

About Us: Digital Factory @ MOL Group

At Digital Factory, we’re leading MOL Group’s transformation from a traditional fuel retailer into a digitally driven consumer goods and mobility services provider across Central Eastern Europe.

Over the past years, we’ve built strong digital foundations:

a region ‑ wide Data Lake,

advanced analytics solutions supporting operations in 8 countries,

and MOL MOVE, our app ‑ first loyalty program reaching millions of customers.

Now we’re entering the next phase of transformation – accelerating adoption, scaling analytics, and introducing AI driven capabilities that boost productivity, improve decision ‑ making, and unlock new digital business opportunities.

To do this, we’re strengthening our Digital Factory operating model and looking for people who can connect strategy, technology, AI, and execution.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Cloud Solution Architect to join our Digital Engineering team.

In this role, you will design and govern cloud-based solutions that power MOL Group's digital products and strategic initiatives across multiple countries. You will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, engineers, security experts, and enterprise architects to turn business needs into scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.

As a key architectural leader, you'll influence technology decisions, cloud strategy, architecture standards, and modernization initiatives while promoting cloud-native, security-by-design, and operational excellence practices.

If you enjoy solving complex challenges, working with modern Azure technologies, and driving enterprise-scale digital transformation, we'd love to meet you.

What you’ll do

Design end-to-end cloud solutions supporting digital products and business initiatives.

Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-efficient architectures.

Drive cloud adoption, modernization, and architecture best practices across the Digital Factory.

Define architecture standards, governance, and non-functional requirements including security, performance, resilience, and scalability.

Design integration solutions using APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native services.

Collaborate with Product Managers, Enterprise Architects, Security, DevOps, and Engineering teams.

Provide architectural guidance, technical leadership, and mentoring.

Support cloud governance, cybersecurity, compliance, and cost optimization initiatives.

What You Bring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Master's degree is an advantage.

Experience

Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-based enterprise solutions, preferably within large-scale environments.

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud technologies.

Experience defining solution architectures across application, integration, infrastructure, data, and security domains.

Experience participating in architecture governance processes, review boards, and strategic technology initiatives.

Professional Skills

Strong knowledge of cloud architecture principles, distributed systems, and modern application architectures.

Proven ability to design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-efficient enterprise solutions.

Strong understanding of cloud-native services, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures.

Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud operating models.

Knowledge of compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, and platform services.

Understanding of hybrid cloud and enterprise-scale cloud environments.

Familiarity with integration platforms, middleware technologies, and enterprise ecosystems.

Strong understanding of cloud security architecture and Security-by-Design principles.

Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), authentication, authorization, encryption, and secrets management.

Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, privacy requirements, risk management, and regulatory frameworks such as GDPR.

Experience collaborating with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams.

Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and automation principles.

Familiarity with observability, monitoring, logging, disaster recovery, business continuity, and operational support models.

Knowledge of cloud cost management and optimization practices.

Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Data Engineer Associate) are highly valued.

Additional cloud, architecture, or database certifications are considered an advantage.

Soft Skills

Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to bridge business and technology discussions effectively.

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring across cross-functional teams.

Ability to balance business value, technical considerations, security, risk, cost, and operational requirements.

Strong attention to detail.

Proactive mindset and positive attitude.

Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Team-oriented approach with excellent collaboration skills.

Openness to diverse cultures and international collaboration across CEE.

Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and solving challenging problems.

What’s in It for You?

Work with cutting-edge technologies and innovative team.

Collaborate across the CEE region on impactful projects.

Opportunities for professional growth and cross-industry experience.

Access to Medicare health insurance, annual bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Regular team outings and MOL family events.

A workplace that values inclusion, creativity, and your unique perspective.

How to Apply

Ready to turn data into decisions? Apply now via our career site: www.mol.hu/karrier

What to Expect

Initial call: You will be contacted by MOL Recruitment via phone for a short chat.

Interview: You can expect three interview rounds, where you can meet your direct manager, some experts from the team, ask your questions and present your skills and career path. We always make sure you receive timely feedback after each round.

Technical Assessment: You will either receive a take-home assignment after the first interview or be asked to solve an exercise on the spot at one of the interviews.

If you would like to know more about Digital Factory: digitalfactory.info

Meet Your Future Manager

Zsolt Horváth - Zsolt Horváth | LinkedIn

We’re All About Inclusion

At MOL Group, we know that our strength lies in diversity. During the selection process, we provide equal opportunities to all applicants with the appropriate qualifications and work experience, regardless of age, gender, disability, or reduced work capacity, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. At MOL Group, everyone matters.

If you have any specific needs related to your reduced work capacity at any stage of the recruitment process, please inform our recruitment team! We are happy to assist.