Your role
As a Alibaba Cloud Solutions Architect, your mission is to [briefly describe the main mission]. You will report to [APAC IT Operations Manager].
As an Alibaba Cloud Solutions Architect, you'll join the China IT organization, which sets the technology direction and standards supporting business areas across Atlas Copco China entities. You'll work in a team focused on architecture, security, and cloud governance in China and in close alignment with Atlas Copco Group IT - helping us build scalable, secure, and future-ready cloud solutions for our China operations.
The Alibaba Cloud Solutions Architect provides resilient and efficient cloud solutions on Alibaba Cloud that support and accelerate business objectives in China. This role continuously enhances operations and maintains stable, secure, and well-governed environments across all cloud services in the China region, while meeting local regulatory expectations and Atlas Copco Group standards.
Responsibilities
- Act as Atlas Copco's main technical point of contact towards Alibaba Cloud, coordinating solution discussions, validating proposals and effort estimates, and escalating technical risks and blockers.
- Participate in designing the China cloud foundation — landing zone, identity and access, connectivity and network topology — in alignment with Alibaba Cloud and Atlas Copco Group IT (Enterprise Architecture, CCoE, IAM and Security).
- Translate business requirements into secure, scalable Alibaba Cloud solutions, acting as a trusted partner to business and IT teams in China.
- Support the migration of workloads from Azure China to Alibaba Cloud, covering compute, databases, storage and containers, together with Group IT and implementation partners.
- Ensure operational excellence across the China cloud environment through proactive monitoring, automation, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices.
- Optimize performance, reliability and cost-efficiency, and drive continuous improvement of the platform.
- Apply Group security, compliance and governance standards to the China cloud platform, including MLPS 2.0 and PIPL requirements, and maintain accurate documentation.
To succeed, you will need
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.
Work experiences/Hard skills:
- Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science or similar, or equivalent through relevant work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture or cloud engineering, with hands-on Alibaba Cloud experience.
- Experience working with cloud vendors and implementation partners — able to challenge proposals constructively and hold suppliers to account.
- Expertise in Alibaba Cloud services (PaaS & IaaS) – such as ECS, ApsaraDB RDS and PolarDB, OSS, ACK and SAE, VPC, CEN, RAM.
- Cloud networking (VPC, VPN, Express Connect, firewalls, DNS).
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Resource Orchestration Service templates).
- Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
- Practical understanding of the Chinese regulatory environment for IT, in particular MLPS 2.0 and PIPL, and of cross-border data transfer considerations.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, sufficient to analyze source workloads and map them accurately to Alibaba Cloud equivalents.
- Fluent Mandarin and advanced English, both written and spoken.
- Certifications (Nice-To-Have):
- Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate: Cloud Engineer
- Alibaba Cloud Certified Professional: Cloud Architect
- Alibaba Cloud Certified Expert: Solutions Architect
- Azure Fundamentals
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams
- Structured, detail-oriented, and proactive mindset
- Customer-oriented approach
In return, we offer
- A friendly, family-like atmosphere
- Have the flexibility and freedom to keep a healthy work live balance.
- Opportunities to grow and develop your own career path.
- A culture known for respectful interaction, ethical behavior, and integrity.
- Potential to see your ideas realized and to make an impact.
- New challenges and new things to learn every day.
- Access to global job opportunities, as part of the Atlas Copco Group
- We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Job location
Option 1: On-Site
This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Shanghai, Wuxi, China (CN). You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.
Contact information
Talent Acquisition Team: Rachel Tang