Cloud-Edge Systems Architecture Advisor (Contractor)

Overview

Cloud-Edge Systems Architecture Advisor (Contractor)

OpenNebula Systems is seeking a Cloud Systems Architecture Advisor to provide strategic and technical guidance in the design and evolution of cloud infrastructure solutions for the Cloud-Edge Computing Continuum. The advisor role emphasizes mentorship, oversight, and high-level design decisions, ensuring that cloud and edge architectures are aligned with project objectives, business priorities, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

The Cloud Systems Architecture Advisor provides strategic and technical guidance in the design and evolution of cloud infrastructure solutions. Unlike a hands-on systems architect, the advisor role emphasizes mentorship, oversight, and high-level design decisions, ensuring that cloud and edge architectures are aligned with project objectives, business priorities, and industry best practices.

Advisors work closely with project stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners to translate functional needs into scalable, secure, and future-proof architectures. They bring not only strong technical expertise but also market awareness, supporting the identification of new opportunities, partnerships, and innovations across the cloud-edge continuum.

Scope

Activities in WP1 Next-Generation Architecture for the DC-Cloud-Edge Continuum of IPCEI-CIS ONEnextgen Project (UNICO IPCEI- )

Services

• Advisory on Architecture Design : Guide the definition of functional / system requirements and use-case analyses, ensuring designs meet scalability, performance, and compliance needs.
• Cloud-Edge Roadmapping : Define the architecture roadmap, identify suitable technologies, and oversee the prototyping of integrated cloud-edge solutions.
• Interface & API Strategy : Advise on the design of APIs, data formats, and interoperability mechanisms to ensure modular and extensible architectures.
• Technology Selection & Validation : Recommend appropriate cloud services, open-source tools, and infrastructure technologies; review documentation, design diagrams, and prototypes.
• Ecosystem Engagement : Act as an evangelist and advisor in the promotion of solutions within relevant user segments; participate in conferences, exhibitions, and standards discussions.
• Collaboration : Work with international project partners and open-source communities; provide strategic input to align efforts and foster cross-ecosystem innovation.
• Governance & Mentorship : Support internal teams by setting clear goals, advising on agile methodologies, and ensuring effective collaboration across distributed teams.
• Knowledge Transfer : Produce and review documentation, reports, and technical white papers; facilitate workshops and advisory sessions to promote knowledge sharing.

Duration

From 1st October 2025 to 30th June 2026 (9 months)

Location

Remote (occasionally F2F coordination meetings)

Budget

Maximum hourly rate is 45 euros

Maximum work hours per year is 1.800

The maximum estimated cost is 6750 euros per month, and a total of 60.750 euros.

Technical Specifications

Contractors must demonstrate the following requirements :

Evaluation Criteria

Eligible contractors will be prioritized according to the following criteria :

Administrative Specifications

Before the signature of the contract, the successful selected contractor will be requested to provide the following certificates :

The successful selected contractor will be given a two weeks period after the notification of the award to provide the above-mentioned documents.

Acknowledgments

This contract is supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública through the UNICO IPCEI Program, Project NextGenOne – Next-Generation European Platform for the Datacenter-Cloud-Edge Continuum (UNICO IPCEI- ), co-funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

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