Solutions Architect

Frontiers; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Office presence

Wellbeing days

Volunteering days

Employee assistance

Learning Hub

Local benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Frontiers is seeking a senior Solutions Architect to design, deliver, and maintain end-to-end technical solutions aligned with product strategy. You will own architectural direction, select technologies, and manage non-functional requirements across teams, while mentoring engineers and shaping technical standards.

You will help advance AI-driven design practices across the development lifecycle and contribute to a high-autonomy, global engineering culture that delivers secure, scalable solutions.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in solution architecture.
• Expertise in system architecture and cloud computing.
• Expertise in software engineering and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in AI and generative AI across the software lifecycle.
• Proficiency in data architecture, AI security, and responsible AI.
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking across the lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of Frontiers' core business principles, goals and strategy.

Responsabilidades

• Provide scalable, feasible, and flexible solution designs.
• Select key technologies, platforms and frameworks in line with standards.
• Own the solution-wide non-functional requirements—performance, security, scalability and reliability.
• Contribute to, and advocate for, technical strategy and standards.
• Mentor and guide Software Engineering Team Leads and Engineers.
• Convey complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive a culture of innovation and engineering excellence.

Conocimientos

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Cloud computing

DevOps practices

AI technologies

Data architecture

AI security

Lifecycle management

Analytical thinking

Educación

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Descripción del empleo

WHO WE ARE

At Frontiers, our purpose is simple yet ambitious: to make science open. We believe open science empowers the global scientific community to accelerate discovery and develop the solutions needed for healthy lives on a healthy planet.

We are one of the world's largest and most influential open-access research publishers. Every article we publish is peer-reviewed and quality-certified, ensuring research is accessible to everyone, everywhere. To date, Frontiers research has been viewed over 4 billion times, demonstrating the real-world impact of science without barriers.

Joining Frontiers means being part of a global, mission-driven organisation at the intersection of science, technology, and innovation — working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about advancing knowledge for the benefit of society.

To learn more about our impact and culture, please watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLJ7ZO3wOW4

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to design, deliver, and maintain complete technical solutions that address specific business needs, in line with our product strategy and organisational standards.

Reporting to the Principal Architect, you will own the architectural direction for an assigned stream of value, working closely with its Head of Stream and engineering leaders across multiple teams. You will own the full lifecycle of your solution designs — from selecting the right technologies and platforms to owning the non-functional requirements that keep them scalable, secure, and reliable in production. You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, driving decisions through to implementation while keeping the relevant stakeholders aligned.

You will contribute directly to technical strategy, championing standards across engineering, and mentoring Software Engineering Team Leads and Engineers across your portfolio.

We have fully embraced AI-based spec-driven design, integrating AI throughout the entire software development lifecycle. From specification to implementation, AI tooling shapes how we architect, build, and iterate — making us faster, more deliberate, and focused on what matters most. This isn't an experiment. It's how we work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide and maintain scalable, feasible and flexible solution designs in alignment with business requirements.
• Select key technologies, platforms and frameworks in line with technical standards and best practices.
• Own the solution-wide non-functional requirements — performance, security, scalability and reliability.
• Contribute to, and advocate for, technical strategy and technical standards across the organisation.
• Mentor and guide Software Engineering Team Leads and Engineers of all levels.
• Convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive a culture of innovation and engineering excellence.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering and at least 2+ years of experience in solution architecture.
• Expertise in system architecture and cloud computing.
• Expertise in software engineering and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in AI and generative AI technologies, applied across the software development lifecycle.
• Proficiency in data architecture, AI security, and responsible AI principles.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking, with a deep understanding of the entire software engineering lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of, and alignment with, the company's core business principles, goals and strategy.

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience mentoring engineers at multiple levels of seniority.
• Experience contributing to organization-wide architecture standards or governance frameworks.
• Background working in multinational, cross-functional engineering organisations.

BENEFITS

• We prioritise office presence and emphasise in-person collaboration, but also offer appropriate adjustments where needed, in line with company policy.
• Extra wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance.
• Up to 3 paid volunteering days each year.
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, legal & financial support).
• Learning & development support via the Frontiers Learning Hub.
• Competitive local benefits, country dependent (e.g. healthcare and pension/retirement provision).

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination — including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.