Cloud Solution Architect | Consultant (Hybrid, Poland)

GFT Technologies SE; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 231,000 - 289,000; Full time

Job summary

GFT Poland is seeking a Solution Architect Consultant with Cloud to translate business needs into secure, scalable software, guiding technical strategy and end-to-end delivery while aligning with enterprise architecture and cloud best practices.

The role requires hands-on software engineering, experience with Azure/AWS/GCP, microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, CI/CD, and strong stakeholder management. Fluent Polish and English are mandatory; hybrid work in Kraków.

Qualifications

• Polish and English fluency is mandatory.
• Hands-on software engineering background required.
• Experience translating business needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Advise stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions
• Design secure, scalable, and reliable system architectures
• Drive technical engagements and support implementation success
• Define and promote best practices in architecture and delivery
• Collaborate with stakeholders and senior client representatives
• Manage dependencies and ensure alignment across solution components
• Support pre-sales activities and contribute to offering materials
• Ensure production readiness including performance, resilience, and monitoring
• Polish and English language proficiency at a fluent level is a mandatory requirement for this role
• Strong hands-on software engineering background, ideally as a senior developer or technical lead, with the ability to guide application design and development rather than focusing primarily on platform, infrastructure, or networking engineering
• Experience in designing and building software solutions using modern architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure (preferable), AWS, or GCP
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and Agile methodologies
• Expertise in enterprise architecture and integration patterns
• Experience with microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, and containerization
• Understanding of NFRs including HA, DR, logging, and monitoring
• Broad IT knowledge including networking, security, and data management
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently with senior stakeholders

Skills

Polish language

English language

Software engineering

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Microservices

Kubernetes

Kafka

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

GFT Poland is seeking a Solution Architect Consultant with Cloud to translate business needs into secure, scalable software, guiding technical strategy and end-to-end delivery while aligning with enterprise architecture and cloud best practices.

The role requires hands-on software engineering, experience with Azure/AWS/GCP, microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, CI/CD, and strong stakeholder management. Fluent Polish and English are mandatory; hybrid work in Kraków.