CTO Architect - Governance & Strategic Architecture

Luxoft Poland; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Poland in Kraków is seeking a CTO Architect to join a small team focused on governance and strategic architecture for the Investment Bank. The role sits under the IB CTO Architecture function and liaises with group CTO and governance crews.

You will create and drive architectural standards, run governance processes, support engineering teams from ideation to delivery, and ensure architectural alignment with IB and group strategy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Java development experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot/Claude).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and build tools.
• Containerization with Docker/Kubernetes/Helm.
• Cloud platforms such as Azure or others.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform/ARM/CloudFormation.
• GITLab or similar, contributing to open source.
• DevOps practices and automation awareness.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, evolve, and communicate architectural standards and guardrails aligned with IB and group strategy.
• Own and run architectural governance processes within the IB CTO function.
• GCTO point of contact for the Investment Bank, representing IB CTO in group initiatives.
• Triage incoming IB and GCTO work, coordinate responses, and shield core architecture tasks.
• Support IB engineering teams with early engagement to address architectural considerations from ideation to delivery.

Skills

Architectural governance

English fluent

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Quality focus

Communication skills

Tools

Java

AI-assisted development

CI/CD tools

Docker Kubernetes Helm

Azure / Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as code

GitLab / open source

Job description

Luxoft Poland in Kraków is seeking a CTO Architect to join a small team focused on governance and strategic architecture for the Investment Bank. The role sits under the IB CTO Architecture function and liaises with group CTO and governance crews.

You will create and drive architectural standards, run governance processes, support engineering teams from ideation to delivery, and ensure architectural alignment with IB and group strategy.