Solution Architect (Archimate)

Sopra Steria; Polska; On-site; PLN 201,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Luxmed

Medicover Sport

Worksmile

Education platforms

Conferences

Tech Lunches

Free parking

Job summary

Sopra Steria is seeking a skilled Solution Architect (Archimate) for an international aerospace program. You will design and govern end-to-end architecture, ensuring security and alignment with IT strategy while coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams in Poland.

Expect leadership in architecture workshops, documentation, and governance, with travel abroad opportunities. Fluency in English and EU citizenship required.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience in complex IT transformation projects.
• Strong background in end-to-end architecture design (functional / technical).
• Regular practice in writing architecture documentation and facilitating workshops.

Responsibilities

• Design, coherence, and security of IT solutions within transformation projects.
• Define architecture building blocks, patterns, and integration principles.
• Coordinate interactions between business teams, IT, security, and projects.

Skills

Archimate

Cloud architecture

Security standards

IAM

IT transformation

Leadership

Communication

Agile

TOGAF

Data modeling

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Archimate

TOGAF

SAFe

Job description

We are looking for a Solution Architect (Archimate) to join Sopra Steria Apps Services team on an international Program for a leader in the aerospace sector. Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who are located in Poland and have EU citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Design, coherence, and security of IT solutions implemented within transformation projects.
• Acts as a subject-matter expert, ensuring alignment between business needs, functional and technical constraints, architecture standards, and the overall IT strategy.
• Design the functional and technical architecture of solutions.
• Define architecture building blocks, patterns, and integration principles within the IT ecosystem.
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, and infrastructure standards, as well as data and performance requirements.
• Formalize recommendations, support decision‑making with the client, and document architectural decisions.
• Prepare, structure, and facilitate functional and technical workshops.
• Coordinate interactions between business teams, IT, security, infrastructure, and project teams.
• Ensure the global consistency of the architecture across all contributors (domains, experts, development teams).
• Master and apply project processes, particularly during architecture phases.
• Participate in or lead application audits (obsolescence, security, reliability).
• Integrate data classification and cybersecurity standards into all architectural decisions.
• Produce architecture deliverables.
• Monitor and regularly update architecture risks, assumptions, and decisions.
• Contribute to architecture governance: committees, reviews, steering committees.

Must have requirements

• 10 to 15 years of experience, especially in complex IT transformation projects.
• Strong background in end-to-end architecture design (functional / technical).
• Regular practice in writing architecture documentation and facilitating workshops.
• Collaboration with security, infrastructure, business, data, and development teams.
• Participation in technical or performance audits.
• Application and technical architecture (multi-system, integration, patterns, APIs).
• Cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP): fundamentals + enterprise integration.
• Strong knowledge of IT/OT security standards, IAM, compliance, and data classification.
• Understanding of data architecture practices (data flows, data modeling, data quality).
• Architecture modelling (Archimate).
• Natural leadership and advisory posture.
• Excellent communication and ability to simplify complex topics.
• Analytical thinking, synthesis skills, and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).
• Architecture best practices (TOGAF).
• EU citizenship.
• Fluent English: B2/C1.
• Being open to occasional business trips abroad and visits in our office in Katowice.

Nice to have requirements

• Certifications appreciated: TOGAF / SAFe / Archimate, Cloud Architect (Azure/AWS/GCP), ITIL.
• French language skills (any level)

What we offer

BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (B2B): Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).

ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

Salary range

UOP: 18 000 -22 000 PLN gross/month. B2B: 135-180/190 PLN/h net. All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

Equality and Inclusion

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

About Us

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees. The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists. Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We als