Solution Architect (Open Source Workload Automation) (10/27)

Infolet; Kraków; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended medical care

Multisport card

Life insurance

Job summary

Infolet Kraków is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end architecture for a Proof of Concept and future production deployment of an open-source workload automation platform. You will define scalable solutions, drive architectural decisions across design, data flows, security, and resiliency, and collaborate with global engineering teams for long-term operability.

This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic direction while working with Kubernetes, Kafka, Apache

Qualifications

• 5+ years in solution or system architecture with ownership.
• Experience delivering large-scale distributed systems.
• Expertise in workload automation and orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of microservices architectures and APIs.
• Excellent communication in global environments.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architecture for PoC and future production deployment.
• Define scalable workload automation solutions based on open-source tech.
• Drive architectural decisions across platform design, data flows, security, observability, availability, and resiliency.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to ensure delivery and operability.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture discussions and ADRs.
• Align technical solutions with business requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Document architecture decisions, roadmaps, and non-functional requirements.
• Work with DevOps to establish deployment patterns and CI/CD standards.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Distributed systems design

Architectural leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Apache Airflow

PostgreSQL

Job description

PROJECT

Join a newly established engineering POD responsible for delivering a Proof of Concept for an open-source workload automation platform, with a roadmap toward enterprise-scale implementation. In this role, you will define the end-to-end architecture, drive key technical decisions, and ensure the solution is scalable, resilient, secure, and ready for global operations. This is a unique opportunity to influence both the technical direction and future evolution of a strategic platform.

YOU WILL

• Design and own the end-to-end architecture for both the Proof of Concept and future production deployment.
• Define scalable workload automation solutions based on open-source technologies.
• Drive architectural decisions across platform design, integrations, data flows, security, observability, availability, and resiliency.
• Collaborate closely with global engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and long-term operability.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture and design discussions.
• Align technical solutions with business requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, including solution diagrams, ADRs, roadmaps, and non-functional requirements.
• Work with engineering and DevOps teams to establish deployment patterns, CI/CD standards, and operational readiness.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards.

MUST HAVE

• 5+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, System Architecture, or a senior engineering role with significant architectural ownership.
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in workload automation solutions.
• Hands-on or architectural-level experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, and Apache Airflow or comparable workflow orchestration platforms
• Strong understanding of microservices architectures, APIs, and distributed systems design.
• Solid knowledge of architecture best practices, including security-by-design, resiliency, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills within global environments.
• Ability to translate business objectives into practical technical solutions and guide implementation teams.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, and Infrastructure as Code concepts.
• Understanding of testing strategies, quality assurance processes, and non-functional testing.
• Experience working with broader open-source ecosystems, including Linux and PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging solutions in production environments.

OUR OFFER

• Benefits: Extended medical care (over 2000 medical facilities in Poland, 80 in Kraków) for you and your family; Multisport card; Life insurance