Solution Architect (Senior Consultant) – Poland

ZS; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

ZS is seeking a Solution Architect to join the Engineering Labs team in Poland. You will translate complex client problems into robust, scalable architectures across R&D, business technology and commercial domains, and stay hands-on to prove them with prototypes in Python.

As a Level 4, you will mentor engineers, drive multi‑project quality, and partner with senior stakeholders, while traveling to client sites as needed in a hybrid working setup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology experience as solution/enterprise/data architect.
• Life sciences industry experience is preferred.
• Hands-on cloud architecture across AWS, Azure or Databricks.
• Strong Python coding ability and data-management skills.
• Ability to design end-to-end architectures and create blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Translate client problems into robust, scalable architectures.
• Define target-state architecture and production-ready designs.
• Prototype in Python and guide delivery to production.
• Mentor engineers and ensure quality across projects.
• Engage senior stakeholders with credible technical communication.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cloud architecture

Python coding

Data platforms

TOGAF familiarity

Stakeholder engagement

English fluency

Polish language (advantage)

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Databricks)

Job description

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

Role Description

As a Solution Architect within ZS’s Engineering Labs team in Poland, you will be the technical design authority who works horizontally across our life sciences engagements – spanning R&D, business technology and commercial – rather than being locked into a single domain. You will translate complex client problems into robust, scalable architectures and stay hands-on enough to prove them. Partnering with principals, engineering leads and client stakeholders, you will design end-to-end solutions and cloud data platforms that power analytics, AI and digital products for the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotech organisations. You will define target-state architecture, produce clear solution and integration designs, and set the technical standards that engineering teams build to. Working across commercial, clinical and supply‑chain data, you will architect data‑management solutions on modern cloud platforms and remain close to the code – prototyping in Python and guiding delivery through to production. As a Level 4, team‑lead‑calibre architect, you will mentor engineers, drive quality across multi‑project work, and be a trusted technical partner to senior stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

• 8+ years of relevant technology experience as a solution, enterprise or data architect, with a proven track record of designing and delivering end-to-end solutions across multiple domains (or related experience).
• Life sciences experience is essential – hands‑on delivery within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare or a comparable life sciences environment.
• Hands‑on cloud architecture expertise across one or more of AWS, Microsoft Azure or Databricks, including designing and provisioning cloud‑native solutions.
• Strong software‑engineering foundation with hands‑on Python coding – you architect solutions but remain close enough to the code to build and prove them.
• Deep data‑management architecture skills – designing and building data platforms across commercial, clinical or supply‑chain data.
• Demonstrable solution‑design ability – producing architecture diagrams, solution blueprints and integration designs that engineering teams can build to.
• Familiarity with enterprise‑architecture frameworks such as TOGAF (certification is a plus).
• Ability to work horizontally across R&D, business technology and commercial workstreams, adapting your architecture to different problem spaces.
• Strong stakeholder‑engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions credibly to both engineering teams and senior client stakeholders.
• Fluency in English; Polish is an advantage.
• Client‑first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem‑solving approach

How you’ll grow

• Cross‑functional skills development & custom learning pathways
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s‑curves, individual contribution and role expansions

Perks & Benefits

At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well‑being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills‑building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community. For details on total rewards in Poland, visit ZS Poland office locations | Where we work | ZS.

Hybrid working model

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on‑site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face‑to‑face connections.

Travel

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client‑facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

At ZS, we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences, and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are, and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.