AWS Cloud Architect - Enterprise & Microservices

Axians Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee assistance program

Performance bonus

Career advancement training

Job summary

Axians Portugal is seeking an IT Architect to provide technical leadership across business-critical digital products. You will define solution architectures, align with enterprise standards, and guide engineering teams through delivery.

In this role, you will collaborate with international teams, design cloud-native architectures on AWS, and ensure scalable, reliable systems. A strong background in distributed systems, DevOps practices, and modern microservice patterns is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale architectures.
• Experience defining architectures on AWS Cloud.
• Strong background in distributed systems and modern application architectures.
• Experience with cloud-native environments and integrations.
• Knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, microservices and DevOps practices.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills.
• Experience working with international teams.
• Professional English proficiency.
• Availability to travel to Germany when required.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain solution architecture.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Support technical design and implementation decisions.
• Review solution designs and engineering approaches.
• Identify risks, dependencies and non-functional requirements.
• Support integrations across multiple systems and platforms.
• Guide development teams throughout delivery.
• Produce technical documentation and knowledge transfer materials.
• Participate in planning and release activities.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud-native environments

English proficiency

Technical leadership

International collaboration

Travel availability

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Job description

Axians Portugal is seeking an IT Architect to provide technical leadership across business-critical digital products. You will define solution architectures, align with enterprise standards, and guide engineering teams through delivery.

In this role, you will collaborate with international teams, design cloud-native architectures on AWS, and ensure scalable, reliable systems. A strong background in distributed systems, DevOps practices, and modern microservice patterns is essential.