Lead Cloud Solutions Architect

IRIUM Portugal; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

IRIUM Portugal is seeking a Solution Architecture Lead to guide architecture across engineering and product teams in Lisbon in a hybrid setup. You will lead technical direction, enforce standards, and mentor architecture teams while collaborating with security and enterprise teams.

The role demands hands-on engineering background, cloud experience (AWS or Azure), and a focus on high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity. Occasional travel across Europe is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Several years of professional experience in Software/ Solution Architecture.
• Proven leadership experience as Team Lead or Architecture Manager.
• Hands-on background in software engineering and modern programming languages.
• Experience with AWS or Microsoft Azure and distributed cloud-native systems.
• Experience designing scalable, secure, fault-tolerant and highly available solutions.
• Strong understanding of High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.
• Experience defining and enforcing architectural standards and governance practices.
• Ability to manage technical debt and support long-term evolution of apps and platforms.
• Experience aligning architecture with business objectives and product requirements.
• Excellent written and spoken English; willingness to travel occasionally within Europe.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Software engineering

AWS

Azure

HA/DR/BC

Governance skills

Stakeholder mgmt

English fluency

Cross-team collab

Strategic thinking

Travel willing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

IRIUM Portugal is seeking a Solution Architecture Lead to guide architecture across engineering and product teams in Lisbon in a hybrid setup. You will lead technical direction, enforce standards, and mentor architecture teams while collaborating with security and enterprise teams.

The role demands hands-on engineering background, cloud experience (AWS or Azure), and a focus on high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity. Occasional travel across Europe is expected.