Senior Solutions Architect: Cloud, Microservices, Azure Lead

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

Job summary

VASS is seeking a Solutions Architect in Portugal to lead the LIMS architecture and guide delivery teams across projects. You will define architecture standards, drive legacy-to-cloud transitions, and ensure secure, scalable designs while coordinating with stakeholders.

You will mentor teams, oversee ADRs and roadmaps, participate in PoCs, and ensure compliance with GDPR and security practices across multi-region environments.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in software architecture roles, with 3–5+ years leading architecture in large-scale, multi-region programmes.
• Deep knowledge of microservices, modular architecture, APIs, event-driven architecture, and integration patterns.
• Experience with legacy system coexistence and incremental migration to modern architectures.
• Solid knowledge of cloud architecture on Microsoft Azure, including resilience, scalability, and multi-region deployment.
• Strong understanding of data architecture and governance for large distributed systems.
• Ability to define non-functional requirements: performance, security, observability, reliability.
• Understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, and IaC principles to guide DevOps teams.
• Experience in Agile/SAFe environments and ARTs.
• Knowledge of GDPR and data privacy in distributed, multi-region systems.
• Security by design principles in distributed architectures.
• Experience modernising monolithic apps to cloud-native microservices.
• Strong communication of architecture decisions to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and detail the LIMS architecture framework with guidelines, components, reference models, and templates for all teams to follow.
• Define and oversee the evolution roadmap from legacy systems to target solutions, identifying dependencies and risks with the team.
• Design technical solutions and recommend tools/services; participate in PoC evaluations and technology assessments as needed.
• Participate in requirements gathering with users, Product Owner, and analysis team to ensure alignment.
• Ensure compliance with DPO and Cybersecurity policies, guiding delivery teams on mechanisms and patterns.
• Define and enforce integration patterns with ERP, eQMS, EMS, ensuring consistency and maintainability across ALS ecosystem.
• Act as technical reference and mentor for delivery teams, promoting best practices in architecture, security, and quality.
• Communicate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders including business leaders.
• Produce and maintain ADRs, reference architectures, roadmaps, and backlog items.

Skills

Microservices

Domain boundaries

APIs

Event-driven

Azure cloud

Data architecture

DevSecOps

SAFe Agile

Distributed systems

English fluency

Security by design

Job description

VASS is seeking a Solutions Architect in Portugal to lead the LIMS architecture and guide delivery teams across projects. You will define architecture standards, drive legacy-to-cloud transitions, and ensure secure, scalable designs while coordinating with stakeholders.

You will mentor teams, oversee ADRs and roadmaps, participate in PoCs, and ensure compliance with GDPR and security practices across multi-region environments.