Solution Architecture Lead

Olisipo; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Free online training

On-site and remote training at Olisipo

Free certifications

Discounts with Olisipo Partners

Free psychological consultations

Salary advance

Job summary

Olisipo is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead a team of Architects and drive the architecture strategy across domains. You will ensure secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions while balancing technical debt with business needs.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms across Europe. This is a 100% remote position with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Solid experience in Software/Solution Architecture.
• Experience in technical leadership or team management.
• Strong background in Software Engineering and Distributed Systems.
• Experience with AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Resilience.
• Ability to manage technical debt and balance business needs with technological sustainability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong strategic thinking and execution skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within Europe.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Solution Architects.
• Define the architecture strategy, vision and roadmap, in line with Enterprise Architecture.
• Ensure architectural alignment across different business areas and domains.
• Manage and reduce technical debt, ensuring the evolution and sustainability of the platforms.
• Promote scalable, secure, cloud-native and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Define and implement practices for High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Resilience.
• Provide technical support to the Engineering and Product teams in defining solutions.
• Promote modern patterns such as Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design and API-First.
• Ensure alignment between Engineering, Architecture, Security and Product.

Skills

Software/Solution Architecture

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Cloud platforms (Azure)

High Availability / DR / BCP

Technical debt management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Fluent in English

Travel within Europe

Education

Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Profile:

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience;
• Solid experience in Software/Solution Architecture;
• Experience in technical leadership or team management;
• Strong background in Software Engineering and Distributed Systems;
• Experience with AWS or Azure;
• Knowledge of High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Resilience;
• Ability to manage technical debt and balance business needs with technological sustainability;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Strong strategic thinking and execution skills;
• Fluent in English;
• Willingness to travel occasionally within Europe.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of Solution Architects;
• Define the architecture strategy, vision and roadmap, in line with Enterprise Architecture;
• Ensure architectural alignment across different business areas and domains;
• Manage and reduce technical debt, ensuring the evolution and sustainability of the platforms;
• Promote scalable, secure, cloud-native and fault-tolerant architectures;
• Define and implement practices for High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Resilience;
• Provide technical support to the Engineering and Product teams in defining solutions;
• Promote modern patterns such as Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design and API-First;
• Ensure alignment between Engineering, Architecture, Security and Product.

We offer:

• Health insurance;
• Free online training through the Udemy platform;
• On-site and remote training at Olisipo's Learning Center;
• Free certifications (after passing the exam);
• Discounts at Olisipo Partners (in the areas of health and well-being, fitness, travel, among others);
• Free psychological consultations;
• Possibility of a salary advance, without commissions.

Vaga em regime 100% remoto.