Solution Architect

Celfocus is pioneering the future of business through Next-Gen Intelligence - the convergence of data, AI, and human creativity to build more autonomous and adaptive organizations.

Guided by our core belief - Making Data Actionable - we partner with leading companies to co-create intelligent solutions that turn data into insight, agility, and business value.

Operating in over 25 countries, we bring together business experts, data scientists, and AI engineers to turn complexity into clarity and vision into measurable impact.

Founded in 2000, Celfocus is part of Novabase, listed on Euronext Lisbon.

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We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our team and actively contribute to building solutions for digital channels (including frontends and backends), owning and being accountable for the architecture definition. Additionally, the role will provide support throughout project execution to the analysis and development teams to ensure the soundness, quality, and fit‑for‑purpose of the delivered solution, ensuring it is addressing the necessary functional and non‑functional requirements and the alignment with the solution design.

• Design system architectures that will meet business needs and requirements (functional and non‑functional), by acting as a bridge between business/functional and technical teams.
• Ensure the correct behavior of designed solutions and how they will fit the existing enterprise landscape.
• Define architecture roadmaps (including transition architectures) to meet clients’ requirements.
• Define migration strategies from existing to new solutions.
• Own the production of architecture artifacts (blueprints, solution architecture documents, architecture decision records).
• Justify architecture choices through trade‑off analysis.
• Provide guidance to technical leads and development teams.
• Describe the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of the architecture to various stakeholders.
• Guarantee the adoption of architecture standards and guidelines.

• Proven work experience as a Solution Architect or similar role (minimum 5 years).
• Strong knowledge of Telco Domain is preferable.
• Knowledge in web and mobile frontend architectures.
• Experience designing solutions applying software architecture concepts:
  • Architecture styles (e.g., monolithic: n-tiered, distributed: microservices, SOA)
  • Patterns (e.g., SSR/CSR, CQRS, BFFs) and design principles (e.g., SOLID, DRY)
  • Quality attributes (e.g.,提交, multi-tenancy, scalability, reliability)
• Strong ability to identify trade‑offs and consider architecture decisions’ impact on technical, functional and business contexts.
• Knowledge of application security concepts such as TLS, OAuth, OIDC.
• Strong knowledge of API design.
• Good understanding of integration solutions, and their role and responsibility in a typical enterprise architecture.
• Knowledge of Dev(Sec)
  Ops practices and tools.
• Knowledge of containerization concepts and νέο technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms like AWS, Azure & GCP is preferred.
• Strong ability to produce documentation using adequate tools and standards (e.g. C4 notation, BPMN, UML, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or similar.
• Ability to adapt to different contexts, teams, and clients.
• Teamwork skills but also a sense of autonomy, even in remote contexts turistas.
• Motivation for international____ projects and availability to travel.
• Strong problem‑solving, decision‑making and troubleshooting skills.
• Efficient communication and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to influence people and generate consensus.
• Ability to explain complex architectural concepts to different stakeholders.

At Celfocus, we are committed to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal‑opportunity employer, we welcome applicants of all backgrounds, gender identities, and abilities. We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. If you require any adjustments during the selection process, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team.

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