**It's more than a job** ------------------------ In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne\+Nagel’s global systems and operations. This contribution is vital to making both special and ordinary moments in the lives of people a reality. In fact, your work enables our teams to deliver fresh fruit, time\-sensitive healthcare products and much more to people all around the world. Working in IT at Kuehne\+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine. ‎ As a Senior Solutions Architect (m/f/d), you will empower data product teams by designing scalable, efficient, and future\-proof data architectures. You will ensure cloud\-based infrastructure is leveraged optimally across data products and systems, providing strategic guidance on data processing, cloud development, and data warehousing. You will play a key role in integrating solutions into the data mesh ecosystem, aligning them with infrastructure best practices and organizational needs. **How you create impact** ------------------------- * Act as a reference point for architecture definition and data product development in a data mesh setting, which also serves operational applications. * Serve as a contact for data product teams, providing onboarding and best\-practice guidelines for modern data processing. * Support data product teams throughout their entire lifecycle – from ideation and specification to architectural design, prototyping, and production integration. **What we would like you to bring** ----------------------------------- * Previous experience as a senior data or backend engineer, ideally with a DevOps mindset. * Hands\-on experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS). * Experience with data pipelines and orchestration in big data or data mesh contexts (e.g., Snowflake, Dagster/dbt, Airflow), or with stream processing frameworks (e.g., Kafka Streams, Flink, Spark Structured Streaming, AWS Kinesis) in event\-driven or microservices environments, and willingness to grow in the other area. * Familiarity with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tools (GitLab CI, Terraform, or Flyway). * Strong focus on building reusable solutions and documenting patterns to serve as blueprints for future challenges. * Proactive and self\-motivated, with the ability to drive progress in dynamic environments. * Collaborative team player who enjoys working with others and is committed to developing and empowering teammates. * Strong spoken and written English communication skills, with the ability to advocate for best practices across globally distributed teams. **What's in it for you** ------------------------ You will have a direct influence on the future of logistics and IT. Your colleagues are experts who shape the IT industry in Portugal and worldwide. We want you to feel comfortable in your working surroundings. Therefore, we are offering you flexible working hours and mobile working arrangements. We value teamwork, continuous learning, and diversity. Kuehne\+Nagel offers you a custom\-made career – through individual planning and supervisors who support and advise you in every way. You get supported by many work\-life balance offerings and supplementary health insurance. **Who we are** -------------- Logistics shapes everyday life \- from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne\+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world. As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life\-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine. We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.