[Job-00025] Senior Software Architect, Portugal

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Summary: Join our global team as a Software Architect to shape and lead technology vision, designing modern, scalable, secure, and high-impact digital architectures. Highlights: 1. Strategic leadership role shaping technology vision across large-scale programs 2. Define and lead end-to-end software architecture for complex digital systems 3. Mentor engineers and technical leads, promoting architectural best practices We are **tech transformation** specialists, uniting human expertise with AI to create scalable tech solutions. With over 8,000 CI\&Ters around the world, we’ve built partnerships with more than 1,000 clients during our 30 years of history. Artificial Intelligence is our reality. We are looking for a **Software Architect** to join our global CI\&T team. In this strategic leadership role, you will shape and lead technology vision across large\-scale programs and key client relationships. You’ll be responsible for designing modern, scalable, secure, and high\-impact digital architectures while enabling teams to implement those solutions with technical excellence and agility. **Main Responsibilities*** Define and lead end\-to\-end software architecture for complex digital systems, balancing technical depth with business outcomes. * Translate business and product requirements into scalable software architecture solutions through technical assessments, discovery sessions, and architectural roadmaps. * Act as a technical reference for assigned products or accounts, collaborating with senior stakeholders and cross\-functional teams. * Lead architectural design, technology selection, and proof\-of\-concepts for critical software platforms and innovation initiatives. Govern technical quality across delivery squads, driving adherence to security, performance, scalability, and privacy standards.* Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams during planning and solution definition phases, contributing to technical decision\-making. * Mentor engineers and technical leads, promoting architectural best practices and supporting technical growth. **Requirements:*** Experience in software architecture and technical leadership, including system design and solution definition. * Strong technical breadth across backend, frontend, DevOps, and cloud\-native architectures. * Deep knowledge of microservices, APIs, event\-driven systems, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and containers (Docker, Kubernetes). * Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). * Solid understanding of non\-functional requirements, including performance, resilience, security, and scalability. * Experience working in Agile environments and contributing to architecture governance practices. * Advanced English (spoken and written), with strong communication skills across technical and non\-technical audiences. **Nice to have:*** Experience working in consultancy or client\-facing environments. * Knowledge of architectural and delivery frameworks such as Clean Architecture, Domain\-Driven Design (DDD), TOGAF, or SAFe. * Familiarity with platform thinking, design systems, and digital operating models. * Experience contributing to technical communities, guilds, or internal knowledge\-sharing initiatives. * Public speaking or thought leadership in engineering or software architecture forums. \#LI\-BM2 **Why join us?*** Competitive Salary * Generous paid vacation days * Generous sick time * 100% paid health \& dental benefits starting day one * Annual profit\-sharing distribution * Paid parental leave * Dedicated career advisor And so much more… Collaboration is our superpower, diversity unites us, and excellence is our standard. We value diverse identities and life experiences, fostering a diverse, inclusive, and safe work environment. We encourage applications from diverse and underrepresented groups to our job positions.