Solution Architect

Solution Architect
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Solution Architect – AXA Group Operations

As a Solution Architect specializing in Integration and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), you will play a critical role in defining and governing solution architectures that facilitate seamless integration across various systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and maintain integration patterns that promote best practices and standards for system interoperability, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Design and contribute to the implementation of S‑SDLC pipelines that streamline the development process, enhance collaboration among teams, and ensure quality in deliverables.
• Take ownership of the specification of non‑functional requirements related to integration and S‑SDLC, ensuring alignment with business goals and architectural standards.
• Review and approve both functional and non‑functional requirement specifications to guarantee completeness and accuracy, with a specific focus on integration needs.
• Create optimal solution architectures that support business objectives and facilitate the realization of the target architecture, emphasizing integration and S‑SDLC best practices.
• Act as a mentor and coach to project teams, guiding them in the implementation of integration solutions and S‑SDLC methodologies to enhance overall project performance.
• Ensure the overall quality of integration solutions during implementation and configuration phases, maintaining high standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Additional Responsibilities

• Define, document, and clearly communicate integration architectures and S‑SDLC designs to relevant stakeholders.
• Share your expertise in integration solutions, technologies, and methodologies with colleagues by actively participating in communities of practice.
• Protect the integrity and consistency of the integration architecture, ensuring proper usage by all teams involved.
• Ensure that stakeholders and management have a clear understanding of the integration architecture and S‑SDLC processes at the necessary level of detail.
• Guarantee that the architecture is suitable not only for operational needs but also for deployment and long‑term maintenance, particularly concerning integration solutions.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with a minimum of 8‑10 years of experience in the IT sector, including at least 5 years in IT solutions design for complex projects with a focus on integrations and S‑SDLC.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write complex documentation and deliver persuasive presentations.
• Strong analytical skills to define and assess user requirements, advising customers on business and IT improvement opportunities related to integration and S‑SDLC.
• Flexible, proactive, structured, and quality‑oriented mindset.
• Team player who effectively leverages peer knowledge to develop the best possible integration solutions.
• Proficiency in English for documentation and presentations; French language skills are a plus.

Knowledge and Experience

Specific to this Role:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect with a diverse range of technologies, including Cloud CSPs like AWS and Azure, specifically in the context of integrations and S‑SDLC.
• Experience working with offshore development teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Generic Architecture Skills:

• Expertise in defining multi‑technology integration architectures with a strong focus on integration patterns.
• Ability to ensure architecture governance is adhered to by all stakeholders involved in integration projects.
• Comfortable modeling with Archi
  Mate.
• Knowledge of Integration Gateways solutions (e. g. , Mule
  Soft) and ETL (e. g. , Talend).
• Good knowledge of SOA and API paradigms (REST APIs), particularly as they relate to integration efforts.
• Reasonable knowledge of infrastructure solutions and Ia
  C solutions.
• Exceptional architecture and solution design skills with a focus on integration methodologies and SDLC processes.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

Join us

Join us in shaping innovative integration solutions and robust S‑SDLC practices that drive business success while ensuring seamless system interoperability and efficient development workflows.