Solutions Architect - Financial Services Lisboa

What You’ll Do

As a Solutions Architect, you’ll be a trusted advisor and technical authority for all solution design in this domain. You’ll work alongside engineering leads, product teams, and system integrators to architect and govern solutions that are scalable, secure, and
- efficient.

• Develop and articulate
  - state and
  - state architectures, both logical and physical.
• Define and govern solution patterns, ensuring compliance with architectural standards and enterprise strategy.
• Partner with product teams to evaluate emerging technologies and introduce them effectively into the platform.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle, from ideation to implementation.
• Represent architecture in governance forums, contributing to reviews and ensuring quality assurance.
• Work with stakeholders across functions, building strong relationships to influence business and technology outcomes.
• Contribute to transformation roadmaps and help shape
  - term technology direction.
• Participate in vendor selection processes, including drafting and assessing RFI/RFP responses.
• Question the status quo and champion innovative approaches to drive better outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a Solutions Architect role, ideally within financial services or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of
  -
  - end credit processes, with exposure to
  - commerce or retail credit models.
• Practical experience governing solutions within an architectural function.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence outcomes.
• Ability to plan and rationalize project goals from limited information, delivering holistic designs.
• Awareness of IT industry trends and a
  - neutral mindset to identify
  - fit solutions.
• Decisiveness and confidence when presenting solutions and guiding delivery teams.

Nice to Have

• AWS experience, ideally with AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification.
• Familiarity with business domains such as finance, procurement, HR, security, or logistics.
• Broad understanding of modern techniques and tooling, including API-first design, Cloud Native, containerization, and Paa
  S on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience working with Agile product teams while governing architecture in a way that supports continuous delivery.

Lumenalta is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.