Solutions Architect Funchal

Solutions Architect
Madeira
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Vivid Rock are proud to be partnered with an early stage Saa
S business that have recently received significant investment and are expanding globally.

As part of their expansion strategy, they are looking to hire a highly skilled Solution Architect responsible for the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and
- aligned technology solutions. This role bridges the gap between business needs and technical execution, ensuring that systems and applications are architected for performance, flexibility, and
- term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Design architecture for systems, integrations, and data flows.
• Define and promote best practices for scalability, security, and system interoperability.
• Collaborate with developers, data engineers, business analysts, and project managers.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate platforms, tools, and technologies.
• Produce technical documentation, including architecture diagrams and specifications.
• Serve as the technical reference for strategic projects.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and business goals.
• Update and maintain advanced features of our
  - based Saa
  S platform in. Net Core, MVC, C# and MS SQL

Requirements:

Must-Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Systems Architect.
• Strong knowledge of architecture patterns (e. g. , Microservices, REST, Event-Driven Architecture).
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS
• Experience working with Saa
  S products
• Ability to create technical models and diagrams using tools like Enterprise Architect, Lucidchart, or Draw. io.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices and secure development standards.
• Fluent English

Nice to Have:

• Certifications (e. g. , TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Architect).
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).
• Understanding of Dev
  Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Fluent in Portuguese

Soft Skills

• Strategic thinking and
  - solving mindset.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in
  - functional teams.
• Proactive attitude and sense of ownership.
• Business-oriented approach with technical excellence.
• Business facing relationship building