Software Factory Architect; Sofa Arch

Responsibilities

• Provide expert consultation and guidance in software engineering and architecture domains.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders, project teams, and senior management.
• Design, establish, and continuously improve software development lifecycle processes and engineering practices.
• Review and recommend end‑to‑end software solution architectures for complex and large‑scale projects.
• Define and drive the engineering vision across the software factory to support strategic business objectives.
• Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, governance principles, and engineering best practices.
• Ensure consistency, interoperability, and alignment of solution architectures across the enterprise.
• Evaluate technical risks and provide recommendations to support informed architectural and technology decisions.
• Support the adoption of cloud‑native, Dev Sec Ops , and modern software engineering practices.
• Collaborate with architects, development teams, and technical leaders to ensure architectural compliance and quality.
• Promote technical excellence through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and architectural leadership.
• Contribute to the definition of technology roadmaps and long‑term architecture strategies.

• Minimum 8 years of professional IT experience, including 5+ years in a similar role.
• Master's degree (or equivalent).
• English level B2 (certificate or willingness to obtain one).
• At least 2 internationally recognized certifications (e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Dev Ops Engineer Expert, RHCA, or equivalent).
• Experience designing complex, distributed, enterprise‑scale, and cloud‑native software architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with .NET, JavaScript, and/or Type Script.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure services and Archi Mate.
• Strong understanding of software architecture styles and patterns.
• Expertise in Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD, containers, orchestration, and platform engineering.
• Ability to define architecture vision, technical strategy, assess risks, and make key architectural decisions.
• Proven technical leadership, including influencing teams without direct authority and mentoring senior engineers, technical leads, and architects.
• Excellent communication, documentation, problem‑solving, and leadership skills.