IT Application Architect

Are you an IT Architect looking for a new challenge?

If you want to expand your reach and share your knowledge with a team of professionals, contribute to the development of your colleagues' or Clients' skills, want to consolidate your expertise and grow on innovative projects, this is your opportunity!

First of all, an interesting technical challenge but also an overview of our Client's projects. We will build your career together and accompany you towards the development of new skills and technical leadership.

We are looking for an IT Architect to perform the following activities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks aligning IT strategy with business goals.
• Design secure architectures incorporating cybersecurity best practices to protect enterprise assets and data.
• Lead the design and deployment of network infrastructures ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
• Architect and implement virtualization solutions to optimize resource utilization and simplify management.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies compatible with enterprise IT roadmap.
• Collaborate with development, security, operations, and business teams to ensure cohesive architecture and effective governance.
• Create documentation, architecture blueprints, and standards for consistent implementation across projects.

Who are we? Human and technology to scale sustainable performance

Founded in 1989,
Scalian is a French group with an international dimension, with offices in Europe and North America, specializing in business transformation through its dual mastery of business processes and digital technologies.

In the TOP
10 engineering consulting companies in France, the Group is involved in service activities in the management of industrial projects, supply chain (costs, quality, deadlines, performance), architecture and development of embedded digital systems, computer systems applications, Information and Artificial Intelligence.

Scalian also deploys solutions for optimizing projects or the performance of organizations and responds to the challenges of transformation for leaders in industry and the tertiary sector (energy, transport, space, banking, health, environment, etc.)

What are we looking for in you? Experience and competencies

• 7+ years in IT architecture or senior infrastructure roles with progressive responsibility
• Proven track record managing large-scale enterprise IT projects incorporating cybersecurity and network solutions
• Experience working in agile environments and cross-functional teams
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.)
• Expertise in cybersecurity principles, threat modeling, identity and access management, and network security
• In-depth understanding of network design, protocols, and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls)
• Proficiency with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper‑V, or KVM
• Proficiency with Linux – Red Hat
• Familiarity with containerization technologies and cloud‑native architecture patterns
• Ability to translate complex business needs into technical solutions that are resilient and scalable
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills
• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Red Hat Openshift
• Knowledge of automation and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

Soft skills:

• Problem solving
• Good communication skills
• Goal‑oriented approach
• Self‑Driven
• Proactive to solution
• Teamwork

Languages:

• Italian (Fluent)
• English (fluent, oral and written)

Why would you take the plunge?

Because Scalian is a group of specialists, carrying an ambitious development project, focused on innovation and committed to its customers where you can:
- Build a tailor‑made career path, varied and adapted to your desires, thanks to the variety of missions in your area of expertise and the bridges between trades
- Learn by the quality of the projects on which you will intervene, in your specialty, and thanks to the large training catalog delivered by our internal Academy
- Have an attractive social framework that respects everyone's needs (telework agreement, crèches, social coverage, flexibility, soft mobility, etc.)
- Contribute to R&D topics or participate in internal projects
- Be part of a friendly team that will make work rhyme with pleasure!

So want to expand the frame? Contact us to talk about it