Solution Architect

Ciklum is looking for a Solution Architect to join our team full-time in Poland.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Solution Architect , become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Identify key business stakeholders and establish communication with
• Identify business goals and objectives
• Gather primary functionality, quality characteristics of software behavior and given constraints
• Elaborate business, information and technology architectures mapping
• Elaborate architecture vision which satisfies architecturally significant requirements; through trade-off analysis, proof of concepts implementation, benchmarking
• Set up and manage architecture design and documentation processes
• Document and communicate architecture decision and trade-offs to major stakeholders
• Review and validate design decisions made by downstreams and ensure they do satisfy solution architecture vision

Requirements:

• Fluent English
• Commercial experience in software development (more than 7 years)
• Commercial experience in solution architecture design (more than 3 years)
• Experience with data management, data integration and data transformation approaches
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration
• Understanding SDLC processes and their reasoning
• Experience with guiding software development, testing, deployment and project management
• Excellent knowledge in Computer Science, Computing Theory:
• Architectural & Design Patterns
• Algorithms
• Paradigm & Principles
• Database theory
• Code testing practices
• Practical experience with:
• Microservices architecture
• Cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure):
• Azure DevOps
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Databricks
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Even Hub
• DBMS:
• Azure SQL DB
• Cosmos DB
• Business skills:
• Excellent client facing, business consulting and communication skills
• Ability to efficiently communicate verbally and visually
• Ability to explain and proof differences, pros and cons of suggested design decisions
• Ability to influence senior client decision makers
• Develop long lasting relationships with business and technical stakeholders
• Leading and supporting medium to large size solution delivery projects
• Analysis of business, product and technology requirements

Desirable:

• Certifications on:
• Architecture framework (SEI, TOGAF, etc.)
• Cloud providers (Microsoft Azure)
• Experience with:
• Release Management tools & Configuration Management tools
• Infrastructure as a code tools

Personal skills:

• Ability to relate positively to and engage with a wide range of people
• Strong self-motivation, reliable and flexible team-player. High attention to details
• Always seeking to improve processes and suggest alternative better solutions
• Be ready to embrace change, be flexible

What's in it for you?

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, life insurance and Multisport card
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
• Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just dont miss your regular team stand-up
• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:

Join a well-established company and a strong team of professionals.

Seize the perks of global opportunities, local approach and start-up spirit.

Boost your skills with modern stacks and industry-leading clients!

Enjoy what you do, do what you enjoy!

Be bold, not bored!

Experiences of tomorrow. Engineered together

Interested already?

We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. Can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.