ENGINEERING ARCHITECT(HYBRID LISBON)
Portuguese company hires for hybrid position
Location: LisbonPortugal
Only candidates already basedin Portugal will be considered
Work Model: Hybrid (2days/week onsite)
Language Requirements:Fluent English
Seniority: Senior (6years)
Sector: Banking
Instructions: Please send yourCV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match therequirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chancesof success
About the Role
A leading internationalorganization within the Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB)sector is seeking an experienced Engineering Architect to join its TechnologyArchitecture team.
You will work in a fast-pacedinternational environment supporting technology governance and helpingengineering teams adopt modern architecture standards cloud solutionsDevSecOps practices and best-in-class engineering tools.
This role is ideal for a seniortechnical expert with strong architecture skills hands-on developmentbackground and the ability to influence teams toward scalable secure andefficient solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to strategic studies on programming languages frameworks and technology stacks
- Ensure application teams comply with Technology Standards while designing and delivering solutions
- Review and contribute to technical designs architecture documents and specifications
- Identify manage and report technical risks
- Conduct technology domain assessments and architecture evaluations
- Validate technologies and software used across the organization
- Drive innovation by proposing new engineering practices and tools to improve efficiency
- Participate in Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and rapid technical evaluations of emerging technologies
- Promote adoption of modern engineering practices across teams
- Contribute to the evolution of DevSecOps toolchains and secure engineering processes
Required Technical Skills
- Strong experience as a Technology Architect / Engineering Architect
- Solid knowledge of architecture principles and patterns
- Strong expertise in Cloud hosting models (IaaS PaaS KaaS)
- Proven experience developing and delivering complex production applications
- Strong capability to guide teams in applying appropriate design principles patterns and guidelines
- Experience analyzing multiple architecture styles:
- Monolithic
- N-tier
- SOA
- Microservices
- Cloud-based and virtualized architectures
- Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes OpenShift Docker)
- Familiarity with middleware and infrastructure components such as:
- WAF
- Load Balancers / VIP
- MQ
- Event Brokers
- API Gateways
- Strong understanding of Application Security & Architecture Security including:
- Encryption (at rest / in transit)
- Authentication & Authorization
- Vulnerability Management
- Threat Analysis
- Strong analytical mindset to validate technical designs against enterprise standards
- Ability to produce clear reports and present technical conclusions to senior management
Nice to Have
- Exposure to the financial services / banking sector
- French language skills
- Experience with modern DevSecOps ecosystems and enterprise toolchains
Languages
- English Expert (mandatory)
- French Practice (nice to have)
Soft Skills
- Self-driven and proactive attitude
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Well-organized and able to operate in complex environments
- Team player mindset with strong collaboration skills
- Comfortable working in a multicultural and international context
Keywords for CV (comma-separated)
Engineering ArchitectTechnology Architect Solution Architecture Architecture Standards DevSecOpsDevSecOps Toolchain Cloud Architecture IaaS PaaS KaaS KubernetesOpenShift Docker Containerization Microservices SOA N-tier ArchitectureMonolithic Applications Middleware WAF Load Balancer VIP MQ Event BrokerAPI Gateway Application Security Encryption Authentication AuthorizationVulnerability Management Threat Analysis Proof of Concept PoC TechnicalRisk Management Software Engineering Practices Lisbon Hybrid Work EnglishFluent Banking Sector
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