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, DevSecOps, 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.
• Facilitate effective communication of architectural decisions, standards, and technical strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in IT.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Master’s degree.
• English level: B2, confirmed by a certificate or willingness to take the exam.
• Possession of at least 2 internationally recognized certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA), or accepted equivalent certifications.
• Knowledge of software architecture design for complex, distributed systems.
• Proven experience in designing enterprise-scale and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience with backend and/or frontend development using technologies such as .NET, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD strategy, platform design, container technologies, orchestration, and platform engineering concepts.
• Proven ability to act as a technical leader and influence teams without direct managerial authority.
• Ability to define and communicate architecture vision and technical strategy.
• Ability to evaluate technical risks and make high-impact architectural decisions.
• Experience in mentoring senior engineers, development leads, technical leaders, and architects.
• Strong communication, documentation, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities.
• Strong understanding of software architecture styles and patterns.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure services.
• Experience in modelling systems using ArchiMate notation.

Offer

• Private medical care.
• Co-financing for the sports card.
• Constant support of a dedicated consultant.
• Employee referral program.