Enterprise Architect

**Job Overview**

We are looking for a hands-on Enterprise Architect based in Malta who thrives on creating proof of concepts (PoCs) and minimum viable products (MVPs) while maintaining a strategic vision of the company’s entire technology ecosphere.

You will collaborate closely with development teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to ensure that the technical landscape evolves in alignment with business goals.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Design and oversee the development of scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise systems.
- Work closely with software development teams, ensuring best practices and modern architectural patterns are followed.
- Develop proof of concepts (PoCs) and MVPs to validate new technologies and frameworks before full-scale implementation.
- Map out the entire technology ecosphere, identifying areas for optimization, consolidation, or enhancement.
- Lead the adoption of modern cloud technologies, including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless computing, and microservices architecture.
- Establish and maintain standards for system integrations, APIs, and data flows across the platform.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define technology roadmaps and guide long-term technical decision-making.
- Ensure that all architectural solutions align with security, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
- Provide mentorship and technical leadership to development teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

**Experience**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture, with a focus on enterprise-level systems.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing complex distributed systems.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java and modern frameworks (Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut, etc.).
- Deep expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven design, and API management.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with system integrations, messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and enterprise integration patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to create and present PoCs and MVPs for technical validation.
- Strong understanding of security best practices in enterprise architectures.
- Experience with DevOps and CI/CD methodologies is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business discussions.

**Skills Required**:

- Experience as a Software Architect in high-availability, mission-critical systems.
- Strong expertise in fault-tolerant and resilient system designs.
- Deep understanding of distributed computing, high-throughput architectures, and real-time data processing.
- Hands-on experience with high-availability databases and caching strategies (e.g., PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis, InfluxDB).
- Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and performance tuning for large-scale systems.
- Experience in zero-downtime deployment strategies and operational best practices.
- Understanding of multi-region architectures and disaster recovery planning.
- Ability to balance technical innovation with practical business needs.