Systems/Solutions Architect, Brazil

We are tech transformation specialists, uniting human expertise with AI to create scalable tech solutions. With over 7.400 CI&Ters around the world, we've built partnerships with more than 1,000 clients during our 30 years of history. Artificial Intelligence is our reality.
Mission We are looking for a System Architect or Solutions Architect to work strategically leading development squads, acting as the focal point for the architectural aspects of the project for our American client. Fluency in English, strong communication and leadership skills are essential, as is experience in large-scale Global projects, being the technical lead for the project, capable of conducting highly technical conversations about enterprise architecture with the client, and working closely with the tech lead and development teams.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Technology: - Define and evolve the architecture runway, aligning enterprise strategy with Agile execution. - Establish and govern C4 models, ADRs, and technical roadmaps across multiple teams. - Define scalable and maintainable technical solutions for digital products.Guide adoption of core engineering practices (e.g., CI/CD, observability, resilience, contract testing). - Act as a trusted advisor on cloud-native architecture, event-driven systems, and platform decisions.
Leadership & People: - Lead and coach Software Architects and Senior Engineers across teams and domains. - Support hiring, development, calibration, and career progression of technical leaders. - Foster an architecture community of practice and promote alignment through shared principles. - Create technical engagement, cohesion, and autonomy across squads and value streams.
Strategy & Process: - Guide and support Product Management in defining and refining technical enablers and NFRs. - Lead architectural rituals (PDCA, risk assessments, solution reviews). - Ensure cross-team consistency, compliance, and reuse of architecture patterns. - Anticipate and communicate tech debt, scalability constraints, and future capability needs.
Required Skills & Experience: - Experience with system and solution architecture in scaled Agile environments (SAFe preferred). - Proficiency with Java 17+, Spring Boot, and microservice-based architectures. - Experience with frontend contexts, preferably in Angular. - Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles, capability modelling, and value stream alignment. - Cloud expertise in GCP (preferred) or equivalent (AWS, Azure), including Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code. - Strong background in event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub) and distributed datastores (Spanner, BigTable). - Fluent English skills.
Soft Skills: - Clear communicator who bridges business strategy and technical delivery. - Comfortable leading in ambiguity, with strong stakeholder management. - Skilled in coaching and aligning senior engineers and technical leadership. - Strategic mindset with hands-on delivery accountability.
Nice-to-have: - Experience with Lean Portfolio Management and architecture runway planning. - Familiarity with platform enablement (observability stack, SLOs, service mesh). - Exposure to enterprise architecture tooling (e.g., Backstage, Compass).
If you like it, just apply and good luck #LI-JM2 Our benefits:
-Health and dental insurance -Meal and food allowance -Childcare assistance -Extended paternity leave -Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass; -Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR); -Life insurance -Continuous learning platform (CI&T University); -Discount club -Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being -Pregnancy and responsible parenting course -Partnerships with online learning platforms -Language learning platform And many more
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