Solution Architect

ALTEN Romania, part of the international ALTEN Group - with a unique position as a Leader in IT and engineering Consulting- has supported its clients’ development strategies in innovation, R&D, and IT systems since 1996.
About the Role:
Responsible for defining and driving the end-to-end architecture of projects delivered within the Core & Integrations vertical, translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions. Works closely with development teams, business analysts, and stakeholders to select appropriate technologies, integration patterns, and implementation approaches, ensuring successful delivery of solutions based on APIs, event-driven architectures, and integration with core systems and enterprise platforms.
Ideal Profile:
A hands-on architect capable of bridging business requirements and technical implementation, with strong expertise (10+ years) in designing and delivering enterprise-grade integration solutions across Java and / or .NET ecosystems in complex environments.
Demonstrates effective use of AI-assisted engineering practices, including Microsoft Copilot and similar tools, to improve productivity, accelerate solution design, and enhance delivery quality while maintaining sound architectural judgment.
Key Responsibilities:
Define the end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for assigned projects.
Translate business requirements into services, APIs, integration flows, data models, and technical components.
Select and apply appropriate architectural and integration patterns based on project requirements.
Define and validate non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, availability, security, observability, and disaster recovery.
Guide development teams throughout the implementation lifecycle and support critical technical decisions.
Identify and mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and architectural constraints.
Contribute to estimations, feasibility studies, proof-of-concepts, vendor evaluations, and technology assessments.
Promote reuse of existing platforms, services, components, and integration assets across the vertical.
Collaborate with architects, technical leads, and engineering teams to ensure consistency and quality of delivered solutions.
Required Skills:
Architecture & Methodologies
Solution Architecture
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
Microservices Architecture
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
API-First Design
Architecture Documentation, Reviews, Decision Records (ADR)
C4 Model (or alternative)
Agile, Scrum
Integration & Distributed Systems
REST APIs
OpenAPI / Swagger
GraphQL
Async Messaging
Apache Kafka
Event Streaming
Change Data Capture (CDC)
SOAP / WSDL
API Contract Design
Event Contract Design
Enterprise Integration Patterns
API Gateway Patterns
Anti-Corruption Layer (ACL)
Development & Platforms
.NET / C# and / or Java / Spring Boot
OpenShift / Kubernetes
Docker
CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
SQL and Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server)
NoSQL Technologies (Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.)
IIS
Reliability, Security & Observability
OpenTelemetry
Distributed Tracing
Logging & Monitoring
Resilience Patterns (Circuit Breaker, Retry, Bulkhead, Timeout)
OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
JWT
API Security
AI-Assisted Engineering & Productivity
Microsoft Copilot and Generative AI Productivity Tools
Prompt Engineering
AI-Assisted Architecture & Design
AI-Assisted Development and Code Review
Critical Evaluation of AI-Generated Outputs
Responsible AI Fundamentals
Leadership & Collaboration
Technical Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Requirements Analysis
Technical Mentoring and Coaching
Problem Solving
Communication, Facilitation and Presentation Skills
🚀Only eligible candidates will be contacted in a maximum of 2 weeks. Any information you provide is confidential.

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