System Architect

Job description: System Architect
Your Responsibilities
Architecture & Technology Roadmap
Define and manage the technology roadmap across Java, Angular, cloud platforms, and engineering tooling.
Ensure architectural consistency and alignment across multiple development squads.
Define architectural principles, integration guidelines, and engineering best practices.
Guide modernization and technology-adoption initiatives.
Provide technical leadership across Java/software engineering and related domains such as cloud, security, or AI.
Hands-on Support to Engineering Teams
Support squads with complex architectural and technical challenges.
Participate in sprints when required to assist with refactoring, rework, or complex implementations.
Define and promote secure, scalable, and maintainable engineering practices.
Coach teams on architectural and technical decisions.
DevOps, Tooling & Engineering Excellence
Drive consistency and continuous improvement across:
CI/CD pipelines
GitHub workflows and versioning
Monitoring and observability
OpenShift and Azure
Test automation
Release, change, incident, and problem management
Collaborate closely with DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Observability teams.
Promote automation and standardization across engineering teams.
Innovation & Technology Watch
Monitor emerging technologies and assess their potential value.
Drive PoCs, experiments, and pilot initiatives.
Explore developments in areas such as agentic AI, cloud-native technologies, and next-generation security.
Encourage experimentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
What You Bring
Senior-level experience in Java software engineering and system/application architecture.
Strong knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
Good understanding of software architecture, integration, and design patterns.
Experience with CI/CD, GitHub, container platforms, cloud environments, and observability.
Ability to work across multiple engineering squads and influence technical direction.
Comfortable combining high-level architecture with hands-on technical involvement.
Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder-management skills.
An autonomous, pragmatic, and forward-looking mindset.
Technical Environment
Experience across several of the following technologies is relevant. Candidates are not expected to be experts in every technology listed.
Backend & Architecture
Java 8-21
Spring Boot / Spring Cloud
REST APIs, JSON, and SOAP Web Services
Microservices and distributed systems
Design patterns
JDBC, Hibernate / JPA
Frontend
Angular
Node.js
JavaScript
XHTML / CSS
Mockito / WireMock
Struts and JSF / JSP are considered a plus
Databases & Modelling
Oracle, including ExaCC
PostgreSQL
SQL / PL/SQL
UML
DDL / DML
DevOps & Engineering Tooling
GitHub
Maven
Jenkins
IntelliJ
Swagger / OpenAPI
Postman / SOAP-UI
JUnit
Sonar
Dynatrace
Platforms & Cloud
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Azure
Tomcat / WebSphere / JBoss
AI & Emerging Technology
Agentic AI
Claude / Anthropic ecosystem
OpenAI Codex
Ways of Working
Scrum
XP
Pair programming
CI/CD
Test automation
Secure-by-design development
Nice to Have
Experience within the telecommunications industry.
Knowledge of TM Forum (TMF) standards.
Exposure to emerging security standards such as NIS2 and post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
Why Join?
Shape technology direction across multiple engineering teams.
Influence architectural standards, tooling, and engineering practices.
Combine strategic architecture with hands-on technical involvement.
Drive modernization, innovation, and technology-adoption initiatives.
Work with experienced technical teams with significant autonomy and ownership.

Work arrangement
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