Our client is looking for a Technical Solution Architect
Role Summary:
We are seeking a seasoned Technical Solution Architect to lead strategic architecture initiatives across the Cross-Border business. This role will focus on assessing and shaping the technology landscape for cross-border, defining future-state architectures for transport systems, and designing a modern data platform and digital services ecosystem.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in enterprise architecture, transport systems, data platforms, and microservices-based product organizations, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and future-proof technical solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture Leadership
- Assess and document the current technology landscape for cross-border logistics and transport platforms.
- Define scalable, secure, and modular reference architectures for logistics, transport, and digital services.
- Lead the design of a modern data platform architecture (lakehouse, data mesh) and define key data products.
- Support the definition of architecture for ecommerce integrations and API digital services
Platform Development & Guidance
- Create and review technical designs for coherence, scalability, and resilience across domains.
- Guide the adoption of microservices and product-centric architecture models.
- Provide architectural support for EDA initiatives, including Kafka-based event streaming and schema governance.
Collaboration & Governance
- Work closely with product owners, developers, and business analysts to translate business requirements into technical architectures.
- Collaborate with suppliers and remote teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and delivery.
- Contribute to architecture governance and quality enablement across teams.
Innovation and Best Practices
- Stay updated on advancements in cloud-native technologies, data platforms, and ecommerce ecosystems.
- Ensure compliance with data security standards and establish governance practices for APIs and schemas.
- Promote architectural best practices across teams and domains.
Qualifications:
Experience
- 15+ years in enterprise or solution architecture, with experience across logistics, transport, or ecommerce domains.
- Proven experience designing and implementing data platforms, microservices architectures, and API ecosystems.
- Exposure to EDA principles and technologies (Kafka, Avro, schema registry) is a plus.
- Experience with AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, RDS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch); Azure exposure is a plus.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of product organization models and domain-driven design.
- Experience with API-driven architectures (RESTful APIs, API gateways).
- Proficiency in containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS).
- Familiarity with data mesh, lakehouse architectures, and data governance principles.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Proven leadership skills, including guiding and mentoring development teams.
- Preferred Skills
- Experience with DevSecOps practices and secure software development lifecycles.
- Prior experience in logistics, transport, and ecommerce platforms is a strong plus.
