Senior Solutions Architect

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people. At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent. We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives. As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams. We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect! Responsibilities: - Analyse business requirements critically and ensure alignment with EDP’s reference application architecture. - Support the definition, adoption and governance of application and technology architecture standards. - Produce clear and structured architecture documentation, ensuring compliance with established governance rules. - Document logical solution architecture designs with low to medium impact on the overall architecture. - Design and specify APIs in line with architectural standards and business requirements. - Communicate security, application architecture and technology architecture rules clearly to stakeholders. - Support teams in the adoption of architecture and security principles, promoting consistency across solutions. - Identify architectural risks and challenges, proposing appropriate solutions aligned with business needs. - Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams and global teams to ensure effective architecture governance. - Contribute to projects within the Energy & Utilities sector, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, including GDPR. - Promote best practices in architecture documentation, governance and continuous improvement. Requirements: - Experience as a Solutions Architect or in a similar architecture role, with up to 10 years of experience relevant to the service. - Knowledge of the Energy & Utilities sector. - Strong experience analysing business requirements and translating them into architectural solutions. - Knowledge of application architecture and the different types of architecture components. - Experience with reference architectures, architecture governance and the adoption of technical standards. - Knowledge of security rules, application architecture principles and technology architecture standards. - Experience documenting logical solution architecture designs and specifying APIs. - Understanding of GDPR and its implications for application architecture and security. - Experience working on projects within structured governance environments. - Familiarity with Agile methodologies. - Experience using JIRA and Confluence. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly. - Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and global teams. - Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. - Autonomy, persuasion skills and the ability to drive the adoption of architecture standards. - Commitment to delivering high-quality documentation and solutions. - Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is mandatory. - Knowledge of Portuguese and Spanish, both written and spoken, is valued. - Architecture certifications, including Microsoft or cloud-related certifications, are valued. Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously. Find with us the right opportunity to grow! What you can expect from us - Long-term projects with national and international context. - Opportunities to grow technically and professionally. - A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust. - Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability. If you’re interested in this job, please send your CV to cesaltina.abreu@decskill.com with the reference “CA/SolutionsArchitect”. Your next challenge might start here. Join us! 😊 Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.