Solution Architect

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join Sopra Steria Apps Services team on an international Program for a leader in the aerospace sector.

Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who are located in Poland and have EU citizenship.

Responsibilities

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• Design, coherence, and security of IT solutions implemented within transformation projects.
• Acts as a subject-matter expert, ensuring alignment between business needs, functional and technical constraints, architecture standards, and the overall IT strategy.
• Design the functional and technical architecture of solutions.
• Define architecture building blocks, patterns, and integration principles within the IT ecosystem.
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, and infrastructure standards, as well as data and performance requirements.
• Formalize recommendations, support decision-making with the client, and document architectural decisions.
• Prepare, structure, and facilitate functional and technical workshops.
• Coordinate interactions between business teams, IT, security, infrastructure, and project teams.
• Ensure the global consistency of the architecture across all contributors (domains, experts, development teams).
• Master and apply project processes, particularly during architecture phases.
• Participate in or lead application audits (obsolescence, security, reliability).
• Integrate data classification and cybersecurity standards into all architectural decisions.
• Produce architecture deliverables.
• Monitor and regularly update architecture risks, assumptions, and decisions.

Contribute to architecture governance

committees, reviews, steering committees.

Tech stack on the project

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• various.

Must have requirements

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• 10 to 15 years of experience, especially in complex IT transformation projects.
• Strong background in end-to-end architecture design (functional / technical).
• Regular practice in writing architecture documentation and facilitating workshops.
• Collaboration with security, infrastructure, business, data, and development teams.
• Participation in technical or performance audits.
• Application and technical architecture (multi-system, integration, patterns, APIs).

Cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP)

fundamentals + enterprise integration.

• Strong knowledge of IT/OT security standards, IAM, compliance, and data classification.
• Understanding of data architecture practices (data flows, data modeling, data quality).
• Architecture modelling (Archimate).
• Natural leadership and advisory posture.
• Excellent communication and ability to simplify complex topics.
• Analytical thinking, synthesis skills, and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).
• Architecture best practices (TOGAF).
• EU citizenship.

Fluent English

B2/C1.

• Being open to occasional business trips abroad and visits in our office in Katowice.

Nice to have requirements

Certifications appreciated

TOGAF / SAFe / Archimate, Cloud Architect (Azure/AWS/GCP), ITIL.

• French language skills (any level)

What we offer

• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.
• DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (B2B): Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).
• ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

In case of questions, please contact the HR team.

The recruitment process for this position consists of two stages:

• a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)
• one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)

Salary range

UOP

18 000 -22 000 PLN gross/month.

B2B

135-180/190 PLN/h net.

All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.