Architect Software Specialist

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Architect Software Specialist based in Brazil.

This is a senior architecture role focused on designing and evolving complex software solutions for digital transformation <initiatives.You> will shape scalable, secure, highly available, and maintainable architectures across distributed environments.The role combines strategic technical leadership with hands-on collaboration across engineering and technology <teams.You> will influence decisions around cloud, microservices, APIs, integrations, databases, security, and modern development <practices.You> will also help teams solve complex technical challenges while establishing standards, patterns, and architectural best practices.The environment is collaborative, agile, and fast-moving, with strong exposure to modernization and technology evolution.This is an opportunity to make high-impact architectural decisions that connect technology strategy with real business outcomes.

Accountabilities

• Define, evolve, and govern software architectures, ensuring scalability, security, availability, performance, and maintainability.
• Lead architectural decisions and technical direction while balancing business objectives, technical constraints, risks, and long-term sustainability.
• Develop reference architectures, standards, technical guidelines, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, platforms, and tools according to solution requirements and strategic objectives.
• Design and guide distributed architectures, microservices, REST APIs, and integrations across multiple systems and technologies.
• Identify technical risks, performance bottlenecks, architectural gaps, and opportunities for modernization and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams and support the resolution of complex engineering and architectural challenges.
• Ensure solutions remain aligned with established architectural principles, standards, security requirements, and technology strategies.
• Collaborate closely with Tech Leads, Software Developers, DevOps, Security, Product, and other multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, solution assessments, and technology decision-making forums.
• Support application modernization, technology evolution, legacy transformation, and technical debt reduction initiatives.
• Create and maintain clear architectural documentation, diagrams, standards, and decision records to facilitate alignment across teams.

Requirements

• Solid professional experience as a Software Architect or in a comparable senior architecture role, ideally working on highly complex technology initiatives.
• Proven experience defining, implementing, and continuously evolving software and solution architectures.
• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, REST APIs, distributed systems, and modern integration patterns.
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and architectural best practices.
• Experience integrating systems built with different technologies, platforms, and architectural approaches.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience working with both relational and non-relational databases and understanding their architectural trade-offs.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and observability.
• Understanding of application security principles and secure software architecture practices.
• Strong ability to evaluate technical trade-offs, assess risks, and make sound architectural decisions.
• Experience working in agile environments and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic, analytical, and autonomous mindset, with the ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to influence technical direction and build alignment across multiple stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.

Benefits

• Meal and food allowance.
• Home-office allowance to support remote work.
• Private medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Discounts and partnerships with businesses and educational institutions.
• Access to recurring agile and professional development training.
• Employee engagement and community initiatives.
• Health and wellness partnerships and programs.
• Access to learning and development resources and courses.
• Birthday day off and additional employee-focused initiatives.
• A collaborative and people-centered work environment focused on transparency, trust, technology, and continuous growth.
• Opportunities to work on digital transformation, software engineering, architecture, modernization, data, and AI-related initiatives.
• Flexible work environment designed to support productivity, collaboration, and work-life balance.
• A culture that encourages knowledge sharing, autonomy, innovation, and professional development.