[Job - 29546] Systems Architect: Java + Springboot, Brazil

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You will be responsible for the overall system architecture of a global B2B application, acting as the primary technical interface with the client and ensuring long-term architectural excellence across multiple teams within the catalog value stream. This role operates at a strategic level, defining architectural vision, standards, and cross-team alignment.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Has:
- Solid experience in systems architecture design for large-scale, global B2B applications
- Proven ability to act as a primary technical interface with clients, engaging to understand business needs, future initiatives, and high-level technical requirements
- Experience contributing to long-term technical roadmaps, helping stakeholders understand the implications of their technology decisions
- Strong experience defining overall system architecture, including microservice boundaries, communication patterns, and technology choices
- Deep knowledge of Java as the primary backend language
- Strong experience with Spring Boot for building enterprise-grade, distributed systems
- Solid experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native architecture, managed services, and platform capabilities
- Experience defining security and compliance standards at a system-wide level
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, particularly with Azure DevOps
- Proficiency with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Ability to conduct thorough technical evaluations of proposed technologies, assessing compatibility, scalability, and long-term viability
- A genuine enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence and the ability to incorporate AI-driven strategies into architectural decisions
- Fluency in English, with strong communication skills to interact with both technical teams and business stakeholders
- Proven ability to drive cross-team alignment, facilitating collaboration between multiple teams within a value stream
- Experience supporting or collaborating with engineering leadership, providing technical context and insights to inform strategic decisions

Main Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Act as the primary technical interface with the client, engaging to understand future initiatives, business needs, and high-level technical requirements
- Contribute to the client's long-term technical roadmap, helping them understand the implications and feasibility of their plans
- Define the overall system architecture for the catalog value stream, including microservice boundaries, communication patterns, and technology choices
- Develop and communicate the long-term architectural vision for the catalog value stream, ensuring alignment with organizational and business strategy
- Identify and address potential conflicts or dependencies between the catalog value stream and other value streams
- Define security and compliance standards for the catalog value stream, ensuring all solutions meet regulatory and organizational requirements
- Define high-level tooling and automation standards for the catalog value stream, promoting consistency and efficiency across teams
- Conduct thorough technical evaluations of proposed technologies, including compatibility, scalability, and long-term viability, and present findings and recommendations to the Architecture Manager
- Facilitate high-level communication and collaboration between the different teams in the catalog value stream, owning the cross-team alignment agenda
Identify high-level areas where technical debt is hindering the value stream and provide strategic context and direction for resolution
- Drive strategic improvement initiatives and long-term architectural refactoring that affect the overall system
- Create high-level architectural diagrams and documentation for system-wide reference
- Provide direction on architecture-impacting changes when escalated, including significant refactoring with system-wide implications

We Expect Candidates to Have Knowledge In Some, But Not Necessarily All, of the Following:
- Knowledge of non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability, privacy, GDPR, etc.)
- Knowledge of Design Patterns, Clean Architecture, and Clean Coding principles
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven architecture (EDA)
- Knowledge of distributed systems applied to global, high-availability B2B applications
- Familiarity with API design and integration best practices
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native architecture patterns
- Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks applicable to global B2B systems
- Exposure to AI/ML frameworks or platforms (Azure OpenAI, LangChain, etc.)
Knowledge of automated testing strategies at an architectural level

Our benefits:

-Health and dental insurance
-Meal and food allowance
-Childcare assistance
-Extended paternity leave
-Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass;
-Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR);
-Life insurance
-Continuous learning platform (CI&T University);
-Discount club
-Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being
-Pregnancy and responsible parenting course
-Partnerships with online learning platforms
-Language learning platform
And many more!

More details about our benefits here: https://ciandt.com/br/pt-br/carreiras

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