Senior Engineering Manager (with architectural background)

N-iX is an international company with Ukrainian roots that helps businesses across the globe develop successful software products. Founded in 2002, N-iX has come a long way and increased its presence in nine countries spanning Europe, the US, and Latin America. Today, we are a strong community of 2,000+ professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.

At N-iX CTO Group, we harness the power of technology to drive innovation and deliver exceptional business value. We specialize in designing and executing industry-relevant solutions that redefine standards in enterprise technology. Join a vibrant team committed to driving large-scale transformation across global enterprises.

As a Senior Engineering Manager (with architectural background), you will play a key leadership role in shaping technology direction, guiding cross-functional initiatives, and enabling high-impact delivery. You’ll be responsible for leading complex solution engagements—from discovery and advisory to implementation—while mentoring architecture talent, strengthening practices, and contributing to company-wide strategic growth.

This role is ideal for a seasoned architect with strong consulting capabilities, a track record of hands-on project delivery, and the ability to scale architectural impact across multiple teams and accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Leadership Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture visioning and cross-cutting strategic initiatives across a portfolio of enterprise clients.

• Drive practice growth by establishing frameworks, methodologies, and reusable assets for solution delivery and consulting engagements.

• Build and mentor architecture and engineering teams, ensuring capability uplift and technical excellence across accounts.

• Act as a trusted advisor to client C-level executives and technology leaders, helping shape digital strategy and technology roadmaps.

• Govern architecture implementation across the portfolio to ensure alignment with best practices, maintainability, and long-term value.

Delivery & Consulting Responsibilities:

• Lead or guide discovery phases, assessments, technical workshops, and architecture audits.

• Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable, sustainable architectural solutions.

• Own solution proposals during pre-sales and upsales, including technical vision, high-level design, risk management, and cost estimation.

• Lead project execution, ensuring architecture is delivered according to vision.

• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, aligning client needs with forward-thinking architectural approaches.

• Act as a Chief Architect and lead a team with subordinate architects on the complex accounts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in software engineering and solution architecture.

• 3+ years in an architecture leadership or principal-level role.

• Proven ability to lead complex, high-impact consultancy engagements with global enterprise clients.

• Demonstrated experience building solutions from scratch, preferably for large-scale distributed systems (team size 30+, duration 12+ months).

• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, with hands-on experience in at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Strong background in microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and distributed system design.

• Track record of coaching, mentoring, and team enablement within a matrixed or consulting environment.

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills—equally comfortable with engineers and executives.

• Fluent in modern delivery practices: Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, etc.

• English – Upper-Intermediate or Advanced

Desirable Certifications

• SEI Software Architecture Professional

• TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture certification

• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert)

• Domain-specific expertise in areas such as data platforms, security, or enterprise integration is a plus

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible

• A competitive salary and good compensation package

• Personalized career growth

• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)

• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing

• Education reimbursement

• Memorable anniversary presents

• Corporate events and team buildings

• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers