SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (API MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS) (HYBRID)

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (API MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS) (HYBRID PORTO)

Portuguese company hires for hybrid position

Location: Porto, Portugal

• ️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered

Work Model: Hybrid — 1 day onsite per week

️ Language Requirements: Fluent English — mandatory

Seniority: Senior (5-8+ years)

Sector: Automotive Tech

Rate Between €3000 - 3300 RV (gross value)

• ️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success.

Join an API Management team to design secure, scalable cloud platforms and guide architecture decisions across product, engineering, and business teams.

Your responsibilities

• Define API Management architecture, strategy, governance, and security standards.
• Guide cloud integrations and technical implementation across teams.
• Set performance, reliability, scalability, and observability targets.
• Resolve architectural bottlenecks and improve platforms through automation.
• Evaluate technologies, with potential involvement in MCP/AI Gateway architecture.

Main requirements

• Relevant experience in solution architecture, API Management, cloud engineering, software development, or distributed systems.
• Cloud APIM experience with Azure, AWS, Alibaba Cloud, and/or Tencent Cloud.
• Knowledge of API gateways, networking, REST, GraphQL, JSON-RPC, and OpenAPI.
• Experience with distributed systems, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, and SSO.
• Familiarity with IaC, CI/CD, GitOps, DevSecOps, Linux, and scripting.
• Strong communication, technical leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Ideal profile

An architect who translates business needs into practical technical solutions, explains trade-offs clearly, and takes ownership of platform security, reliability, and scalability.

Is this you?

• Have you designed or evolved cloud API Management platforms?
• Can you share an example of improving platform performance, security, or reliability?
• Are you fluent in English and available onsite in Porto once a week?
• What is your availability and expected rate?

Resume keywords

Solutions Architect, API Management, APIM, API Gateway, Cloud Architecture, Azure, AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, API Governance, REST, GraphQL, JSON-RPC, OpenAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SSO, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, GitOps, DevSecOps, Linux, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Observability, Reliability Engineering, Multi-Cloud, MCP, AI Gateway

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