TECHNICAL LEAD / DATA & INTEGRATION SOLUTION ARCHITECT (HYBRID)

TECHNICAL LEAD / DATA & INTEGRATION SOLUTION ARCHITECT (HYBRID LISBON) Portuguese company hires for hybrid position

📍 Location: Lisbon, Portugal

⚠️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered

💼 Work Model: Hybrid — 2–3 days onsite per week

🗣️ Language Requirements: Fluent English required, Portuguese and/or Spanish are a plus

🕓 Seniority: Senior (10+ years)

🏭 Sector: Energy & Utilities

💲Rate Between €2500 - 2800 RV or unipessoal (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.

About The Opportunity We are looking for a Data & Integration Solution Architect to design and evolve solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The role combines architectural leadership and hands-on technical expertise to deliver scalable, secure, and business-aligned data and integration platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern end-to-end architectures using modern data platforms, APIs, and event-driven solutions.
• Ensure alignment with security, governance, scalability, observability, and cloud operations best practices.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to delivery teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of cloud platforms and data capabilities, including technical debt backlog management.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture standards, and solution governance artefacts.
• Prepare infrastructure change requests and technical recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant professional experience of up to 10 years, including hands-on solution design and delivery of complex technical solutions.
• Strong experience in Data Architecture, Integration, and Modern Data Platforms.
• Solid knowledge of Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Event Hub, Functions, Storage, and Key Vault.
• Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures, APIs, and data integration solutions.
• Knowledge of Data Governance, Security, Observability, and Cloud Operations best practices.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills, with experience in collaborative, global environments.
• Preferred: GitHub, Terraform or other IaC tools, Energy & Utilities experience, GDPR knowledge, Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence, and Portuguese and/or Spanish.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A technically hands-on architect who translates business needs into clear architectural decisions and guides teams through complex delivery challenges. Comfortable balancing scalability, security, operational needs, and technical debt while maintaining clear documentation and effective stakeholder communication.

5 Questions for Candidates

• How many years of experience do you have in data architecture and integration solution design?
• Which of the listed Azure services have you used in production?
• Can you describe an event-driven or API integration architecture you designed?
• How have you addressed governance, security, observability, and technical debt in a complex solution?
• Are you available to work onsite in Lisbon 2–3 days per week and aligned with the €2500–2800 rate?

Keywords

Solution Architecture, Technical Lead, Data Architecture, Integration, Azure, Databricks, Data Factory, Event Hub, Azure Functions, Key Vault, APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, Data Governance, Terraform.

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