Enterprise/Solution Architect - Remote Portugal (UK Project)

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Join a technology consultancy supporting a major UK-based organization on a strategic enterprise architecture transformation initiative. This full remote role from Portugal offers the unique opportunity to shape enterprise-wide architectural vision, principles, standards, and roadmaps while working with modern cloud-native technologies and influencing technical decisions at the highest organizational levels. As an Enterprise/Solution Architect, you'll bridge business strategy and IT strategy, translating business needs into comprehensive end-to-end architectural solutions that prevent technical fragmentation and debt. This role demands exceptional English communication skills (C1 Advanced mandatory) and outstanding soft skills as you'll collaborate extensively with UK stakeholders across business, project management, and technical teams. Working with cutting-edge technologies including Angular, Java, Golang, and AWS, you'll balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical credibility, reviewing and validating solution architectures for strategic projects while promoting best practices in security, scalability, performance, and maintainability across the enterprise. PROJECT & CONTEXT You'll define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision aligned with business strategy, working in a complex technological environment that requires both broad architectural expertise and deep technical knowledge. Your responsibilities span defining governance frameworks and compliance standards, evaluating and guiding technology decisions to prevent architectural drift, supporting strategic projects through architecture review and validation, and identifying risks, dependencies, and impacts of architectural decisions. The role involves creating comprehensive architecture documentation including logical, physical, and conceptual models, analyzing technology trends and evaluating their applicability to the organization, and implementing proof-of-concepts for new technology adoption. Working across application architecture, data architecture, integration patterns, and infrastructure design, you'll ensure alignment between cloud strategies, API design, microservices implementations, and system modernization initiatives. Critical to success is your ability to communicate and influence multiple stakeholders—from C-level executives to development teams—articulating complex technical concepts clearly while maintaining strong connections between technology choices and business objectives. You'll provide strategic guidance to development teams, collaborate with multicultural teams across time zones, and ensure architectural decisions maximize business value while maintaining technical excellence. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required) Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Solid knowledge of TOGAF and enterprise architecture principles and methodologies Architecture Domains: Proven experience across application architecture, data architecture, integration architecture, and infrastructure architecture Cloud Expertise: Strong understanding of cloud platforms, design patterns, and cloud-native architectures Modern Architecture: Deep knowledge of APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and system modernization approaches Architecture Documentation: Ability to create comprehensive architecture documentation including logical, physical, and conceptual models Hands-On Angular: Practical experience with Angular framework for frontend architecture decisions Hands-On Golang: Working knowledge of Golang for backend and microservices development Hands-On Java: Solid Java experience for enterprise application architecture AWS Proficiency: Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and architectural patterns Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically with global vision connecting technology to business outcomes Communication Excellence: Strong communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels - this is critical Stakeholder Management: Proven ability working with multiple stakeholders including business leaders, project managers, and technical teams Problem-Solving Orientation: Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities for complex architectural challenges Business-Technology Bridge: Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and vice versa Enterprise Architecture Experience: Demonstrated track record in Enterprise Architecture or IT Architecture roles Complex Environments: Experience working in complex, multi-technology organizational contexts Language: C1 English (Advanced) - fluent/advanced level is MANDATORY and NON-NEGOTIABLE for UK client collaboration Location: Based in Portugal with full remote work capability NICE TO HAVE (Preferred) TOGAF Certification: Official TOGAF certification demonstrating formal EA framework knowledge Cloud Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or similar Additional Certifications: Other relevant architecture or cloud platform certifications Multicultural Experience: Previous experience working with multicultural, geographically distributed teams Multidisciplinary Teams: Track record working with cross-functional teams (development, product, operations, security) Additional Cloud Platforms: Azure or Google Cloud Platform experience beyond AWS Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, and container-based architecture experience DevOps Practices: Understanding of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and DevOps culture Security Architecture: Knowledge of security frameworks, zero-trust architecture, and compliance requirements Data Architecture Patterns: Data mesh, data lakes, real-time analytics architectures Integration Patterns: Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), event streaming, API gateways Modernization Experience: Legacy system modernization and migration strategies Architecture Governance: Establishing and enforcing architecture governance processes Emerging Technologies: AI/ML architecture, serverless computing, edge computing familiarity Agile at Scale: SAFe, LeSS, or other scaled Agile framework experience Additional Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, or other European languages Location: Remote Portugal (work from anywhere in Portugal)