Senior Integration Architect

Mindera is in search of a Senior Integrations Architect to join our dynamic team. In this strategic role, you will lead the design and implementation of advanced solutions that drive our client's technology evolution. You will be instrumental in crafting scalable and secure architectures that meet complex business needs while ensuring high performance and reliability. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, technical leadership, and a keen focus on transforming business objectives into technical solutions. You will guide the architectural vision and be a key player in stakeholder engagement. Key Responsibilities: Design & Architect: Design and document complex integration architectures , ensuring they are scalable, secure, and align with enterprise standards. Platform Leadership: Lead the design and evolution of core Integration and Data platforms , serving as the technical authority for these foundational systems. Modernization: Architect and oversee projects to redesign and replace legacy integrations , transitioning them to modern, event-driven, or API-based solutions. Microservices Governance: Lead the design and development of integration microservices , defining architectural patterns and best practices for their creation and management. Strategic Vision: Define the overall Enterprise Architecture Strategy and ensure its consistent application through architectural governance. Technical Guidance: Act as a technical leader and Subject Matter Expert for integration technologies, providing guidance to development teams and resolving complex technical challenges. Innovation & Compliance: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, propose innovative solutions, and ensure all designs comply with security, regulatory, and business continuity standards. Experience: Proven experience as an Integration Architect Hands-on experience working with or supporting teams building Java Spring Boot microservices or similar. Experience in using Kafka in an integration landscape. Proficient in Cloud Computing platforms (AWS or Azure) and implementing architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF ). Experience in redesigning legacy replacement integrations Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex distributed systems. Strong understanding of DevOps practices , CI/CD, and containerisation technologies. The Things We Really Care About: Health Insurance, because health comes first Flexible working hours Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun! Training & conferences, create your own training plan Child Care vouchers Other Good Things: Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;) We have amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra if you want to physically connect with minders. Remote from Portugal is also an option. Remote from other Countries will depend depends on your current location. At the offices, we have a wide range of snacks to keep you fed and healthy Partnerships with local businesses Most of all You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy. About Mindera At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love. Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. We partner with our clients, to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world. You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self management attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment. Check out our Blog and our Handbook ! Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Blumenau, Brazil