Domain Solution Architect

You will be part of the Enterprise Architecture Pan-E team which currently serves as a cross-functional team across European entities providing services like Business Strategy Support, Programme & Project Support, Standards Management & Integration Strategy and Platform.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience (typically 7-10 years) in IT with proven experience in Solution Architecture roles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application landscapes, integration patterns, and solution design.
• Experience working in complex, multi-country or multi-business environments.
• Ability to balance strategic architectural intent with pragmatic delivery needs.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Including Certifications):

• Experience working closely with Enterprise Architects and contributing to domain or enterprise roadmaps.
• Exposure to legacy modernization, platform consolidation, or large-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience with cloud-based architectures, integration platforms, and data-centric solutions.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and product-centric delivery models.
• Experience coordinating architecture across multiple vendors or delivery partners.

Certifications (Nice to Have):

• TOGAF® Certification (Foundation or Certified).
• Cloud architecture certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect).
• Integration, API, or middleware-related certifications.
• Agile or SAFe® certifications.

Skills:

• Versatile - open for learning and discovering new technologies / business areas.
• Forward Thinking – willing to take hard decisions for long-term benefit.
• Opinionated - strong opinion on direction and ability to justify it.
• Diplomatic - sense of others and effective message delivery.

Role Details:

• Own and drive solution architecture consistency within the assigned domain, aligned with the Domain Enterprise Architect.
• Translate domain target architecture, principles, and roadmaps into actionable solution designs for projects.
• Ensure architectural coherence across multiple parallel initiatives within the domain.
• Apply expert-level problem-solving for complex solution design challenges and technical issues.
• Provide hands-on solution architecture support to programmes and projects across European entities.
• Guide and mentor Solution Architects and technical teams delivering solutions within the domain.
• Support early project phases including architecture options, feasibility, high-level design, and estimation.
• Review and validate solution designs at key delivery milestones.
• Create clear, comprehensive technical documentation for solutions (Level 4 - Expert proficiency).
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails.
• Act as a key contributor to architecture governance forums (e.g., design reviews, architecture boards).
• Identify deviations from standards, assess impact, and support exception handling where justified.
• Promote reuse, simplification, and de-duplication across the domain landscape.
• Apply and guide teams on architecture patterns and anti-patterns specific to the domain.
• Define and enforce architecture principles within domain contexts.
• Apply and enforce the enterprise integration strategy within domain solutions (e.g., API-led, event-driven).
• Guide projects in effective use of enterprise platforms (integration, cloud, data, application platforms).
• Reduce point-to-point solutions and support evolution towards modular, scalable architecture.
• Design integration solutions using appropriate patterns and technologies.
• Design and architect cloud-native solutions using platform-appropriate services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication.

• Location: Wrocław, Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja 3
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Hybrid — 2 to 3 days per week in the office, with flexibility for travel to Head Office in Brussels
• Language Requirements: Professional proficiency in English is essential.