Senior Solution Architect

About the role

Hexa Consulting is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join a client’s luxury retail digital transformation team in Lisbon. The role operates in a hybrid model, combining on‑site collaboration with remote work. You will be responsible for designing resilient, scalable solutions that support omni‑retail experiences across multiple markets.

Key responsibilities

• Define and support target architectures for omni‑retail digital solutions across complex, multi‑market environments.
• Bridge business stakeholders, enterprise architecture teams, and delivery teams to translate capabilities into robust solution designs.
• Lead the design of scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions for high‑volume retail contexts and peak transaction periods.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, reusable patterns, integration standards, and delivery governance.
• Contribute to build‑versus‑buy analyses, vendor assessments, and product evaluations from an architecture perspective.
• Create and review high‑level solution designs, integration flows, architecture documentation, and technical specifications.
• Support the definition of technical roadmaps aligned with business capabilities, transformation priorities, and operational resilience.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in solution architecture, preferably within large‑scale digital transformation or retail environments.
• Strong understanding of omni‑retail processes, digital customer journeys, and enterprise technology landscapes.
• Proven ability to design resilient, performant, scalable, and maintainable solutions for complex business environments.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• High level of autonomy, accountability, and ownership throughout end‑to‑end solution delivery.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and decision‑making skills.

Required skills

• Git
• GitLab
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Helm
• Jira
• Confluence
• APIs
• Microservices
• Event‑Driven Architecture
• Cloud Platforms