Solution Architect

Helsinki
Vakituinen
Täyspäiväinen

3 päivää sitten

OverviewWe are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to play the key role in one of our interesting long-term customer accounts in the automotive domain. You will be working in an international setup with an experienced team and professional stakeholders. You’ll also partner with our business leaders to further grow and develop this customer collaboration.As a Solution (Value) Architect at Nortal, you act as a key interface between business stakeholders and technical delivery team. You are responsible for translating business goals, requirements, and constraints into clear, scalable technical architectures, ensuring that solutions deliver measurable business value while remaining robust, secure, and maintainable.In this role, you provide architectural leadership across complex, integration-heavy systems and lead an international team of software developers and software architects. AWS is the primary cloud platform the architect works with in customer engagements. However, the role operates in a broader cloud landscape, and other platforms, such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), may also be used depending on the customer context.The role focuses on architectural leadership and technical decision-making rather than day-to-day coding. However, a strong understanding of application and infrastructure code is essential in order to guide teams effectively, challenge designs where needed, and ensure solutions are practical and feasible.ResponsibilitiesWhat you will do

Act as the primary technical interface between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams
Translate business requirements and priorities into clear, scalable solution architectures
Lead and coordinate international team of Nortal software developers and software architects
Own and evolve the architectural direction across multiple Nortal and non-Nortal teams and system components
Design end-to-end cloud-native solutions, primarily on AWS
Apply cloud architecture best practices in customer environments that include other cloud platforms when required
Define and govern integration patterns using APIs, event-driven messaging, and asynchronous communication
Guide and review technical designs and implementation approaches without necessarily writing production code
Identify, manage, and communicate technical risks, dependencies, and architectural trade-offs
Support planning, estimation, and prioritization from a technical perspective
Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as security, scalability, resilience, and operability
Contribute to architectural documentation, standards, and governance across projects

Technical focus areas

AWS (core cloud platform)
RESTful API design and API-led architectures
Event-driven and asynchronous integration patterns
Distributed systems and microservices
Legacy and hybrid integration technologies, including:
SFTP-based file integrations
SOAP / Web Services
XML-based message formats and schemas
Infrastructure as Code and automated deployments
Cloud security, identity, and access management
Observability, monitoring, and operational readiness
Exposure to other cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, GCP) in customer-specific contexts

QualificationsRequired experience & skills

Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Lead Architect, or Technical Lead
Strong ability to bridge business and technical perspectives
Experience leading and coordinating international delivery teams
Solid understanding of cloud-native and application architecture principles
Ability to read, review, and reason about application and infrastructure code, without being responsible for daily development
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset with the ability to balance ideal architecture with real-world constraints

What sets you apart

Deep AWS-centric architectural expertise with a flexible, cloud-aware mindset
Trusted advisor to both business and engineering stakeholders
Confidence in leading architecture across distributed teams and organizations
Ability to modernize and integrate legacy solutions within cloud-based platforms
Consulting mindset focused on long-term customer value and sustainable solutions

Why join Nortal?We value individuals not just for their skills, but also for their cultural alignment. Our core values include a commitment to delivering value and results, taking ownership, empowering oneself and others, and owning your future and growth. In addition to our professionalism, we appreciate a touch of good humor!We prioritize your health and well-being by offering a flexible range of benefits, including adaptable working hours, access to high-quality occupational healthcare, massage services, and bicycle benefit. We are also a remote friendly company.At Nortal, we actively support constant improvement and knowledge sharing, both internal and external training opportunities, self-learning, and strong 1:1 culture.If you’re interested in learning more, please feel free to reach out to me for additional information:Virpi Kivinen
+358 40 6616 338
virpi.kivinen(at)nortal.comNortal values equality and diversity in our work community. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, such as in regard to age, gender, culture or minority group.#LI-Hybrid

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