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SEGULA Technologies, a global leader in high-value Engineering and Consulting services with over 15,000 engineers across more than 30 countries, is looking for a SOLUTION ARCHITECT to join our project team based in Aveiro, Portugal with work on-site. You will join a transformation and industrialization project for a digital platform serving the automotive industrial sector, evolving an existing solution toward a global cloud-native architecture deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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Responsibilities:
Define and safeguard the global technical target architecture, successfully migrating and transitioning the backend from existing legacy structures into a highly clean, modular microservices-ready architecture using NestJS/Node.js.
Enforce strict alignment with the corporate integration blueprint by utilizing Apigee for API Management (REST / API-first approach) and deploying Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) patterns via Solace to replace legacy point-to-point protocols (such as Socket.io).
Design and optimize the global data layer on GCP (Cloud SQL / PostgreSQL), orchestrating robust data model normalization, performance tuning, high availability, and secure multi-plant data migration strategies from old legacy schemas.
Oversee, design, and validate the end-to-end integration and synchronization flows connecting the Line Management platform with critical industrial core systems, including SAP and Dassault systems
Requirements:
Degree in Computer Engineering, Software Development, or a related field.
Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Integration Architect, or in a senior technical leadership role managing complex software ecosystems.
Strong technical background with solid experience in Node.js, NestJS (TypeScript), clean architecture patterns, and decoupling monolithic systems.
Familiarity with enterprise-scale SPA architectures using Angular (17+) to guide state management and modular design decisions.
Deep knowledge of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem, specifically GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL), Cloud Run, and IAM governance.
Hands-on experience implementing enterprise Event Brokers (Solace, Kafka, or similar) and API Management platforms (Apigee).
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between delivery streams and corporate Enterprise Architects.
Full professional fluency in English (all technical documentation and global governance are managed in English).
Based in or near Aveiro, or available to relocate and work on-site
