Software Factory Architect

At Ayesa Digital, we grow with you.

Every professional in our company is essential. Thanks to their talent, we continue to expand: today, we are a global team of more than 11,000 people working toward a shared mission.

Ayesa Digital is currently participating in high-impact European Union projects designed to address major European challenges and drive science and innovation. These strategic technological initiatives stand out for their international scope and strong commitment to socially oriented results.

We are looking for a Software Factory Architect to join our international team and contribute to the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise integration and software architecture solutions within European institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and lead enterprise-wide software architecture and integration strategies aligned with business objectives.

• Act as the lead architect for enterprise integration platform implementations, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability.

• Design and govern API-based and data integration architectures across complex enterprise ecosystems.

• Define and implement enterprise integration platforms, connectors, service buses, integration flows, and reusable services.

• Plan integration platform capacity, scalability, resilience, and security to support mission-critical systems.

• Apply industry-standard integration patterns, architectural models, and best practices across enterprise solutions.

• Design cloud, hybrid, and on-premises integration architectures leveraging serverless and containerized technologies.

• Define software architecture standards throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and promote DevSecOps practices.

• Design enterprise applications using UML and system modelling techniques.

• Produce architecture documentation, technical specifications, solution blueprints, and governance artifacts.

• Work with enterprise architecture modelling tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect, ARIS Architect, or equivalent.

• Align software architecture decisions with business requirements and long-term digital transformation strategies.

• Evaluate technologies, frameworks, and integration platforms to ensure optimal architectural solutions.

• Promote architecture governance using recognized enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, Azure Well-Architected Framework, or similar methodologies.

• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams to deliver robust enterprise solutions.

Key Requirements

• EQF 6 education level.

• English C1 (certificate required).

• 5+ years of relevant IT professional experience.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Application Architecture, Software Architecture, or Software Factory Architect roles.

• Proven experience acting as lead architect in at least one enterprise-wide integration platform deployment.

• Expert knowledge of API integration, data integration, and enterprise integration architecture.

• Extensive experience designing enterprise integration platforms, connectors, integration flows, and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions.

• Strong expertise in integration platform capacity planning, performance optimization, and security.

• Excellent understanding of enterprise integration patterns, standards, and architectural models.

• Practical experience with serverless computing and containerization technologies in cloud and on-premises environments.

• Strong technical knowledge of integration platforms such as Tibco, MuleSoft, SOA architectures, databases, application servers, middleware, web applications, cloud integration patterns, business intelligence concepts, and enterprise systems integration.

• Sound knowledge of UML modelling and enterprise application design.

• Practical understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure software delivery.

• Extensive experience aligning software architecture with business objectives.

• Experience using enterprise modelling tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect, ARIS Architect, or equivalent.

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman Framework, Azure Well-Architected Framework, or similar.

• Strong understanding of hybrid systems and enterprise application integration.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong technical documentation and presentation skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Leadership skills with the ability to guide multidisciplinary technical teams.

• Strong organizational and stakeholder management capabilities.

• High sense of responsibility and ownership.

• Supportive, cooperative, and service-oriented attitude.

• Forward-looking mindset with a holistic approach.

• High motivation, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Domain

Software Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Integration Architecture, API Management, Enterprise Integration Platforms, Tibco, MuleSoft, SOA, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), UML, DevSecOps, Cloud Integration, Hybrid Architecture, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Enterprise Modelling, TOGAF, Zachman, Azure Well-Architected Framework.

What We Offer

• Prestigious projects within European institutions.

• International, innovative, and multicultural environments.

• Continuous support from a team of experts in EU projects.

If you are ambitious, enthusiastic, and seeking a new professional challenge in international projects with real-world impact, this is the place for you.

In accordance with Organic Law 3/2007 of March 22, the company is committed to promoting the defense and effective application of the principle of equality between men and women, preventing any type of labor discrimination based on sex, and guaranteeing equal entry opportunities. Furthermore, we promote diversity and reject any discrimination based on race, gender, functional diversity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other personal or social condition, striving to build an inclusive and enriching environment.