Key Skills

Job Description

At Sytac, we believe in solving real-world business challenges through modern engineering, robust architecture, and genuine collaboration. We are currently looking for an experienced Infrastructure & Technology Solution Architect to help shape and govern the technology landscape for a leading tier-1 global financial market infrastructure institution. In this role, you will be the connective tissue between high-level technology strategy and engineering execution—ensuring an enterprise-scale, high-availability platform operates seamlessly across global time zones and mission-critical financial networks. What You’ll Do Deliver Solution Intents: Design and govern enterprise-grade IT architecture solutions that bridge complex business objectives with cutting-edge technical execution. Platform Engineering Consultancy: Partner directly with internal engineering teams to advise on platform engineering best practices, modern infrastructure patterns, and cloud-native adoption. Process Enablement: Collaborate closely with the Architecture Center of Excellence (CoE) to streamline architectural processes, improve governance efficiency, and elevate standards. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage with diverse, globally distributed technical teams and senior stakeholders to identify bottlenecks, mitigate architectural risks, and solve high-stakes engineering challenges. Architecture Governance & Blueprints: Develop, document, and maintain comprehensive architectural blueprints, design decisions, and system procedures. What You Bring Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, platform engineering, and technical architecture within complex, enterprise-scale environments (e.g., highly regulated domains, high-throughput systems, multi-region operations). Conceptual & Strategic Thinking: Ability to zoom out to conceptual architecture while maintaining a pragmatic understanding of engineering implementation. Modern Platform & Cloud Knowledge: Solid understanding of cloud platform architecture (AWS experience is a significant plus). Hands-on familiarity with containerized, cloud-native, and serverless application designs. Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling (e.g., AWS CDK, Ansible, or Terraform). Familiarity with modern CI/CD, DevOps pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI), and automated security scanning. Frameworks & Methods: Knowledge of industry-standard architecture frameworks (such as TOGAF or ArchiMate) and IT service management principles (such as ITIL). Communication & Influence: Excellent stakeholder management and consultancy skills with fluency in professional business English; proven ability to inspire, align, and activate distributed teams. Life at Sytac Working at Sytac means joining a community that prioritizes your growth. Our benefits package is designed for flexibility, learning, and adventure: Unlimited Growth Days: Enjoy your professional development and Sytac activities! 📚 The Best Gear: Pick a private laptop (<€4,000) with 50% paid by us, plus a tech budget. 💻 Invest in You: A €2,400 annual growth budget for training and conferences. 🌿 Future Proof: We contribute 3.75% to your pension. Legendary Trips: Join our annual ski trips, beach BBQs, and epic parties! ⛷️

Core Responsibilities

Design and govern enterprise-scale architecture solutions, advise engineering teams on platform engineering and cloud-native practices, and work with the Architecture Center of Excellence to improve processes and governance. Collaborate with distributed teams and senior stakeholders to address architectural risks and engineering challenges, while maintaining architectural blueprints, design decisions, and system procedures.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, platform engineering, and technical architecture in complex enterprise environments, along with the ability to connect conceptual architecture to practical implementation. Candidates should understand cloud, containerized, cloud-native, and serverless designs; IaC and CI/CD tools; architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or ArchiMate; ITIL principles; and professional business English.

Benefits

• Professional Development Days
• Private Laptop Subsidy
• Technology Budget
• Annual Training and Conference Budget
• Pension Contribution
• Annual Ski Trips
• Beach Barbecues
• Company Parties