ELEKS is looking for a Solution Architect located in the UK, Poland, Croatia, or Ukraine.

ABOUT CLIENT

Our client is Europe’s leading health, sport, and leisure group, with more than 140 clubs around the globe. Clubs provide the perfect destinations to stay fit and healthy as a family. Facilities include state-of-the-art gyms, heated indoor and outdoor pools, top-class racquet facilities, well-equipped group exercise studios, and luxurious spas. Several teams are working on the mobile app development/ infrastructure/ support.

REQUIREMENTS

5+ years of experience in software engineering with 2+ years in a Solution Architect (or similar) role
Strong experience in designing distributed systems, microservices architectures, and cloud-based solutions (Azure/AWS/GCP)
Proven experience in requirements elicitation and translating business needs into technical solutions
Experience with system integration patterns, APIs, and enterprise application architecture
Hands-on experience with architecture documentation and modeling tools (e.g., C4 model, UML, ADRs)
Experience in defining non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, security, reliability)
Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern deployment models
Ability to evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns
Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies
Experience with estimation techniques and solution scoping for delivery and pre-sales
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills (both internal teams and customers)
Experience in technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration
Upper-intermediate High or higher English level

RESPONSIBILITIES

Take ownership of end-to-end solution architecture design aligned with business goals, technical constraints, and quality attributes
Drive architecture definition by eliciting and analysing business and technical requirements from stakeholders
Design scalable, reliable, and secure system architectures, including integrations across multiple services, platforms, and external systems
Define and maintain architecture documentation, including architecture diagrams, decision records, and technical standards
Lead architectural governance by reviewing design decisions and ensuring alignment with the defined architecture vision
Provide effort estimates and support pre-sales activities with technical expertise, solution vision, and proposals
Define implementation roadmaps, technical backlogs, and guide teams during project bootstrap and delivery phases
Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure consistent implementation of architectural decisions
Identify and manage technical risks, trade-offs, and technical debt, ensuring long-term maintainability of solutions
Create proofs-of-concept (PoCs) and prototypes to validate architectural approaches and solutions
Mentor and coach technical leaders, developers, and other architects, fostering engineering excellence
Act as a technical advisor to clients, participating in discussions, workshops, and key decision-making processes

WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH ELEKS

Close cooperation with a customer
Challenging tasks
Competence development
Ability to influence project technologies
Team of professionals
Dynamic environment with low level of bureaucracy

ABOUT ELEKS

ELEKS is a custom software development company. We deliver value to our clients, thanks to our expertise and experience gained from working as a software innovation partner since 1991.

Our 2000+ professionals located in the Delivery Centers across Eastern Europe and sales offices in Europe and North America, provide our clients with a full range of software engineering services. These include product development, QA, R&D, design, technology consulting and dedicated teams.