Senior Integration Architect

Porto, Portugal

Senior (4-6 Years)

Full remote

English Required

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

- Design & Architect: Design and document complex integration architectures, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and align with enterprise standards.
- Platform Leadership: Lead the design and evolution of core Integration and Data platforms, serving as the technical authority for these foundational systems.
- Modernization: Architect and oversee projects to redesign and replace legacy integrations, transitioning them to modern, event-driven, or API-based solutions.
- Microservices Governance: Lead the design and development of integration microservices, defining architectural patterns and best practices for their creation and management.
- Strategic Vision: Define the overall Enterprise Architecture Strategy and ensure its consistent application through architectural governance.
- Technical Guidance: Act as a technical leader and Subject Matter Expert for integration technologies, providing guidance to development teams and resolving complex technical challenges.
- Innovation & Compliance: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, propose innovative solutions, and ensure all designs comply with security, regulatory, and business continuity standards.

Experience:

- Proven experience as an Integration Architect
- Hands-on experience working with or supporting teams building Java Spring Boot microservices or similar.
- Experience in using Kafka in an integration landscape.
- Proficient in Cloud Computing platforms (AWS or Azure) and implementing architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
- Experience in redesigning legacy replacement integrations
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and containerisation technologies.

Benefits

The Things We Really Care About:

Health Insurance, because health comes first
Flexible working hours
Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself
Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun!
Training & conferences, create your own training plan
Child Care vouchers

Other Good Things:

Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs
Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
We have amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra if you want to physically connect with minders. Remote from Portugal is also an option. Remote from other Countries will depend depends on your current location.
At the offices, we have a wide range of snacks to keep you fed and healthy
Partnerships with local businesses

Most of all You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy.

We connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals, then we offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

What we offer:

A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.
A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.
An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.
A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.

At KWAN, they make sure that I feel comfortable with the client I’m working for and that what I’m doing aligns with my career aspirations.

Luis Caldeira, DevOps @ KWAN

At KWAN, I’m given the space to be myself and do what I love. I have control over the projects I work on, as well as the direction of my career.

Pedro Fonseca, Front End Developer @ KWAN

I see my People Experience Partner as someone who is always available to provide me with motivation and constant feedback, which helps me be sure that I am in the right place.

Josimar dos Reis, Software Developer @ KWAN

I know that I’ve contributed to the growth of a company that truly values a “people first culture”, because my ideas, experiences, and individuality were always appreciated.

João Nascimento, Software Developer (KWAN Alumni)

My two years at KWAN were an incredible experience! From the start, I was welcomed into a warm and collaborative environment where I felt truly supported.

Laís Ortiz, Software Developer @ (KWAN Alumni)

Grab this opportunity, apply now!

What You Can Expect as a KWANer

Respect isn’t optional here

You’re trusted to deliver and supported to speak up.

Dedicated People Experience Partner

Someone accountable for your growth, not your allocation.

Continuous learning, built in

Learning that keeps pace with the systems you build.

Recognition that’s visible

Your impact doesn’t go unnoticed. Through our Rocket Points System, we constantly recognize your contributions.

A culture you can feel

From movie and quiz nights to dinners and our annual summer gathering, we don’t just work together - we build real connections.

Flexible spaces to work your way

Remote-first, with physical hubs when you want connection.