We Are META

Based in the heart of Lisbon, We Are META is the partner you need to extend your team. We empower companies in the IT industry while treating our talent like family, ensuring career advancement but always maintaining a work-life balance.
About company

Principal Solutions Architect

On-site

location Porto

date October 29, 2025

types Full-time

Seeking a Principal Solutions Architect: Rhino, are you there?

At WE ARE META, we focus on finding the perfect match between our Rhinos and our clients.

Why join us?

- Expand your network: As a consultant at We Are META, you’ll have access to a network of national and international partners across diverse sectors of the tech industry.

- Enjoy our perks: When you join the crash you’ll have an array of benefits to help you achieve the best work-life balance.

- Get your perfect match: Our recruiters do their best to get the best position for you, whether in terms of working policy (remote, hybrid, on-site) or the company’s culture.

- Personalized support: With our career coach, we assure that all your needs are being met and you’re being provided everything you need to excel in your professional life because the well-being of our Rhinos is our number one priority.

Perks of becoming a Rhino:

- You’ll get a welcome kit

- Opportunities for career progression

- Live on the edge with our health insurance

- Coverflex meal card

- Other protocols and special discounts

For this position, the perfect Rhino should have the following skills:

- 8+ years of experience in Entreprise Architecture and design of infrastructure solutions, in retail industry;

- Experience with TOGAF or similar frameworks and experience in applying these to real-world projects;

- Experience with different solution modeling languages such as UML, ArchiMate and C4;

- Proficiency in backend development languages, database technologies, frontend development languages (e.g. TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS), and technology architecture (e.g. integration, network, and security);

- Proficient in AWS or Azure, with experience in designing and deploying cloud-based solutions;

- Strong understanding of security practices, data protection, and regulatory compliance;

- Understanding of application development methodologies, infrastructure, and network architecture;

- Experience in programming, software development, DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization;

- Knowledge of integration solutions and API management;

- Strong ability to deliver flexible, reliable, supportable, cost-effective technology solutions, including integration with legacy systems;

- Experience in developing enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plans, ensuring architectural resilience and compliance;

- Proficiency in translating future-state business capabilities and requirements into solution architecture requirements is a nice to have;

- Knowledge of Data & AI solutions, including big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka), data governance, analytics, and privacy regulations is a nice to have;

- Expertise in infrastructure architecture across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including network design, virtualization, IaC, observability, and DR strategies is a nice to have;

- Fluency in English (B2/C1 Level);

- Availability to work in a remote regime, based in Portugal.

If you're ready to join the crash and become a Rhino, apply to:

jointhecrash@wearemeta.io

Contacts and address

earth Av. Almirante Reis, 54, 6th floor 1150-019, Lisboa