afarax is looking for a freelance Solution Architect. We need you!
The project:
Our client in the Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage sector, is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to strengthen their team.
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Leadership:
- Design scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions supporting retail operations, customer journeys, and omnichannel services.
- Design a digital customer channel for our B2B and B2C customers (front and back end) through successive MVPs with the ambition to create a group asset
- Help identify optimisations and innovations across initiatives such as self-service harmonisation, remote assistance, and AI-enabled retail experiences.
- Develop architectural standards, design patterns, and governance models aligned with enterprise and retail strategy.
Solution Development & Guidance:
- Support application development teams with high-level solution design and technical direction.
- Review architecture and technical designs to ensure performance, resilience, scalability, and usability in retail environments.
- Advise on trade-offs and architectural decisions throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Solution Delivery Support:
- Guide development teams during build and implementation phases.
- Support issue resolution and performance tuning across platforms and components.
- Contribute to disaster recovery, high availability, and security architecture planning.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Work closely with business, product, and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into architectural solutions.
- Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to integrate CI/CD practices and infrastructure automation.
- Facilitate architecture reviews, design workshops, and cross-functional discussions.
Innovation & Best Practices:
- Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance to enterprise goals.
- Champion the adoption of modern architecture practices including microservices, API-first design, and cloud-native principles.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, mentorship, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Is this you?
Experience:
- 5+ years in software architecture/design.
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade systems, preferably in retail, logistics, or customer-facing environments.
- Experience in Customer data, CRM, CIAM, pricing & promotions.
- Experience in retail applications: tablet, kiosk, and network setup.
- Hands-on expertise in Mobile & Web front-end technologies, Java, Android or Node.js architectures.
- Background in systems integration, POS platforms, identity, payments, or modern application development.
Technical Skills:
- Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and automation tools.
- Experience with API-driven design, microservices, and event-driven or service-oriented architecture (SOA).
- Familiarity with DevOps pipelines, monitoring, and performance optimization in strategies.
- Solid grasp of architectural concerns such as scalability, fault tolerance, security, compliance, and device integration.
Soft Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams, mentoring engineers, and influencing technical direction.
Preferred Skills:
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or TOGAF.
- Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments.
- Experience in digital transformation, legacy modernization, or retail platform evolution.
- Industry experience in logistics, postal services, or retail networks.
How afarax supports you?
- You benefit from our extensive network
- You will have access to projects that fit your expertise
- We help and support you throughout your project
- We offer the possibility to build a valuable and lasting partnership
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