Senior Platform Architect - Data Platform Integration & Automation (m/f/d)
Kühne + Nagel International AG23 hours ago
Porto, PortugalSenior
Responsibilities
- Define the target architecture and technical roadmap for the data platform backend and integration layer.
- Design API and service contracts, integration patterns, and event-driven architectures for versioned, self-service capabilities.
- Establish GitOps-based declarative workflows to replace ticket-driven processes.
- Shape the metadata and data product management ecosystem and the data contracts connecting its services.
- Champion integration, contract, and end-to-end testing along with robust release practices.
- Define governed and authenticated access to platform capabilities for AI agents and LLM-based tools through MCP servers.
- Drive architectural alignment through ADRs, reference architectures, reusable patterns, design reviews, and technical mentoring.
- Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and technical debt and define modernization and simplification strategies.
Requirements
- Extensive software engineering experience, including architecture or technical leadership in platform engineering or distributed systems.
- Strong data engineering knowledge covering pipelines, data warehousing, data governance, Data Mesh concepts, data products, data contracts, and federated governance.
- Expertise in backend and API design, including REST and event-driven architectures, with hands-on programming skills preferably in Python.
- Experience designing internal developer platforms and self-service capabilities as products with a focus on developer experience.
- Experience with GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, large-scale automation, and modern testing and release practices.
- Experience with AWS cloud architecture, including identity and security considerations, and familiarity with Kubernetes and container-based workloads.
- Knowledge of metadata and data catalog platforms such as OpenMetadata, Data Mesh Manager, and LeanIX, plus Snowflake, Apache Kafka, MCP, LLM integrations, or AI-enabled developer tooling.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence technical direction without formal authority.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely.
- Supplementary health insurance and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Work-life balance options, continuous learning, diversity, and individualized career planning.
- Collaboration with international teams and technical leaders in Portugal and globally.
Tech Stack
About Kühne + Nagel International AG
Kuehne+Nagel is a Swiss-based global freight forwarder and contract logistics company that manages sea, air, and road shipments and end-to-end supply chains for businesses across industries. It sells logistics services and 4PL solutions, including warehousing, e-commerce fulfillment, and specialized healthcare and renewable-energy logistics, on a fee-for-service basis. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Schindellegi, it is publicly listed in Switzerland (SMI index) and operates through a worldwide network.