Advanced Solutions Architect
Light & Wonder, Inc.19 days ago
Sofia, Bulgaria or Maroúsi, GreeceSenior
Responsibilities
- Own Architectural Decision Records and participate in the Architecture Review Board.
- Define architecture patterns, integration contracts, non-functional requirements, and platform standards.
- Produce C4, component, sequence, threat-model, and other architecture artefacts.
- Design RESTful and event-driven APIs and integrations with payment, identity, regulatory, and operator systems.
- Provide technical governance for CI/CD pipelines, environment architecture, and deployment strategies.
- Prototype solutions and contribute to performance, load-testing, resilience, observability, and security initiatives.
- Mentor architects and engineers, communicate technical decisions to business and delivery stakeholders, and support technical hiring assessments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or demonstrably equivalent experience.
- At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in an explicit architecture role.
- End-to-end ownership of architectural decisions, including discovery, option analysis, ADR documentation, and post-implementation review.
- Strong Java and Spring Boot experience designing cloud-native microservices at scale.
- Experience designing and operating event-driven systems with Kafka or equivalent messaging platforms.
- Hands-on exposure to API gateways and federated API management across multiple consumer profiles.
- Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments such as gaming, fintech, or payments.
- Experience with architecture governance processes such as ARB, design authority, or technical steering.
- Ability to independently produce C4 diagrams, ADRs, threat models, and NFR matrices.
- AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications are valued but do not replace practical architecture experience.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and a supportive, modern workplace.
- Regular interaction with global teams and opportunities to switch teams and projects.
- Exciting projects focused on improving the game engineering ecosystem.
- Stunning work location and flexible working.
- Guidance and development opportunities to support career progression.
- Hybrid work arrangement indicated by #LI-Hybrid.