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Remote, Málaga·Full-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)
Our summary
- Work mode
- Remote (Málaga)
- Contract
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Fluent
- English
- Required
- Experience
- 4+ years
Visa options
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Skills
Nice to have
Requirements
What we're looking for
- More than 4 years of experience as a Technical Architect, with demonstrable experience leading the design and delivery of platforms or projects of high technical complexity.
At least 5 years of experience in software development and in Java, Spring Boot, APIs, persistence, distributed systems, automated testing, and CI/CD.
Experience in regulated or financial environments with high availability, performance, security, and traceability requirements.
Experience conducting architecture reviews, defining standards, managing technical debt, and evolving existing systems.
Experience working with Agile methodologies and collaborating cross-functionally with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and Business teams.
Advanced experience with Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, and designing mission-critical enterprise applications.
Mastery of microservices architecture, distributed systems, synchronous and asynchronous integration, and communication patterns.
In-depth knowledge of REST API design, contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, and integration governance.
Experience with Spring Data JPA, data modeling, transactions, PostgreSQL, and query and persistence optimization.
Experience with Gradle or Maven, multi-module projects or composite builds, dependency management, and build automation.
Mastery of SOLID principles, DDD, Clean Architecture, design patterns, and refactoring and safe evolution techniques.
Experience defining testing strategies using JUnit 5, Mockito, AssertJ, as well as contract, integration, and performance testing.
Solid knowledge of concurrency, caching, messaging, idempotency, consistency, resilience, and fault tolerance.
Experience with Git, code reviews, branching strategies, and collaborative development practices at scale.
Experience with CI/CD, automated quality, static analysis, artifact management, and controlled deployments.
Knowledge of observability: structured logs, metrics, distributed traces, alerting, and production diagnostics.
Nice to have
Experience in the architecture of financial platforms, corporate banking, trading, or high-criticality transactional systems.
Experience with event-driven architectures, Kafka, or other messaging and distributed processing platforms.
Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud, and deployment patterns such as blue-green, canary, and rolling releases.
Experience applying OAuth2, OpenID Connect, threat modeling, secrets management, and application security controls.
Knowledge of SRE, SLO/SLI, capacity, high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
Experience in application modernization, progressive migrations, the strangler pattern, and technical debt reduction.
Experience defining architecture standards, technical reviews, and governance models in large organizations.
Domain knowledge of Trade Finance or Documentary Trade.
Languages
Minimum B2 English level, mandatory. A professional level is required to lead decisions and collaborate with international teams.
Spanish – professional level, minimum B2, mandatory.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Full-time or B2B contract
- Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.
If you are passionate about data, development & tech, we want to meet you!
The role
- Data & Technologies: We design and implement large-scale, end-to-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI.
- Cloud & Application Services: We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency.
- Management & Innovation Consulting: We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low-Carbon strategies.
We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Retail, and Media & Telecommunications.
The Technical Architect will serve as the technical point of reference, with the objective of transforming business goals into robust, evolvable, secure, and operable architectures. They will lead end-to-end technical architecture design, establish technical and non-functional criteria, support the team during implementation, and ensure that deliverables meet the quality, performance, resilience, and security levels required by a critical enterprise platform.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
Define the end-to-end technical architecture of the project, including components, integrations, data flows, dependencies, and boundaries of responsibility.
Make and document architectural decisions using ADRs, evaluating alternatives, trade-offs, evolution costs, risks, and operational consequences.
Translate functional and non-functional requirements into implementable designs, technical acceptance criteria, and an evolution roadmap.
Design scalable and resilient distributed solutions, considering consistency, concurrency, idempotency, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
Participate in the development of critical components and conduct code reviews focused on design, maintainability, security, and operational behavior.
Define the testing and quality strategy: unit, integration, contract, end-to-end, performance, resilience, and security testing.
Design and review APIs, integration contracts, persistence schemas, and compatibility and evolution mechanisms.
Evaluate performance and capacity through analysis, profiling, load testing, and the definition of measurable latency and throughput targets.
Ensure the automation of builds, validations, static analysis, deployments, and quality controls within CI/CD pipelines.
Integrate secure-by-design principles, threat modeling, secrets management, access control, and traceability into the architecture.
Identify technical risks, structural debt, and bottlenecks; prioritize their remediation and communicate their impact on timeline, cost, and scope.
Participate in planning complex deliveries, technical estimations, milestone definition, and tracking architectural commitments.
How you'll work
- Remote within CET Time zone.
About Talan
Talan is a global consulting and technology services company specializing in digital transformation, data, and innovation. With over 5,000 employees worldwide, the group operates across multiple sectors including finance, insurance, retail, and the public sector, delivering solutions in areas such as cloud, AI, and enterprise applications. The company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has a strong international footprint with offices in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.
In Spain, Talan has established a significant presence, particularly in Madrid and Barcelona, where it runs a large number of data and engineering projects for clients across industries. The Spanish offices are a key delivery hub for the group, offering roles in big data, cloud engineering, and software development. For international professionals, Talan provides opportunities to work on complex, enterprise-scale projects in a multicultural environment, with a focus on continuous learning and career growth.
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 5,000–10,000
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- In Spain
- Madrid, Barcelona
Good to know if you are moving
- Talan has offices in Madrid and Barcelona, which are major hubs for their data and engineering projects in Spain.
- The company works with large enterprise clients across finance, insurance, and public sectors, offering exposure to complex, large-scale projects.
- Talan is part of a global group with presence in over 15 countries, providing opportunities for international mobility.
- Many roles in Spain are focused on data engineering, cloud, and Java development, with a strong emphasis on modern technologies like Azure, Spark, and Kafka.
- The company offers a multicultural work environment, with teams collaborating across different countries and time zones.
In their own words
About the company & team
Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of €850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.
Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, we’ve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and we’re on track to reach €1 billion in revenue this year.
Additional information
Talan Spain’s commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).
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