Job Description Ciklum is looking for a Technical Solution Architect to join our team full-time in Spain.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a general team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About The Role As a Technical Solution Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Clientis a leading global payments platform that connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in over 40 countries. With over 20 years of experience and an annual transaction volume exceeding $150 billion, Client is a powerhouse in digital wallets (Skrill, NETELLER), eCash solutions, and merchant acquiring. In 2026, Client is undergoing a massive AI transformation. You will be joining the Intelligent Automation & AI Engineering initiative with the goal of replacing manual decision-making workflows with reliable, auditable AI-assisted systems. You will work in an automation COE, collaborating with a centralised AI Platform team, IT, Dev Ops etc.

Responsibilities

Formulate and drive the overarching technical architecture strategy, aligning technology initiatives with core business objectives

Define, establish, and enforce enterprise architecture standards, engineering principles, and governance frameworks across engineering teams

Spearhead emerging technology research and R&D; initiatives to evaluate new tools, frameworks, and trends for business integration

Cultivate and scale shared skills, technical competencies, and engineering best practices across cross-functional tech organizations





Establish continuous improvement programs to optimize engineering performance, code quality, and system scalability

Oversee the development, maintenance, and adoption of centralized internal libraries, common components, and shared services

Design, standardize, and champion robust deployment patterns, CI/CD practices, and cloud-native operational architectures

Requirements

Proven executive or senior-level architectural leadership experience within high-scale enterprise environments (preferably Fintech or Payments)

Deep technical expertise in enterprise software design, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and microservices architecture

Strong track record of establishing organizational technology governance frameworks and engineering quality standards

Hands-on experience leading R&D; efforts, prototyping emerging tech, and successfully transitioning innovations into production

Demonstrated ability to mentor engineering teams, foster continuous learning, and elevate collective technical capabilities

Extensive experience building reusable core libraries, SDKs, and developer-facing platform tooling

Mastery of modern deployment strategies, infrastructure-as-code, pipeline automation, and high-availability operational architectures

Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and strategic visioning skills to bridge business and engineering priorities

What's in it for you?

Care:



your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days

Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications

Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally

Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up. We are there to support your work-life balance and provide 23 vacation days.

Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential

Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients

Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About Us At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

Based in Málaga, our team thrives in one of Andalusia’s leading tech hubs. Enjoy a hybrid work setup, the sunny Mediterranean vibe, and endless opportunities to grow your skills on global-scale projects.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum! #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Technical Solution Architect (Málaga)
🏢 Ciklum
📍 Málaga