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 global 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.

Our client is a leading integral 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, it is a powerhouse in digital wallets, eCash solutions, and merchant acquiring.

In ****, our 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

Design end-to-end AI-powered solutions, defining architecture, technology choices, integrations, and deployment approaches

Build prototypes, AI agents, automations, and production-ready solutions using modern AI technologies

Design and improve AI-assisted development workflows, develop reusable agent skills, engineering standards, and automation frameworks

Design, deploy, and optimize Azure infrastructure for AI applications, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency

Transform business ideas into working prototypes, validate assumptions, and iterate quickly based on feedback

Connect AI solutions with enterprise platforms, internal APIs, databases, and business systems

Own technical decisions and proactively identify challenges, driving solutions from concept through delivery

Work directly with business stakeholders, understand business challenges, and translate requirements into practical technical solutions

Establish reusable architecture patterns, security guardrails, and engineering best practices

Research emerging AI technologies, evaluate new tools, and identify opportunities to accelerate engineering and business processes

Mentor engineers, document reusable solutions, and help teams adopt AI-assisted development practices

Take responsibility for technical outcomes, troubleshoot blockers, and proactively coordinate across teams to ensure delivery

Requirements

Strong experience designing end-to-end enterprise solutions, including integrations, APIs, authentication, data flows,



and cloud infrastructure

Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, App Services, Storage, Key Vault, Entra ID, networking, and identity management

Practical experience building LLM-powered applications, AI agents, tool calling, RAG, and multi-step workflows

Strong experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code, including agent instructions, skills, and automated development workflows

Strong development background in at least one programming language: Python, C#, or TypeScript, and experience building production-ready applications

Experience connecting enterprise systems using REST APIs, MCP, webhooks, and workflow automation

Ability to turn ambiguous business requirements into working prototypes quickly, validate assumptions, and iterate based on feedback

Understanding of enterprise security, RBAC, managed identities, secrets management, and secure AI solution design

Ability to independently drive technical initiatives from discovery through implementation and deployment

Strong English communication skills, comfortable working directly with business stakeholders and explaining technical decisions

Experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Graph API

Familiarity with Semantic Kernel, LangGraph, AutoGen, or similar agent orchestration frameworks

Experience designing reusable AI agent skills, custom instructions, MCP servers, and agentic SDLC workflows

Experience with Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and automated cloud provisioning

Experience with GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker, and automated deployment pipelines

Experience integrating SharePoint, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, and other enterprise platforms

Knowledge of LLM evaluation, prompt optimization, tracing, monitoring, and cost management

Experience working in regulated industries such as financial services, with security, compliance, and governance constraints

Experience mentoring engineers, creating reusable engineering standards, and enabling teams to adopt new technologies

Experience exploring emerging AI technologies, running technical experiments, and turning successful prototypes into reusable solutions

Highly proactive and initiative-driven, takes initiative, challenges existing approaches,



and proactively identifies opportunities for improvement

Comfortable with ambiguity, thrives in a fast-paced R&D; environment with evolving requirements and uncertainty

Strong builder mentality, prefers experimenting, prototyping, and validating ideas rather than spending excessive time on theoretical discussions

Passionate about AI, actively explores emerging AI tools and technologies and applies them in real-world scenarios

Independent and accountable, makes technical decisions and takes ownership without requiring constant guidance

Scalability-oriented, thinks beyond individual tasks and focuses on creating scalable, reusable solutions that benefit multiple teams

Pragmatic engineering mindset, balances speed of delivery with engineering quality, security, and maintainability

Collaborative, enjoys working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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!

Interested already?

We would love to get to know you!

Submit your application.

We can't wait to see you at Ciklum.

📌 Technical Solution Architect (Málaga)
🏢 Ciklum
📍 Málaga