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Principal Architect - Brazil

CI&TSão Paulo, SP
Remote Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:- **Proven Track Record:** Extensive experience in technical leadership roles with documented success in crisis management and technical negotiations with key clients.- **Backend Expertise:** Advanced knowledge of high-performance programming languages and ecosystems, focusing on building systems that can withstand rigorous audits and compliance assessments.- **Cloud Infrastructure & FinOps:** In-depth knowledge of AWS services (including Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, and S3), emphasizing cost transparency and resource optimization to validate infrastructure investments to stakeholders.- **Technical Diplomacy:** Demonstrated ability in strategic negotiation and high-level communication, capable of delivering constructive refusals while suggesting alternative solutions that maintain and strengthen client relationships.- **DevSecOps Culture:** Practical experience with containerization, Linux environments (Debian/Ubuntu).

About the job

CI&T brings together human expertise and artificial intelligence to build technology solutions at scale. With a team of more than 8,000 professionals and over 1,000 client partnerships worldwide, the company has focused on AI-driven approaches for three decades.

Role overview

The Principal Architect shapes the design and development of advanced, scalable systems at CI&T. This position defines the technology direction for key products, manages technical debt, and ensures that architectural decisions support business growth. Handling complex client relationships and balancing organizational priorities are central to the role.

What you will do

  • Architecture & Stakeholder Leadership: Design and direct distributed system architectures with a focus on resilience, low latency, and global scalability. Connect client objectives with technical teams to ensure engineering efforts drive business results.
  • Strategic Client Management: Use interpersonal skills to align partner expectations and translate ambiguous requirements into actionable technical plans.
  • Product Vision & Analysis: Convert complex financial models and business needs into technical solutions, emphasizing systems for real-time data processing and enterprise-level analysis.
  • Automation & Resilience: Build and refine CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation to support agility, security, and stability, especially in Linux and AWS environments.
  • Diplomatic Mentorship: Guide engineers in both technical and communication skills, helping the team explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Location

This position is based in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

About CI&T

CI&T is a leading global technology company specializing in digital transformation and artificial intelligence. With a robust team and extensive experience, we are committed to delivering innovative tech solutions that drive business success.

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