Summary: Seeking a Tech Leader to drive architectural evolution in microservices and big data, ensuring high-quality delivery, technical alignment, and continuous improvement. Highlights: 1. Lead architectural evolution in microservices and big data ecosystems 2. Define and enforce technical standards and best practices 3. Mentor team members and promote technical excellence **Company Description** **Talan – Positive Innovation** 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. **Talan at a Glance** 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. **Our Core Areas of Expertise** * **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.** **Job Description** We are looking for a **Tech Leader** with strong experience in microservices architectures and big data solutions to join the CDAIO Tech \& Engineer team. The Tech Leader will act as the technical reference, driving architectural evolution across both application and Big Data ecosystems, ensuring high\-quality delivery and alignment with business and data governance needs. This is a hands\-on leadership role, combining strategic vision with strong execution capabilities. **Key Responsibilities** * Act as the technical leader and point of reference for the Datatooling platform. * Define, evolve and govern the microservices architecture and REST APIs. * Own key technical decisions, ensuring scalability, security and maintainability. * Lead the integration and optimal use of ElasticSearch, Redis, and PostgreSQL. * Drive the design and evolution of data processing solutions using Spark and Databricks. * Oversee orchestration and scheduling of data workflows using Airflow and Control\-M. * Ensure alignment between application services and Big Data platforms. * Define and enforce technical standards, best practices and architectural principles. * Mentor team members and promote technical excellence. * Collaborate with architects, data engineers and stakeholders. * Proactively identify technical risks and define mitigation plans. * Drive continuous improvement in code quality, observability, performance and reliability. * Contribute to technical planning and roadmap definition. **Qualifications** **Required Technical Skills** * Proven experience as a Tech Leader or Senior Technical role in microservices\-based architectures. * Strong expertise in REST API design and governance. * Hands\-on experience with: * ElasticSearch * Redis * PostgreSQL * Solid experience in Big Data technologies, including: * Apache Spark * Databricks * Airflow * Control\-M * Strong understanding of distributed systems, data platforms and scalable architectures. * Experience working in Agile environments. **Nice to Have** * Experience in Data Governance initiatives or platforms. * Knowledge of TrueDat (IBM) or similar data governance solutions. * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. * Cloud platform experience. * Ability to define cross\-domain technical standards (application \& data). **Additional Information** **What do we offer you?** * **Hybrid** position based in **Málaga, Spain** * Possibility to manage work permits. * Permanent, full\-time contract. * Smart Office Pack so that you can work comfortably from home. * Training and career development. * Benefits and perks such as **private medical insurance**, life insurance, Language lessons, etc * 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!**