Head of Solution Architecture (m/f/d) at GieseckeDevrient
81677 München, , Germany -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Sep, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Jun, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Development Sites, Computer Science, Python, Design Principles, Java, C++, Azure, Security, Information Technology, Digital Security, Database, Design

Industry

Computer Software/Engineering

Description

REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Extensive experience in the development and design of complex on-premise as well as cloud-ready enterprise solutions in comparable environment (C++, C#, Java, Python, Azure).
  • Strong understanding of SaaS architecture, cloud-native design principles, microservice architectures, API management, database and big data technologies, messaging and streaming architectures, security, IoT.
  • Proven strong leadership experience, ideally in leading an architecture or development team across different development sites.
  • Experience in defining and implementing technology standards, stacks and roadmaps.
  • Passion for innovation and the ability to evaluate and integrate new technologies into the teams and portfolio.
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills and experience in working with interdisciplinary teams across sites.
  • Very good written and spoken German and English skills.
Responsibilities
  • Technical and disciplinary management of the Solution Architecture department and further development of a team of highly qualified solution and data architects.
  • Development and responsibility for higher-level solution architectures for our software product and solution portfolio (on-premise and Azure cloud) in alignment with our business objectives to meet customer expectations, taking into account scalability, maintainability, performance, security, data architecture and governance.
  • Close collaboration with stakeholders (including customers) to understand business requirements, to translate them with the team into technical solutions including early estimations, risks and business case assessment.
  • Oversee solution development together with product development teams, cross-functions (e.g. security, DevOps, QA) and other stakeholders across our two development sites, Munich and Gurugram.
  • Technical evolution and modernization of our product and solution portfolio and staying on top of Technical Debt.
  • Definition, further development and implementation of technology standards and technology stacks roadmap.
  • Promotion of innovations, identifying and evaluating new technologies and trends, running PoCs and delivering MVPs.
  • Moderation and management of architecture governance processes, including architecture reviews, utilization of best practices and decision-making bodies.
  • Knowledge management and coaching, promoting exchange on architecture topics and supporting teams with complex technical issues.
  • Ensuring adherence to quality, security and compliance standards in all architecture decisions.
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