Solution Architect – Data Center, public-sector/Bundeswehr experience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Design, architect, and continuously enhance intricate data center and infrastructure frameworks with an emphasis on availability, security, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Develop target architectures and formulate technical solutions and migration strategies for data center modernization, consolidation, and transformation initiatives.

• Analyze current IT infrastructures and provide architecture and optimization recommendations.

• Prepare and maintain architectural concepts, technical designs, and documentation for infrastructure and operations.

• Model and document solution architectures utilizing ARIS and Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA).

• Advise clients, business units, and project teams on complex data center and infrastructure endeavors.

• Design and integrate Microsoft infrastructures, particularly Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization, and hybrid cloud solutions.

• Develop migration and transformation strategies while considering business continuity and disaster recovery requirements.

• Conduct architecture reviews and uphold technical standards, governance requirements, and best practices.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, cloud, and security architects.

• Assist in the selection and evaluation of new technologies and provide actionable recommendations.

• Offer technical support during implementation and assist in testing, acceptance, and commissioning phases.

• Present and align architectural concepts with clients, project teams, and management.

• Aid in technical decision-making processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in the architecture and design of complex data center and IT infrastructures.

• Extensive background in creating, assessing, and evolving architecture concepts for data center, infrastructure, and platform solutions.

• Proficient in technical architecture, design, and operational documentation aligned with established architecture and governance standards.

• Strong expertise in architecture modeling and documentation using ARIS and Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA).

• Solid understanding of Microsoft infrastructures, including Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization, and Microsoft-based data center and hybrid cloud environments.

• Experience in developing target architectures and evaluating and optimizing existing IT and data center landscapes.

• Strong grasp of enterprise architecture and infrastructure governance.

• Familiarity with the integration of modern data center and cloud technologies.

• Cloud experience with VCF, GDC, and OpenStack.

• Experience with containerization.

• Background in the public sector and/or with the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) is a plus.

• Desirable qualifications include TOGAF, Microsoft, and other relevant professional certifications.

• Complete application materials, including cover letter, CV, and references.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent employment with a 40-hour work week.

• €50/month internet allowance (from month 7).

• €40 Spendit card (from month 7).

• €75/month company pension contribution (bAV) (from month 7).

• Childcare (KITA) allowance up to €150 (from month 7).

• 30 days of annual leave.

• Company holidays on December 24th and 31st.

• 1 Mental Health Day per year.

• Comprehensive onboarding providing insight into all business units.

• Regular feedback discussions.

• Diverse development opportunities.

• A broad scope for initiative and independent work.

• Flat hierarchies.

• Personal appreciation, mutual respect, loyalty, and honesty.

• A highly motivated environment in a forward-looking industry and a dynamically growing corporate group.

• Engaging work on exciting client projects.