About the role

For one of our clients, a leading multinational company with presence in over 50 countries based in Germany, we're looking for a Platforms Architect to join their SW Delivery Center. 

Responsibilities

• Design and develop overall technology strategy and platform architecture for digital platforms, ensuring seamless operation between IoT, Data and Integration Platform Service.

• Co-development of architectural and governance standards in conjunction with Enterprise Architects where related to Digital Platforms and the use of Digital Platforms.
• Participate in architecture stage-gate review of major or strategic projects or programs of work making use of or integrating with digital platforms, providing support and guidance where needed. 
• Integrate new technology topics into platform architecture by working closely together with Enterprise Architecture team, New Technology Lab Manager, and other Digital divisions. 
• Provide technical leadership and advice in technical solutions design and consultancy on the usage of Digital Platforms across the wider group as required. 
• Drive the refactor of existing products and solutions into smaller, re-usable generic components.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging platform services. 
• Meet with decision makers, demand managers, and end users to assist with definition of business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and strategic vendors to ensure alignment with Digital Platforms Strategy.

Requirements

• Degree in Information Systems or a comparable field

• Min. 5 years of experience in IT Solution Architecture management in a matrix organization in an industrial or commercial enterprise or an IT service provider.
• Proven record of managing IT projects and change management knowledge (project management certification desirable)
• Significant experience in the development of business applications
• International willingness to travel
• Excellent English communication skills are required (German or French is a plus)
• Excellence knowledge of its application scope in relation to the business
• Knowledge in development and implementation of Information Technology projects
• Leadership to guide other Architects
• Design and development of ITIL based processes towards agile methods
• Mastering budgetary tools for monitoring solutions
• Dynamic, optimistic, motivating character
• Collaborative working model
• Being able to work in an international context
• Decisive in vague situations
• Global thinking
  

What's in for you

• Competitive salary range

• Benefits in Kind like meal vouchers, kindergarten vouchers and medical insurance.
• Flexible working time.
• Hybrid work setting.
• Plenty of opportunities to develop yourself in a leading global organisation. 

If you've questions about this role, contact us via email on hire@rhams.co or via the chat widget in our website.