Domain Architect

• You contribute to the efficiency of domain-wide IT work, through appropriate architectures and collaboration with the relevant teams.
• You advise and support solution architects and teams on architectural aspects.
• You support the design and alignment of business and IT strategy, translate it into architectural guidance and communicate it
• You shape domain-related IT decision making through functional, lateral leadership, balancing "tactical" business requirements, "strategic" value creation, and technology future proofing
• You develop architectural target images and transformation paths, both in terms of a driver and as a facilitator
• You define and plan the domain-specific architecture of the IT landscape - balancing redundancy avoidance and autonomy/dependence avoidance - to drive the transformation of the IT landscape
• You promote and drive innovation, proactively advising on the use of technology in the direction of the business
• You further develop IT architecture as a discipline together with the architecture community

Requirements

• You have successfully completed your studies in (business) informatics or a comparable qualification.
• Many years of experience in the IT industry and in dealing with larger application landscapes as well as your several years of experience in architecture management.
• Proven understanding of professional IT architecture design in the age of agile teams, container technologies, hyperscalers, DevOps, microservice architectures, and design thinking.
• Holistic and strategic mindset
• In-depth knowledge of modern domain specific systems, business and architectures
• Ability to understand and analyze complex IT issues in a structured way.
• Communication skills in order to present the resulting findings in a convincing and target group-oriented manner in diagrams, documents and presentations.
• Profound knowledge of common methods and frameworks regarding IT architecture and EAM, for example TOGAF, iSAQB, Archimate, ARC42, ATAM or UML
• Finally, you are a committed, reliable team player and a competent contact person for customers and colleagues.