We are an internationally renowned consulting firm and leading experts in Enterprise Architecture Management. When it comes to EA matters, we are the go-to partner for more than 50 organizations from across all industries including retail, media and entertainment, financial services, insurance, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, mechanical engineering, travel and tourism, energy and government and public services. Our clients include DAX companies, medium-sized companies, and the German Federal administration.
You will be advising and supporting our clients as a Solution Architect, and helping to establish, develop and maintain our clients‘ enterprise architecture management capability (focusing on developing and evaluating solution architectures). As part of the role you will be:
- Analyzing projects and programs to understand the impact on the architecture
- Analyzing and evaluating solution architecture proposals
- Developing and documenting solution architectures
- Advising projects on architecture matters
- Taking the lead on transformation projects
- Developing reference architectures
- Establishing a portfolio of standards
- Conducting architecture reviews
- Reviewing and realigning the operations of Enterprise Architecture Management
- Coaching and training of solution architects
We expect you to meet the following skills, experiences, and academic requirements:
- Degree in business information systems, business economics/business administration or a related discipline
- Senior level experience of working as a software or solution architect
- Hands-on experience of working with fundamental design methods and architecture patterns
- Hands-on experience of working with architecture evaluation and analysis methods such as SAAM and ATAM
- Hands-on experience of working with established architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF® and ArchiMate®
- Business process knowledge and ideally industry knowledge
- Broad IT knowledge
- Strong project management skills
- Strong abstract and structured thinking skills and ability to look at the bigger picture
- Strong willingness to learn
- Driven by goals and results
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal as well as written communication skills in English and German (proficiency in a third language is a plus)
- Ability to interact with management at all levels
You will benefit from our unique position in the market and work in one of the most promising areas of strategic management. Focus wholeheartedly on challenging EA topics and evolve into a world-leading expert. In addition to that, you can expect the following benefits:
- Competitive salary above market rate
- Modern equipment (surface book or similar)
- Smartphone of your choice (or BYOD)
- Flexible working from home
- You will be spending no more than 80% of your time on client projects
- Compare notes at all time with a mentor allocated to you
- Regular development opportunities
- Opportunity to join the partner program (optional)
- Opportunity to join the doctoral program (optional)
Role
Solution Architect (all gender)
Reference
2022-05
Location
Frankfurt and other locations
Career Level
Level 3 – Architect
Your Career Path
Our career model comprises six levels. Applicants who do not yet meet the requirement profile of an experienced architect usually join us as a Fellow or Associate Architect. Regardless of the career level, our architects can specialize in a particular architecture domain (e.g., business architecture, enterprise architecture) and/or specific industries (e.g., biotech).
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What we stand for
We are one of the leading experts for Enterprise Architecture services and products. We focus on what we do best: delivering first-in-class enterprise and IT architectures and empowering our clients to establish an Enterprise Architecture capability. When it comes to EA matters, we are the go-to partner for many large and medium-sized companies. Join us to benefit from our unique position in the market.