Lead Architect – Pre-sales

• Own end-to-end solution design, architecture, and technical leadership for complex customer opportunities and transformation programs
• Act as lead solution architect during pre-sales and customer pursuits
• Conduct customer workshops in German and English
• Analyze business, operational, and technical requirements
• Translate requirements into end-to-end solution architectures and service designs
• Support RFP/RFI/RFQ responses, bid preparation, solution proposals, and customer presentations
• Develop and defend solution concepts with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with sales and account teams to qualify and close opportunities
• Prepare effort estimations, service costing, resource planning, and technical risk assessments
• Present solution strategies, migration concepts, and transformation roadmaps
• Serve as senior escalation point, reviewer, and approver for architecture decisions and technical risks
• Lead international virtual teams of up to 15 internal resources, suppliers, and vendors
• Manage design, planning, and implementation of contractually agreed services and solution outcomes
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, and solution governance meetings
• Align sales, delivery, operations, vendors, and customer stakeholders throughout the deal and project lifecycle
• Ensure transition from solution design through transformation and handover to operational delivery teams

• Master's degree in Information Technology or a related field
• At least 6 years of professional experience in Information Technology
• Relevant field-specific professional certification
• Recognized process or methodology certification
• Expert-level knowledge of Operating Systems
• Expert-level knowledge of Networking technologies
• Advanced knowledge of IT Security principles and technologies
• Advanced knowledge of Programming Languages
• Advanced knowledge of Virtualization technologies
• Expert-level knowledge of relevant domain-specific applications
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Experience training, mentoring, and coaching others
• Financial literacy and business awareness
• Experience in Project Management
• Leadership capabilities
• Experience with Quality Management processes
• Advanced English (C1)
• German language is an advantage
• Broad and deep knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies and products
• ICT environment experience verified by professional-level certification exams, preferably from multiple vendors
• Experience with enterprise architectural frameworks, service-oriented architecture, and building architecture roadmaps
• Ability to establish, implement, and enforce standards to meet business requirements
• Knowledge of organizational structure, practical use of tools, KPIs, and QM connections
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation for complex solutions
• Good IT process knowledge corresponding to an industry-standard certification

• Work-life balance portfolio
• Over 25 different benefits
• Financial benefits
• Learning and development benefits
• Health and sport benefits
• Family and work-life balance benefits
• Other benefits
• Variable pay and other financial benefits in addition to base salary