Position Description:
As an IT Infrastructure Architect (m/f/d), you design future-proof IT architectures for our clients and integrate complex system landscapes into high-performance end-to-end solutions. You combine technological expertise with strategic foresight, developing sustainable, scalable, and cost-efficient architectures at the intersection of business requirements and technological possibilities.
You possess a broad, cross-product understanding of IT and maintain a clear overview even in heterogeneous environments. In doing so, you continuously monitor the IT market, evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions, and derive well-founded architectural decisions.
Working closely with business units, development teams, infrastructure stakeholders, and external partners, you take on a central role in the design, alignment, and implementation of complex IT initiatives.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
•Build the IT infrastructure that our clients need!
•Design, development, and continuous evolution of holistic IT architectures (application, data, integration, and infrastructure architectures)
•Analysis of existing system landscapes and identification of optimization and integration potential
•Selection, evaluation, and combination of suitable technologies, platforms, and multi-vendor products
•Ensuring interoperability and integration of heterogeneous systems (on-premises, cloud, hybrid)
•Creation of architectural concepts, target architectures, roadmaps, and technical decision frameworks
•Advising business units and project teams on technical matters
•Consideration of security, compliance, performance, and scalability requirements
•Supporting tenders, technology selection processes, and proof-of-concept initiatives
•Monitoring the market and evaluating technological trends to support the strategic evolution of the IT landscape
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
•We value solid hands-on experience and technical excellence, regardless of formal educational background
•Several years of experience in the design, implementation, and integration of complex IT systems
•Strong, cross-product expertise across relevant IT domains (e.g., cloud technologies, networking, middleware, databases, security, virtualization, containerization, DevOps)
•Broad understanding of the IT market, including common vendors, platforms, and solution approaches
•Experience with architecture frameworks and modeling methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, UML, or similar) is an advantage
•Strong analytical and conceptual skills, combined with a structured way of working
•Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner
•Team-oriented mindset, consulting approach, and confident presence when engaging with diverse stakeholders
•Professional fluency in English, as client communication is typically conducted in English
•German language skills are desirable
What we offer
•You'll find colleagues here who make working together enjoyable. We treat each other openly, use first names across all positions, and don't think in terms of hierarchies or silos.
• You'll usually work right in your hometown – because we take customer proximity literally and value work-life balance.
•You'll benefit from flexible working hours and have the option to work from home, depending on the client situation.
•The right training and certifications will advance your professional development. Our e-learning platform, Academia, allows you to learn wherever and whenever you want.
•You can invest a portion of your gross salary in CGI shares – up to a maximum of 3% of your monthly salary, we'll add another euro for every euro invested.
•We also share in the company's success: You'll receive a profit share based on your individual performance and how well we, as a company, have achieved our financial goals.
•Sabbaticals and parental leave are supported. They won't derail your career with us!
•We're there for you, even when things aren't going so well: You can take special leave, and our advice hotline is always available.
•A variety of team events and leisure activities strengthen your bond with your colleagues.
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