System Architect (Global Data Platform)

Requirements

• Proven knowledge with AWS, including designing of serverless systems
• Solid experience in a System Architect or Solution Architect role
• Strong consulting skills, with the ability to guide stakeholders and development teams effectively
• Hands‑on experience with data‑driven architectures such as data mesh, lakehouse architectures, and metadata management
• Openness for applying AI tooling to architecting, coding, and documenting
• Solid understanding of data quality, data catalog, data observability, and data lineage principles
• English communication skills (spoken and written)
• If you feel you can fulfil the demands of this role but do not meet all of the criteria above, we still encourage you to apply. Applications will be reviewed on their merit, please elaborate on why you feel you would be a good candidate for this position in your application

What the job involves

• You will be the architecture expert in the Information Management business unit – a team of specialists who design, develop, and operate the applications and tools powering TecAlliance’s data backbone – the Global Data Platform
• This is a modern, cloud‑native ecosystem built to process and govern hundreds of critical data flows across domains and markets
• It sits at the very heart of our organisation – we’re looking for a System Architect to shape its future
• As part of the central System Architecture team within Business IT, you also work closely with peer architects, engaging in regular exchange to ensure a consistent, high‑quality enterprise‑wide architecture and jointly report to the Lead System & Enterprise Architecture, Markus
• Join a strategically critical transformation as we renew our core systems and expand our Global Data Platform – shaping the technological backbone of our future business
• Take architectural ownership for the Information Management business unit
• You won’t just design systems – you will influence strategy, enable teams, and shape the long‑term technical direction of a business‑critical data platform
• Own the architecture: Lead the architectural direction of the Information Management domain, ensuring scalable, resilient, secure and future‑proof solutions
• Design modern, cloud‑native systems: Architect data‑driven platforms with a strong focus on AWS, serverless patterns, modularity, and maintainability
• Align business and technology: Translate strategic objectives into actionable solution designs and architectural blueprints that engineering teams can execute with confidence
• Drive architectural consistency: Work closely with fellow System Architects to maintain coherence across business units and contribute to enterprise‑wide standards
• Enable and mentor: Act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner to engineers, product stakeholders and leadership. Coach teams on best practices, architectural patterns and technical decision‑making
• Balance impact and pragmatism: Make thoughtful trade‑offs between scalability, performance, security, cost and delivery timelines