Westpreußenstraße 32-38, 47809 Krefeld

• As a (Senior) Solution Architect at Fressnapf you will be responsible for finding great solutions for IT projects within your business domain.
• You will develop the overarching system architecture of our cloud-based IT landscape and drive the adoption of modern technologies such as our Microservice architecture (mostly Java on Azure) and event streaming (Confluent Kafka) together with our powerful SAP landscape.
• Working closely with business owners, project teams, and our Development teams, you’ll align our systems with our company’s goals.
• You will derive clear architectural specifications from business requirements and use them to develop robust technical solutions.
• Together with other architects, you’ll define and decide on standards, patterns, and procedures.
• You will document your solutions in our standard tools, coordinate them with relevant stakeholders, and actively support their implementation.
• You will implement new ideas as proof-of-concept projects while maintaining a balance between technical and business interests.

• You have broad methodological knowledge and can clearly analyze requirements, as well as document and present solutions in a structured and understandable way, preferably using a common modeling language like C4 (structurizr), PlantUML, Mermaid.
• You bring proven experience in working with interface definitions (e.g., OpenAPI OR Avro) and enjoy working on the integration of complex systems, including those related to SAP.
• You demonstrate the ability to develop potential solutions, evaluate them based on facts, and make decisions, such as evaluating MAKE versus BUY options.
• With an open, digital, and international mindset you work independently (but never alone) and take ownership of your projects, driving them forward and enjoy learning new technologies.
• Strong communication skills and a team-oriented approach are among your strengths, as is collaborating with both people and machines.
• You offer excellent communication skills in English, alongside a good proficiency in German.
• Ideally, you have several years of experience in software development and software architecture.

• Your freedom: pro rata mobile working and flexible working hours
• Your team: open, familiar, appreciative culture including team events
• Your environment: dynamic, innovative and agile working environment
• Your role: high level of personal responsibility and freedom to implement your ideas
• Your development: regular trainings and seminars in our academy
• Your four-legged friend: dogs are welcome in our offices (campus)
• Your health: numerous offers for preventive care, fitness, Yoga@work, etc.
• Your benefits: employee discounts, company leasing bikes, company pension plan and much more

Does the job advertisement sound interesting to you?

Then apply now! Together with your passion, we can make a big difference to make the coexistence of people and animals easier, better and happier.

This position will be filled at Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH within the Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo Group.