Senior Specialist Enterprise Solution Architect

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About the role:

As a Senior Specialist Enterprise Solution Architect, you are responsible for designing and governing enterprise-level, cross-domain solution architectures within the MPT IT landscape.

You translate business capabilities and requirements into scalable, integrated, and sustainable solutions across enterprise applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and cloud platforms, with future readiness in mind.

Your responsibilities:

• Driving the development and continuous enhancement of enterprise and solution architecture principles and standards in close collaboration with domain experts from business applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, security, and OT
• Conducting business and system analyses across multiple domains to identify opportunities for optimization, digitalization, integration, and modernization
• Defining and aligning cross-domain target architectures and architectural roadmaps together with business and IT stakeholders
• Evaluating architecture-relevant demands within the demand management process, assessing architectural impact and ensuring alignment with IT strategy, architecture principles, and integration requirements
• Designing end-to-end enterprise solution architectures across business applications, enterprise platforms, integration, data, infrastructure, and cloud, including interfaces to OT/IoT environments where relevant
• Ensuring solution architectures are aligned with enterprise architecture principles, target architectures, technology standards, and strategic platform decisions
• Providing architectural guidance and governance throughout project implementation, supporting projects in translating approved solution architectures into implementation
• Ensuring architectural transparency and quality by maintaining relevant architecture artifacts and architectural decisions in LeanIX
• Coaching and enabling business, IT, and OT stakeholders in applying architecture principles, target architectures, and solution concepts

What we are looking for:

• A degree in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable qualification
• More than 10 years of relevant professional experience in an enterprise IT environment, ideally within the automotive or manufacturing industry
• Experience in business and system analysis across complex application landscapes, including the assessment of dependencies, integration requirements, and architectural impacts
• Strong understanding of enterprise application landscapes, application and integration architectures, APIs, data flows, and hybrid IT environments (on-premises and cloud); experience with manufacturing IT and OT/IoT integration is an advantage
• Certifications in IT architecture or IT service management (e.g., ITIL) are an advantage
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, along with the ability to present complex architectural topics in a structured and audience-appropriate manner
• Ability and willingness to combine strategic, conceptual, and implementation-oriented responsibilities
• Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 15%)
• English language skills (C1) are required; German language skills are desirable

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AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.