🚀 System Architect (m/f/d) Global Data Platform

TecAlliance

8d • Remote

About The Position

We are TecAlliance, a neutral Data-as-a-Service market connector founded by over 30 automotive aftermarket companies. We serve as the neutral data terrain that interconnects them, with over 1,000 employees worldwide and customers in 140 countries. 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 organization. As part of the central System Architecture team within Business IT, you will 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.

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).

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Shape the architectural direction of the Information Management domain, ensuring scalable, resilient, secure and future-proof solutions.
• Architect data-driven platforms with a strong focus on AWS, serverless patterns, modularity, and maintainability.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable solution designs and architectural blueprints that engineering teams can execute with confidence.
• Work closely with fellow System Architects to maintain coherence across business units and contribute to enterprise-wide standards.
• 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.
• Make thoughtful trade-offs between scalability, performance, security, cost and delivery timelines.

Benefits

• Remote work: we work 80-100% remotely; however, we have regular on-site team events.
• Structured Onboarding: you receive an individual onboarding plan, have multiple onboarding days in the beginning, and a wealth of e-learning, training, and documentation besides your team at your disposal.
• Set-up: for this we will provide you with a tailored tech set-up (Dell devices, the standard remote package includes a notebook, 2monitors, headset, mobile phone, mouse + keyboard, docking station).
• Balance job & life: Flexible working hours: you decide where and when you work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed