Solution Architect – Analytics Planning

Are you a passionate Solution Architect with strong leadership and communication skills as well as technical and business acumen? Do you describe yourself as a bridge builder between IT and the business who likes to assess business requirements within organizations and develop new technical visions to solve business problems? Then we have just the job for you!

We are looking for a Solution Architect in our Business Application department. As a Solution Architect you bridge the gap between a business need and the technology by designing the end-to-end solution and its components. You collaborate with project managers, consultants, or domain architects to find the best fitting solution by matching it to existing systems or identify which components need to be built from scratch. Your focus will be our enterprise planning landscape, where we look for an experienced architect to support in the upcoming transformation projects.

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

SOLUTION DESIGN

As a Solution Architect at Red Bull, you will design solutions according to business requirements using on-premise and cloud technologies that are stable, state of the art and supported by operations. Together with IT project managers, you will lead the design and architecture of comprehensive IT solutions using on-premises and cloud technologies that meet business requirements. You will work with IT project managers, developers, vendors, and other stakeholders to align business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.

GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT

In this role, you will provide technical guidance and leadership to the application teams throughout the application lifecycle. You will also drive the adoption of new technologies, best practices and proven reference architectures. For new business demands and projects you advise projects teams and stakeholders in the initial selection process (RFI/RFP) with an architecture assessment of the solution options or vendors.

INTEGRATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

In order to continuously improve existing systems and processes, you will evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools and frameworks. You always ensure the seamless integration of new solutions into existing systems and infrastructures.

DOCUMENTATION AND GUIDLINES

The creation and further maintenance of comprehensive documentation of solution architectures, including diagrams, specifications and guidelines, is also part of your comprehensive area of responsibility. You will always ensure compliance with industry standards, legal regulations and company guidelines.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

• University education and degree in computer science or a related field of study
• Several years of professional experience in a technical/IT field, preferably as a Solution Architect
• Good understanding of financial planning processes, ideally of an FMCG company Preferred additional planning processes know how in HR, Sales or Supply Chain Management/Production
• Ideally two or more big projects or programs led as lead developer or solution architect within the planning area
• Good understanding of SAP modules and processes. Experience with SAP IP/BPS, SAC Planning development beneficial.
• Knowledge of development and enhancement frameworks within SAP - ABAP Objects, CDS, SAP Fiori developments, OData developments
• Knowledge of modern web technologies and best practices such as REST, GraphQL, API management, data ingestion & streaming, CDN
• Good communication skills in both German and English
• Strong leadership and communication skills as well as technical and entrepreneurial understanding of business processes
  
  

Due to legal reasons we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is EUR 2,471 gross per month. However, our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.

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