ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Senior Software Architect to lead the technical ownership of the Contract & Billing domain within a distributed data space middleware. The architect will define and evolve the architecture supporting contract workflows, billing processes, and trusted digital transactions, ensuring alignment with data space principles, interoperability standards, and secure exchange mechanisms.

Profile

• Systems thinker with strong ownership mindset
• Able to balance pragmatism and architectural rigor
• Strong communication with technical and functional stakeholders

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:

• Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Define and maintain the architecture of the Contract & Billing domain
• Ensure alignment with overall middleware architecture and principles
• Design scalable and maintainable service interactions
• Govern API contracts and integration patterns
• Lead technical decision-making and architectural reviews
• Domain Ownership
• Translate contractual and billing requirements into technical solutions
• Ensure consistency between contract lifecycle and billing events
• Support implementation of trusted transaction flows

Required Skills

• Core Engineering
• 10+ years experience in software engineering
• Proven experience as Software Architect or Technical Lead
• Strong Java backend development experience (Springboot preferred)
• Frontend development experience (Angular preferred)
• Distributed systems and microservices architecture
• API design (REST/OpenAPI, event-driven patterns)
• Domain Expertise (Required)
• Data space architecture concepts and governance
• Knowledge of Eclipse Dataspace Connector (EDC)
• Experience with eSignature solutions and digital trust services
• Knowledge of eInvoicing standards and workflows
• Experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies
• Experience with TOGAF and Archimate
• Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)