Senior System Architect - Client Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Tasks

As a System Architect within the Global IT Architecture team, you will play a key role in defining and delivering solution architectures for the Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) program. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure architectural alignment throughout the entire software lifecycle, from conception to testing, release, and operation.
• Identify, document, and manage architectural debt resulting from discrepancies between transitional implementations and long-term goals
• Initiate and formalize important decisions by creating Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and obtaining approval from the relevant architecture committees.
• Advise and mentor software developers and tech leads to ensure that technical implementation is feasible, scalable, and compliant.
• Collaborate with product owners to refine business requirements and translate them into manageable capabilities and building blocks.
• Actively contribute to the global domain architecture board, present blueprints, review peer designs, and contribute to the overall working architecture.
• Enforce architecture governance across development teams and maintain quality standards during delivery

Requirements

The following requirements apply to this position:

• 3+ years of experience as a senior architect and 5+ years of experience in managerial or senior software development roles with previous experience in highly regulated industries, ideally in the banking or financial services sector
• Full responsibility for solution architecture—from conception to implementation and operation
• Demonstrable ability to evaluate architectural alternatives and find reasonable compromises under constraints
• Knowledge of analyzing complex business requirements and transforming them into robust, scalable technical solutions
• Strong knowledge of modern architectural styles: microservices, event-driven systems, modular monoliths
• Familiarity with integration patterns, Kafka, data streaming, Kubernetes, and hybrid cloud/on-premise environments
• Professional knowledge of UML and Archimate modeling, with practical experience in the use of EA tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Good understanding of BPMN 2.0 and business process modeling
• Deep knowledge of DevOps practices and software development excellence

We offer

The position as Senior System Architect - Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) 100% (f/m/d) - (contract through our external payroll partner for 12 months with possible extension) offers a challenging and varied role in a dynamic environment.