[Hiring] Lead Architect @Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia

Role Description

Responsible for the end-to-end solution design, architecture, and technical leadership of complex customer opportunities and transformation programs. Act as the lead solution architect during the pre-sales phase, partnering with customers to understand business requirements, translate them into innovative and cost-effective technical solutions, and drive successful deal closure.

• Customer consulting, requirements analysis, solution strategy definition, preparation of technical and commercial solution concepts, effort estimation, and support of bid/RFP processes.
• Lead international virtual teams of technical experts, coordinate vendors and stakeholders, define service and SLA concepts, and ensure a seamless transition from solution design through transformation and handover to operational delivery teams.
• German language skills are mandatory for direct communication, workshops, presentations, and negotiations with German-speaking customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hold a Master's degree in Information Technology or a related field
• Have at least 6 years of professional experience in Information Technology
• Hold a relevant field-specific professional certification
• Hold a recognized process or methodology certification
• Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of Operating Systems
• Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of Networking technologies
• Have advanced knowledge of IT Security principles and technologies
• Have advanced knowledge of Programming Languages
• Have advanced knowledge of Virtualization technologies
• Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of relevant domain-specific applications
• Possess strong communication, analytical thinking, presentation, and negotiation skills, and thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Have experience training, mentoring, and coaching others
• Demonstrate sound financial literacy and business awareness
• Have experience in Project Management
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities
• Have experience with Quality Management processes
• Speak English at an advanced level (C1)
• Speak German at an advanced level (C1)

Requirements

• Broad and deep knowledge about state-of-the-art technologies and products.
• Expert knowledge and experience with ICT environment verified by professional level certification exams preferably from multiple vendors
• Experience with enterprise architectural frameworks, service oriented architecture and building architecture roadmaps
• Ability to establish, implement and enforce appropriate standards to meet business requirements
• Complex knowledge about whole organizational structure, practical use of tools, KPI’s and connection with QM
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation for complex solutions.
• Good IT processes knowledge corresponding to an industry standard certification

Benefits

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work-life balance
• Other benefits

Company Description

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.