Lead Data Architect (m/f/d/x)

Deutsche Telekom IoT; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH is seeking a Lead Data Architect to design and optimize IT architectures for data products, platforms, and infrastructure across the IT Data landscape. You will enable rapid, agile, and innovative data solutions.

Your role includes leading strategic projects, managing architecture and design activities for major programs, and providing expert guidance to top management in international contexts.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in planning and leading large cross-functional projects.
• Excellent experience in international and intercultural environments.
• Strong expertise in data technologies and enterprise architecture.
• Fluent in English and able to communicate with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize IT architectures for the data landscape.
• Analyze business and technical requirements for data platforms and services.
• Lead strategic projects and advise top management.
• Oversee architecture concepts in product development and services.
• Coordinate interactions from network through to customer touchpoints.

Skills

Project leadership

Major projects

International experience

English proficiency

Data technologies

Data products

Enterprise architecture

IT governance

End-to-end responsibility

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

Vertex AI

Pub/Sub

Analytics

Data Studio

Cloud Technologies

FinOps

GCP migration

Job description

Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH Deutsche Telekom IT is an integral part of Deutsche Telekom. With 9,500 IT specialists in seven countries, we simplify, digitalize, and accelerate processes across our large corporate group. In times of technological change, our focus is shifting from internal services toward a cloud-based infrastructure. The agile spirit of a startup combined with the established professionalism of a DAX‑40 company — impossible? Not at all. We break up legacy structures. We pursue holistic, integrated solutions and are able to respond flexibly to customer needs and market requirements. We work in agile structures, flat hierarchies, and a culture of trust with short decision paths. This creates plenty of room for personal development and growth. Become part of an innovative team that is jointly transforming the telecommunications market.

Tasks

As Lead Data Architect (m/f/d/x), you will design and optimize IT architectures and analyze business and technical requirements for software, platforms and/or infrastructure for the IT Data landscape, enabling IT solutions and services such as data products, data platforms or legacy clean-up to be implemented quickly, agilely and innovatively.

Your key responsibilities also include:

• You are responsible for the overall interactions of components, systems and functions from the network through to the customer interaction point
• You are responsible for implementing architecture concepts in product development and services
• You identify innovations in technology fields and actively contribute to their implementation within the Group and in the industry
• You manage architecture and design activities, including those of major strategic and international projects and programs, and provide comprehensive advice to top management
• You lead strategic projects

Profile

• Many years of experience in independently and reliably planning and managing new topics, including in virtual and/or international team environments
• Outstanding experience in traditional and agile forms of collaboration, particularly in managing and leading major projects/programs
• Excellent experience in international and intercultural environments
• Technology and methodology expertise that is up to date:
• Data Technologies
• Data Products
• Google Cloud Platform, Big Query, Vertex AI, Pub/Sub, Analytics, Data Studio
• Cloud Technologies, FinOps
• Retiring legacy DWH towards GCP
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT-Governance
• Many years of professional experience with technological end-to-end responsibility
• Intercultural experience in offshore project
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

This position is also available on a part-time basis.

Severely disabled persons will be given priority if they are equally qualified.