Senior Expert Solution Architecture (m/w/d)

Fressnapf Deutschland; Krefeld; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile Arbeiten nach Bedarf

Flexible Arbeitszeiten

Hunde im Büro willkommen

Regelmäßige Schulungen und Academy

Job summary

Fressnapf Deutschland sucht eine erfahrene Senior-Lösungsexperte, die die Cloud-Architektur gestaltet und die Implementierung moderner Microservices steuert. Sie arbeiten eng mit Fachbereichen, Projektleitungen und Entwicklungsteams zusammen, um architektonische Standards zu definieren und zukunftssichere Lösungen zu liefern.

Sie führen Architecture-as-Code, nutzen C4/Structurizr, fördern AI-gestützte Prozesse und unterstützen den Lebenszyklus von der Konzeptphase bis zur Umsetzung.

Qualifications

• Mehrere Jahre praktische Erfahrung in Softwareentwicklung und Enterprise-Architektur.

Responsibilities

• Entwerfe die Überarchitektur der Cloud-Lösungen und Microservices.

Skills

Software-Architektur

Architecture-as-Code

C4/Structurizr/PlantUML/Mermaid

OpenAPI/Avro

SAP-Integration

Azure

Confluent Kafka

Englisch & Deutsch-Kommunikation

Tools

Azure

Confluent Kafka

SAP

Structurizr

PlantUML

Job description

Westpreußenstraße 32-38, 47809 Krefeld

ab 01.01.2027

ID: 11712

We do everything we can to make the lives of pets and pet parents easier, better and happier: Happier Pets. Happier People. We achieve this because we know our customers better than anyone else – because we are pet friends like them. This mindset has made us Europe’s number one in pet supplies – a position we are determined to strengthen. That's why we are looking for people who take responsibility, think boldly, and want to grow with us. Do you want to shape the future of retailing? Welcome to Fressnapf!

Das bewegst du bei uns

• As a Senior Solution Architect at Fressnapf, you take full ownership of finding and delivering innovative IT solutions across your dedicated business domain. In this role, you design the overarching cloud architecture, driving modern microservices on Azure, event streaming with Confluent Kafka, and integration with our SAP landscape.
• Working closely with business owners, project leads, and software engineering teams, you align technical system design with our long-term strategic company goals.
• You translate complex business requirements into clear architectural specifications and derive resilient, future-proof technical solutions that scale across our enterprise ecosystem.
• Collaborating with our architecture community, you actively define, establish, and continuously govern enterprise-wide architectural standards, integration patterns, and best‑practice procedures.
• Together with your team, you steer our architecture-as-code approach using C4 and Structurizr while actively leveraging modern AI tools to elevate daily workflows.
• You systematically document target architectures in our modeling tools, align them with key technical stakeholders, and actively support implementation throughout the development lifecycle.
• You mentor fellow architects and developers while driving hands‑on proof-of-concept initiatives that effectively balance cutting‑edge technological innovation with pragmatic business requirements.

Das bringst du mit

• You bring several years of hands‑on experience in software development and enterprise software architecture, backed by a solid technical background and relevant qualification.
• Broad methodological expertise in structured requirements engineering and architecture-as-code modeling using tools such as C4, Structurizr, PlantUML, or Mermaid characterizes your profile.
• You demonstrate proven proficiency in defining integration patterns, including synchronous, event-driven, and API-led architectures, alongside modern interface specifications like OpenAPI and Avro.
• You possess extensive experience designing complex, traceable, and maintainable cross‑system technical processes that seamlessly integrate enterprise solutions such as SAP.
• A structured, analytical mindset empowers you to evaluate diverse solution options objectively and make fact‑based architectural decisions, including strategic make‑versus‑buy evaluations.
• You enjoy actively utilizing AI tools to enhance architectural workflows and bring continuous curiosity for exploring modern technologies alongside both human and automated collaborators.
• An open, international mindset, proactive ownership, and excellent communication skills in English, ideally complemented by German, belong to your core personal strengths.

Das bekommst du von uns

• Your freedom: pro rata mobile working and flexible working hours
• Your team: open, familiar, appreciative culture including team events
• Your environment: dynamic, innovative and agile working environment
• Your role: high level of personal responsibility and freedom to implement your ideas
• Your development: regular trainings and seminars in our academy
• Your four‑legged friend: dogs are welcome in our offices (campus)
• Your health: numerous offers for preventive care, fitness, Yoga@work, etc.
• Your benefits: employee discounts, company leasing bikes, company pension plan and much more

This position will be filled at Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH within Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo.