Remote System Architect — Cloud & SAFe Leader

Volkswagen Group; Comunidad Valenciana; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work capability

Professional development tools

Flexible working hours

Holiday package

Employee discounts

Job summary

Volkswagen Group in Spain is seeking a senior System/Platform Architect to own and evolve the architectural vision for cross-cutting concerns, manage the cloud-based infrastructure, and align with Business Owners and cross-brand teams within the Volkswagen Digital:Hub.

You will drive cost‑benefit analyses, shape the SAFe ART planning, implement reliable CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to high‑quality software delivery using Java/Spring Boot (and Kotlin), AWS/GCP/Azure, and architecture

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in Software Engineering.
• 7+ years' experience, including at least 3 as a System/Platform Architect.
• Experience in SAFe environments; System Architect role within an ART preferred.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating workloads on AWS/GCP/Azure with CI/CD pipelines and IaC.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and ideally Kotlin.
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tooling and cloud security requirements.
• Ability to define architecture documentation (arc42, TOGAF).
• Strong communicator with stakeholders across business and technical teams.
• Fluent German; English and/or Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the architectural vision at ART level and for cross-cutting concerns.
• Steer architecture work at team level, translating requirements into technical concepts.
• Own the system's cloud-based infrastructure.
• Drive cost-benefit analyses of architectural options and validate with POCs.
• Ensure alignment with Group-wide platforms and cross-brand needs.
• Break down requirements for SAFe/PI planning and lead technical reviews.
• Define architecture guidelines for the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and CI/CD configurations.
• Collaborate with the Solution Architect on release management and cross-ART alignment.

Skills

Cloud architecture

SAFe methodology

AWS/GCP/Azure

Java & Spring Boot

Kotlin

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Monitoring/Observability

Architecture documentation

Stakeholder communication

German language

English/Spanish proficiency

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

arc42

TOGAF

Job description

Volkswagen Group in Spain is seeking a senior System/Platform Architect to own and evolve the architectural vision for cross-cutting concerns, manage the cloud-based infrastructure, and align with Business Owners and cross-brand teams within the Volkswagen Digital:Hub.

You will drive cost‑benefit analyses, shape the SAFe ART planning, implement reliable CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to high‑quality software delivery using Java/Spring Boot (and Kotlin), AWS/GCP/Azure, and architecture