Solutions Architect II

MWI Animal Health; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

World Courier is seeking a Solutions Architect II to design and deliver end-to-end, API-first architectures for complex, time-critical pharma logistics. You will integrate ERP, portals, Salesforce, TMS, and route planning, while enabling real-time data sharing across systems and vendors.

Hybrid work model with global delivery expectations and modern architecture practices. You will partner with engineering and product teams to accelerate delivery, apply AI-assisted design, and create reusable

Qualifications

• Experience in solution architecture in complex, regulated environments.
• Experience with logistics, transportation, or supply chain ecosystems.
• Strong API-first and event-driven architecture experience.
• Experience integrating multiple enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks (TOGAF).
• Experience creating clear architecture artifacts using structured modelling approaches, such as C4.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions across the logistics order-to-cash lifecycle.
• Deliver architecture across order capture, planning, execution, and financial processes.
• Define API-first integration across ERP, portals, Salesforce, TMS, route planning, inventory, monitoring, and driver/vehicle systems.
• Design event-driven systems for real-time orchestration and tracking.
• Partner with engineering and delivery teams to enable progress.
• Create architecture artifacts and documentation connected to code and delivery pipeline.
• Define reusable patterns and enterprise standards.
• Use AI tools to support architecture design and documentation.

Skills

Solution architecture

Regulated environments

Logistics / supply chain

API-first architecture

Event-driven architecture

Enterprise integration

TOGAF

C4 modelling

Job description

## Solutions Architect IIApplylocations: Madrid, Spain: London, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R269776Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!# **Job Details**Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At World Courier (a Cencora company), we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose.This role will sit within the Global Data and Technology Solutions (GDATS) organization in World Courier and is a key member of the Architecture & Analysis team. We’re re-imagining IT — not as a support function, but as a strategic partner to the World Courier business.We exist to help the organisation rise, adapt, and grow, using technology that is innovative, integrated, reliable, secure and designed around real operational needs.The Solutions Architect II plays a key role in shaping and delivering end-to-end technology solutions across the full lifecycle of logistics operations — from order entry and orchestration, through execution, to order-to-cash outcomes. This includes designing how systems work together across customer interaction, order management, transportation, route planning, inventory/depot operations, driver and vehicle technologies, and financial processing.**Why this role matters**World Courier operates in a complex, time-critical, highly regulated environment where every shipment can represent life-saving therapy. This role ensures that technology architecture enables precision, reliability, and trust by connecting order capture, planning, execution, visibility, and financial processes into a cohesive system.Architecture decisions can directly impact operational performance, compliance, and customer trust — making this role central to delivering safe, efficient, high-touch logistics services globally.**What you’ll do*****Design end-to-end solutions across the logistics order-to-cash lifecycle**** Deliver architecture across order capture, planning, execution, and financial processes* Design integration across ERP, portals, Salesforce, TMS, route planning, inventory, monitoring, and driver/vehicle systems* Define API-first architecture across internal and external platforms* Design event-driven systems for real-time orchestration and tracking* Ensure timely, accurate, and trusted data across systems***End-to-end platform and integration architecture**** Design how multiple platforms operate as a cohesive ecosystem* Define integration patterns across systems using APIs and events* Support cloud migration and cloud-first architecture decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to enterprise standards.* Enable interoperability with vendors and third party tools* Maintain a holistic architecture view across domains***Delivery enablement**** Partner with engineering and delivery teams* Provide guidance that enables progress without over-engineering* Support investment and prioritization decisions, including trade-offs, as appropriate* Upholding best-practice in architecture methods and standards* Define solution artifacts and architecture documentation that are connected through AI to code and the delivery pipeline, and that can evolve iteratively with each release* Contribute to reusable patterns and enterprise standards, while knowing when and how to make a clear case for challenging them appropriately when they are not suitable for the business use case***AI-enabled architecture methods**** Use AI tools and agents to support architecture design, analysis, and documentation* Apply AI to model integrations, dependencies, and solution options* Work effectively alongside architecture AI agents to accelerate design thinking, explore options, and strengthen solution quality.**What we’re looking for**Solutions delivered are API-first, highly integrated, and event-driven, ensuring real-time data flow, interoperability, and resilience.***You’ll thrive in our team if you:**** Focus on outcomes over outputs* Work well in ambiguity* Communicate clearly to technical and non-technical audiences***Experience that will help you succeed:**** Experience in solution architecture in complex, regulated environments* Experience with logistics, transportation, or supply chain ecosystems* Strong API-first and event-driven architecture experience* Experience integrating multiple enterprise platforms* Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)* Experience creating clear architecture artifacts using structured modelling approaches, such as C4**What success looks like in this role*** Architecture aligns to business and operational needs* Systems provide reliable, real-time visibility* Architecture enables, not blocks delivery* The design phase becomes faster and more effective, enabling confident decisions and smoother progression into delivery* Strong trust between business and IT architecture**Why join World Courier GDATS?**You’ll have the opportunity to:* Play a key role in a re-imagined IT function* Work with smart, committed people who care about doing the right thing* Shape a modern, people-centred, visible, high-impact [support] function* Make a real difference to how people experience technology every day* Work in a purpose-driven business that makes a difference to people’s lives, delivering essential pharma logistics services.**How you’ll be working*** This role operates within a global, matrixed IT organisation, working closely with Design, Product, Engineering, Delivery, QA and business stakeholders.* Collaboration across time zones and regions is required* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements apply in line with World Courier policies