Platform Software Architect - Ops & Delivery (Renewables)

TotalEnergies Group; Palaiseau; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TOTAL Deutschland GmbH is seeking a Software Architect to lead software architecture design and evolution in Palaiseau, France. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize software solutions that adhere to best practices in security and performance.

You will engage in all aspects of software architecture, ensuring quality and compliance while contributing to the company’s goal of digitalizing the renewable energy value chain. A scientific background is preferred, and the role requires effective communication with both technical and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Software Architect or Tech Lead.
• Proven experience in software architecture and modernization.
• Hands-on experience in developing complex solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and upgrade software architectures.
• Ensure performance, robustness, and compliance.
• Participate in quality assurance and design reviews.

Skills

DevSecOps / SRE (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containers, ELK, Grafana)

Programming languages (Python, Java, C/C++, Node.js, LISP)

Design patterns (structural, behavioral, creational)

SQL/NoSQL and data modeling

Education

Scientific background (physics, mathematics, engineering)

Job description

I ntegrated Power Modelling (IPM), in OneTech Technical Line Power, supports the company’s technological ambitionin the digitalization of renewable energies value chain.It brings together cross‑domain expertise (scientific and digital) to deliver digital products with the goal of maximizing both the performance and value of renewable assets (solar, wind,energy storage).

It is built around four platforms, each oriented toward internal business clients (GRP, REN, FPI, Trading, etc.): Origination & Design, Grid Integration, Operations Performance & Optimization, and Forecasting. Each platform isstructured into three teams: Product Solutions (PS), Research & Capability Development (RCD) and Software Delivery& Operations (SDO).

The Operations Performance & Optimization platform’s products focus on operational efficiency and the optimization of assets, with strong Data/Cloud integration and Machine Learning/Optimisation orientation.

As Software architect, you will operate in the SDO team, and interact in close collaboration with Product Managers (inPS), Product Owners (in SDO) and RCD team, as well as with entities out of IPM (eg Digital Line, IT Department,Innovation Accelerator, TTE On…)

Within an organization undergoing digital transformation, the Software/Platform Architect leads the design and evolution of software architectures in collaboration with Tech Leads, developers, Data Engineers, Product Owners,cybersecurity teams, and cloud teams (AWS/Azure).

You will contribute to the technology strategy, governance, and product quality. More precisely, you will:

Define, design, and upgrade software architectures at platform level, primarily following modern service-oriented approaches.

Retrieve, analyze, modernize, and enhance proofs of concept and/or legacy code.

Ensure consistency, performance, robustness, and compliance with cybersecurity, IT Foundations, and cloudrules (TGITS, SecOps…).

Make pragmatic trade-offs according to business value, technical constraints...

Participate in quality assurance (architecture reviews, software quality, performance, resilience).

Support technical teams through best practices, design reviews, code reviews, and optimization.

Required Technical Skills

• DevSecOps / SRE: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containers (Docker), ELK, Grafana...Data: SQL/NoSQL, data modeling, data flows.
• Versatility across programming paradigms (functional, declarative, imperative, object-oriented).
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python, Java, C/C++, Node.js, LISP, …).
• Appropriate use of design patterns (structural, behavioral, creational), evaluating their relevance and impact onmaintainability.

Soft Skills

• Team spirit
• Technical leadership, teaching/mentoring ability, ownership
• Clear communication with both business and IT stakeholders
• Sense of quality, rigor, results-oriented approach
• Pragmatism and solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to make decisions, present arguments, and persuade
• Curiosity, technology watch, adaptability

Experience & Education

• Previous experience as a Software Architect and/or Tech Lead.
• Proven experience in software architecture; modernization of complex applications or systems.
• Direct contribution: hands-on experience developing and integrating complex solutions, not only management.
• Familiarity with agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFE).
• A scientific background (physic,mathematics, engineering, etc.) is a plus for better understanding and addressing business needs.