CPQ IT Application Solution Architect

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Transformers - Business Solutions IT Organization seeks an Application Solution Architect to drive end-to-end IT solution design and service delivery for Marketing & Sales domain applications in Krakow, Poland.

The role focuses on CPQ platforms, product configurators, and pricing engine design, while aligning with enterprise functions and ensuring cost-effective IT solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in enterprise-level IT Solution architecture.
• Bachelor’s Degree in information systems, electrical, or mechanical engineering.
• Final offer based on location, skills, and internal pay structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and integration of Marketing & Sales domain solutions.
• Define technical IS solutions and ensure alignment with IS applications across modules.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Application Managers on demand estimation and non-functional requirements.

Skills

Enterprise IT architecture

CPQ platforms

Product configurators

Pricing engine design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in information systems

Electrical or mechanical engineering background

Tools

CPQ tooling

Sales/CRM integration

Job description

Location and Job Details

Location: Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland

Job ID: R0132550

Date Posted: 2026-06-30

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O.

Profession (Job Category): IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

Hitachi Energy Transformers - Business Solutions IT Organization is seeking an Application Solution Architect to provide overall support to the Global BST IT team, driving value and business growth.

Job Role Overview: As a Solution Architect, you are responsible for the design, integrity, and quality of an IT solution and of associated IT services delivered to Business, Support Functions, and IT Technology domains. Responsible for ensuring that the IT solution/service provides the required functionality and meets the cost expectations of the business. Collaborates with and contributes to project setup and delivery, as well as to service operations optimization

How you will make an Impact

Be accountable for the end-to-end architecture and integration of Marketing & Sales (M&S) domain solutions, with hands-on leadership in configure-price-quote (CPQ) platforms, product configurators, and pricing engine design.

Ensure a seamless quotation-to-order process by aligning CPQ and M&S applications with all adjacent enterprise functions – embedding engineering design rules and product data into configurators, integrating CPQ with Sales/CRM systems for synchronized quotes, and feeding confirmed quotes into Planning, Project Management, Supply Chain (SCM), and logistics workflows – while embedding legal and compliance requirements (e.g. contracts, terms) within the quoting system

Maintain the architectural road map for the tools within the scope based on needs arising from projects and changes

Define the technical IS solution and ensure alignment with other modules and surrounding IS applications through cooperation and collaboration across IS Solution Architects, IS Domain Architects and Functional Analysts

Collaborate with Business Analyst, Application Manager, and the Team for complexity analysis and effort estimation of incoming business demand

Determine non-functional requirements and ensure service/solution operation standards are considered accordingly

Engage in requirements engineering to decide which requirements are covered by available standard functionalities, for which functionalities enhancements are needed, and for which functionalities workarounds are accepted

Be responsible for translating the functional design into technical specifications from the Business Blueprint (BBEM)

Communicate the technical specifications to the developers

Formulate rules, principles, and guidelines to guide the development of the technical solutions

Ensure technical specification is aligned with the quality assurance strategy (in cooperation with application manager and QA Lead)

Support the Run organization in the incident and problem resolution when technical expertise is required

Support validation, prioritization, and estimation of incoming change requests in collaboration with the relevant IT Service Manager and Application Manager

Your Background

3-5 + years of experience in enterprise-level IT Solution architecture

Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively in a geographically dispersed team

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in information systems, electrical, or mechanical engineering

The final offer will be based on candidate location, skills and qualifications, experience, and aligned with internal pay structures.

This role may be open in multiple locations. If the salary information listed is not applicable for your current home location, salary details relevant to your location will be discussed with you at a later stage.

Our Benefit Offering

Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Well-being and care
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Flexible work options
• Benefits that support your financial security

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

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