IT Solution Architect (m/f/x)

Carhartt Wip; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 115,115 - 149,649; Full time

Job summary

Carhartt WIP is seeking an experienced IT Solution Architect for our Weil am Rhein office. You will shape system, integration, and data architecture, driving modernization and simplification of core platforms while collaborating closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams.

The role requires several years in enterprise architecture, strong modeling and documentation skills, and fluency in English and German for international collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in IT architecture within an enterprise setting.
• Proficient in designing scalable, secure architectures across application, data and integration layers.
• Strong ability to document architectures clearly for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own system, integration, and data architecture across IT domains including ERP, B2C, wholesale, logistics, BI.
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure solution designs.
• Create and maintain architecture blueprints and data flow diagrams.
• Develop and enforce architecture standards for security, compliance and performance.
• Collaborate with business, BPM, product and engineering teams to provide technical guidance.
• Coordinate with BPM to integrate process and system architectures seamlessly.
• Promote best practices in modularization and automation.

Skills

Solution Architecture

System Architecture

Cloud & Hybrid Platforms

Architecture Documentation

Stakeholder Communication

Education

IT vocational training or degree

Job description

For our office in Weil am Rhein, we are looking for an experienced IT Solution Architect (m/f/x) who will play a key role in shaping the further development of our system, integration, and data architecture. In this role, you will take responsibility for central IT domains and work closely with Business, BPM, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the system, integration, and data architecture of selected IT domains (e.g., ERP, B2C, wholesale, logistics, BI), including definition and further development of the target architecture and roadmap.
• Translation of requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable solution designs (application, integration, data, infrastructure).
• Creation and maintenance of architecture documentation such as solution blueprints and system, integration, and data flow diagrams.
• Further development and application of IT architecture standards for systems, integration, and data, taking into account security, compliance, and performance requirements.
• Lifecycle management of central applications and platforms, including modernization, replacement, and reduction of complexity.
• Close collaboration with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to provide technical advice and decision support.
• Close coordination with the BPM team to ensure seamless integration of process and system architecture.
• Creating transparency across the system landscape, interfaces, and data flows and consolidating them in a targeted manner.
• Coaching and promoting best practices in architecture, modularization, and automation.

Your Profile

• Completed IT vocational training or studies with a focus on IT.
• Several years of experience as a Solution Architect, System Architect, or Lead Engineer in an enterprise environment.
• In-depth knowledge of complex IT landscapes, integration, and cloud and hybrid platforms.
• Experience with architecture and modeling approaches and the creation of comprehensible architecture documentation.
• Analytical strength, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills.
• Very Good English and German language skills for effective communication with international colleagues.

Carhartt WIP is part of the WIP Trading AG. Our family-owned business group started as a licensee and European distributor of the US workwear manufacturer Carhartt in the early 1990s. Since then, it develops its own collections based on workwear originals. Carhartt Work In Progress aims to continuously progress and evolve, without ever losing sight of its origins. Over the course of the past three decades, our business has developed organically, along with its customers, the culture that surrounds the brand, and its employees who have helped shape what Carhartt WIP is today.