Tech Lead (w/m/d) Solution Architecture

About the Position

Cologne Intelligence is seeking a Tech Lead (w/m/d) Solution Architecture to join our team in Köln. In this role, you will work in a cross-functional team to develop modern digital products. With your extensive experience, you will ensure that the team and its members can grow, that architecture, tech stack, and code are state-of-the-art, and that our customers receive solutions of the expected quality. Together, we aim to create something significant for the long term.

Responsibilities

• Develop viable solutions for our customers in collaboration with our sales team, from requirement clarification to the final offer. Combine technical understanding with realistic effort estimates and economic thinking.
• Launch new projects in various contexts and support them long-term. Whether for large corporations or SMEs, from scratch or migrating from legacy to modern cloud architecture, highly technical or with many dependencies from the business side-you know how to work successfully with stakeholders.
• Develop modern software with passion and a hands-on approach.
• Understand how teams function and bring a toolkit to work on satisfaction, performance, and quality.

Requirements

• Several years of practical experience in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of various architectural approaches and designing complex software solutions.
• Strong communication skills to present technical decisions to various stakeholders, such as management and departments, and to moderate technical workshops.
• Background in software development preferably from the Java/Spring world with practical experience in Kubernetes and Docker.
• Software Craftsmanship: Quality assurance through TDD, Clean Code, code reviews, or pair programming.
• DevOps mindset: Automation and Infrastructure as Code are essential for you; "you build it, you run it" is not just a phrase for you.
• Experience in at least one cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge in IT Security, as security is never optional for web applications.
• Fluent German skills (≥ C1) for our German-speaking customer situations and comfortable with English when needed.

We Offer

• An open team to help you get started with Cologne Intelligence.
• Reasonable working hours and the option to take a sabbatical if needed.
• High remote flexibility instead of the classic consulting life: Work from home or in our offices in Cologne or Frankfurt with occasional assignments across Germany.
• A fully flexible training budget for personal development and an additional Udemy Business account.
• Modern equipment with a choice between macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu.
• Great events with your colleagues: Hackathons, Open Fridays, sports events, and our Social Day.
• The opportunity to actively shape the company as a member of our CI One employee cooperative.

About the Company

For 25 years, we have been supporting companies in their digital transformation. We combine technological expertise with pragmatic consulting and partnership. Cologne Intelligence is backed by a growing team at our locations in Cologne and Frankfurt.

Apply Now

Does this sound like the right job at the right company for you? Great, we look forward to learning more about you. You can send us your application documents either classically by email or use the convenient option with resume upload via the "Apply Now" button.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Danica or visit our next Open Friday.

By the way, fitting our company culture, we have switched to "Du." So, you are welcome to address all our company contacts informally. It's up to you :)

Contact

Danica Delfs

Recruiting Manager

• +49 151 2845 8165
• [email protected]

Salary

Transparency is a fundamental principle for an open, co-determined company culture. This also applies to salaries. We pay fairly, according to the market, and based on transparent criteria. The salary range mentioned in this job posting refers to the requirements listed above with an experience level of about seven to thirteen years. If your years of experience do not quite match the requirements, the salary range may vary slightly. However, let's talk anyway.

Salary Range: 68.000 € - 90.000 €

Currency: EUR

Period: Year