IT Architect (Department Architecture)

Quick Facts

IT Architect (Department Architecture) position focused on department-level IT architecture for state administration procedures. Permanent role assessed up to pay group 14 TV-H, based in Wiesbaden, with flexible working hours and up to 50% home office. Part-time employment is generally possible; benefits include 30 vacation days plus three additional days, training opportunities, corporate benefits, health programs, an additional company pension plan, and a job ticket for ÖPNV Hessen with a ride-along rule.

Description

You will take key responsibility for complex, future-oriented IT architecture and help build robust, efficient designs that enable continuous, disruption-free operations in the administration. The job also includes developing innovative solutions, defining architecture standards and guidelines, maintaining IT blueprint documentation, and supporting project teams with solution architecture.

Responsibilities

• Take primary responsibility for complex, future-oriented IT architecture
• Develop innovative solutions for previously unknown problems and define architecture standards and guidelines
• Create and maintain IT blueprint plans (IT “Bebauungspläne”)
• Support projects in implementing customer requirements and developing solution architectures
• Coordinate cross-domain projects with diverse and heterogeneous stakeholders
• Design robust and efficient architectures that support continuous, disturbance-free operational capability
• Support the digital transformation of administration using modern IT solutions that improve efficiency and citizen orientation

Requirements

• Completed relevant academic degree in computer science or comparable studies, or equivalent knowledge
• Experience in conceiving and implementing functional and non-functional requirements in architectures and solution concepts
• Very good knowledge of architecture design methods and models and applying them to complex architecture decisions
• Very good experience modeling current (as-is) and target (to-be) IT architectures and IT blueprint plans
• Analytical, planned, goal-oriented approach to complex tasks and commitment to successful completion
• Cooperation skills, willingness to innovate, and persuasive communication

Benefits

• 30 vacation days plus 3 additional days
• Flexible working hours and working time models with up to 50% home office
• Support for work-life balance (family compatibility)
• Further training and professional development
• Corporate benefits and health offers
• Additional company pension plan
• Job ticket for ÖPNV Hessen with ride-along option
• Equal opportunity commitment; special consideration for candidates with disabilities where appropriate; encouragement for applicants with a migration background