Our client is a leading German producer of customized solutions for the self-supply of solar-powered electricity. This includes photovoltaic, energy storage systems as well as cloud technology systems helping individuals to become energetically independent.

For the Flex and IoT Teams, we are looking for two IoT Architects. Join us in the commitment to establish a world where individuals can generate, utilize, and distribute their renewable energy resources.

Job description

• Creation and maintenance of architecture documentation for the designated subsystem (IoT platform)
• Design of new features and further development of existing features (IoT platform)
• Analysis of requirements of the product management department and the tPO (technical product owner)
• Creation of concepts/blueprints for the features prioritized by the tPO
• Creation of concepts for the technical requirements for the designated subsystem
• Definition and strategic alignment of the IoT platform together with the tPO
• Responsible for monitoring, testing and improving the performance of the designated subsystem
• Responsibility for other non-functional aspects of the subsystem such as availability, reliability, resilience, and security
• Continuous modernization of the designated subsystem (IoT platform) in the form of technology assessments and analyses
• Participation in the architecture community of practice and collaboration with the system architects from the customer side
• Creation, presentation, and support of architectural decisions

Requirements

• IoT
• Java
• DevOps
• K8S/AKS
• Microservices
• Azure
• Kafka
• MQTT
• Redis
• Influx
• Agile

Key skills

• IoT Best Practices and Architectures
• IoT Security Best Practices and Architectures covering the communication path between IoT Device and Backend
• Very good knowledge and experience in cloud architectures and with specific CSP/cloud providers, especially Azure
• Very good knowledge and experience with DevOps practices and technologies (CI/CD, Observability, Automation, IaC, Containerisation)
• Very good knowledge and experience with K8S/AKS and GitOps (ArgoCD)
• Very good knowledge and experience with microservice, event-oriented and asynchronous architectures
• Very good knowledge and experience with the documentation of architectures – concrete experience with arc42 would be desirable
• Very good knowledge and experience with facilitating meetings and decision-making processes with many stakeholders

We offer competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional development in a dynamic and innovative organization. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work on modern digital projects, influence product development strategy, and grow in an Agile environment.