IT Architect (m/f/d)

The partner for networked IT solutions in the automotive industry!

As a reliable partner to our customers, we actively shape the entire software lifecycle within our customers’ Technical Development.

At MARV1N, the intelligent networking of systems and people is the focus. This strong social and technological network is the key to successful projects and sustainable corporate success for us.

Join our team and shape the digital future of the automotive industry with MARV1N!

Why MARV1N?

Big enough to tackle truly complex challenges. Small enough for you to make a real difference.

MARV1N combines CGI’s capabilities and technological expertise with the agility, close collaboration, and decision-making power of a focused organization within the Volkswagen environment.

As an IT Architect, you will work where digital transformation becomes tangible: on complex system landscapes, modern software and cloud architectures, and solutions that are directly used in our customers’ technical development environments.

At MARV1N, you are more than just an IT Architect working on a single project. You can help shape technical standards and target architectures, contribute your experience across projects, and work together with other architects and developers to continuously improve our solutions and ways of working.

What makes MARV1N special:

• Direct impact instead of lengthy decision-making processes: Flat structures and direct, transparent communication with MARV1N management give you the opportunity to actively shape both technical and organizational topics.
• A long-term perspective in the automotive industry: Our close relationship with Volkswagen combines challenging transformation projects with a high degree of stability in terms of location, responsibilities, and long-term planning.
• A technical career with room to shape things: You can take on professional and technical responsibility and continuously expand your impact as an IT Architect.
• The best of both worlds: You work in a focused, flexible organization while benefiting from CGI’s stability, network, and benefits.
• Flexibility with a safety net: Individual contractual arrangements and – if agreed as part of your transition – a potential return guarantee to CGI provide additional personal security.

In addition, as a subsidiary of CGI, MARV1N offers its partners the same benefits as:

• an open corporate culture and team-oriented collaboration
• a balanced work-life balance through flexible working hours and 30 days of vacation
• the option to work in a home office
• flat hierarchies and a clearly structured, variable career path
• intensive onboarding through a mentoring program
• the use of the latest technologies and modern work equipment
• appealing fitness and health offers
• lucrative employee discounts and an attractive share program

• Analyzing our clients’ business, functional, and technical requirements and translating them into viable IT and solution architectures
• Developing and refining target architectures, architectural principles, and technical roadmaps for complex system and application landscapes
• Advising our clients on architectural decisions and on aligning business requirements with technological implementation
• Designing modern, scalable, and maintainable software and system architectures particularly for web, cloud, and cloud-native applications
• Evaluating existing system landscapes and developing appropriate modernization and migration strategies
• Designing integrations, interfaces, and services, and providing support for the structured integration of existing and new systems
• Defining and coordinating architectural guidelines and technical standards, and ensuring their implementation by development teams
• Providing technical advice and guidance to developers on design and implementation decisions
• Assisting with the selection and evaluation of suitable technologies, frameworks, platforms, and development tools
• Designing and optimizing development, deployment, and operations processes in conjunction with DevOps and cloud platforms
• Collaborating in agile, including scaled, project organizations and working closely with business units, product owners, project managers, developers, and other architects
• Conducting and facilitating technical workshops, as well as clearly articulating and presenting architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Identifying and evaluating new technology and architecture trends, and determining suitable applications for our clients
• Assisting with proposal preparation, solution design, and the acquisition of existing and new clients

What matters to us is not whether you can tick every technology off a checklist. What matters is that you understand software engineering, can design architectures, and are willing to take responsibility for technical decisions.

• A college degree, preferably in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable technical or scientific field, or equivalent experience
• Several years of practical experience in software development, as well as in-depth experience in the design of software, solution, or system architectures
• Very good understanding of modern software architectures and architectural principles, as well as experience with complex and distributed system landscapes
• In-depth knowledge of developing modern web and backend applications, as well as designing APIs, services, and system integrations
• Experience with cloud and cloud-native technologies, ideally with AWS and/or Azure, as well as Docker and Kubernetes
• Good knowledge of modern development and DevOps processes, such as CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and infrastructure automation
• Experience with common programming languages and frameworks; knowledge of the Java/Spring ecosystem and modern web technologies is a plus
• Experience in modernizing existing applications and system landscapes, as well as in developing appropriate migration and transformation strategies
• Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban; knowledge of scaled agile frameworks such as SAFe
• Ability to understand and structure business requirements and translate them into technical solutions and architectural decisions
• Strong consulting and communication skills, as well as the ability to convey complex technical concepts in a way that is tailored to the audience
• An independent and structured approach to work, as well as a passion for collaborating in interdisciplinary and international teams
• Enthusiasm for new technologies and the continuous advancement of architectural, development, and engineering approaches
• Excellent written and spoken German and English skills

In addition to CGI’s well-established benefits, which will remain unchanged, such as:

• an open corporate culture and team-oriented collaboration
• a healthy work-life balance through flexible working arrangements and 30 days of annual leave
• the option to work from home
• flat hierarchies and a flexible, structured career path
• comprehensive onboarding supported by mentoring
• the use of the latest technologies and modern work equipment
• a wide range of health and well-being programs
• attractive employee discounts and an appealing employee share purchase plan

we also offer:

• very flat organizational structures and direct, transparent communication with management
• a high level of job, location, and role security through long-term customer relationships
• streamlined internal organizational processes
• flexible and individually tailored employment contracts, with the option of a return guarantee to CGI