Senior Solution Architect E-Mobility (mfd)

Shape the future of a large-scale cloud platform for e-mobility

At vaylens youll architect one of the leading SaaS platforms in the rapidly growing e-mobility industry. Our platform consists of 80 cloud-native applications and microservices powering business portals mobile apps and digital services that enable the operation of charging infrastructure across Europe.

As the market evolves at high speed so does our platform. New products integrations and services increasing data volumes demanding performance requirements and evolving customer expectations continuously create exciting architectural challenges. This is where you come in.

As our Senior Solution Architect youll define the architecture behind the next generation of our platform. Youll drive cross-team solution design shape the evolution of our microservice landscape and make key technology decisions that ensure our platform remains scalable secure resilient and ready for future growth.

Working closely with Product Management Engineering DevOps and the Head of Platform Architecture youll influence our technical direction lead strategic architecture initiatives and help engineering teams solve complex distributed systems challenges. If you enjoy balancing big-picture architecture with hands-on technical discussionsand want to leave your fingerprint on a platform operating at scalethis role is for you.

Your responsibilities

• Own the solution and system architecture for cross-team platform initiatives ensuring alignment with our long-term architectural vision.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions defining APIs domain models system interfaces and integration concepts for our Java/Spring Boot microservices and Angular applications.
• Design architectures that balance scalability resilience security performance maintainability and cost efficiency.
• Define cloud infrastructure requirements together with DevOps and drive cloud-native best practices on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Lead architectural initiatives such as platform modernization migrations third-party integrations and Proofs of Concept for emerging technologies.
• Evaluate technologies frameworks and architectural patterns to continuously evolve our technology landscape.
• Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams conduct architecture reviews and ensure compliance with engineering security and quality standards.
• Act as a trusted sparring partner for the Head of Platform Architecture Product Owners Software Project Managers and engineering teams on strategic technology decisions.
• Mentor engineers and architects foster technical excellence and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
• Support Sales and Customer Success by designing customer-specific solution and migration concepts for enterprise customers.

Qualifications :

What youll bring

• A degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or a comparable qualification.
• 8 years of professional experience in Software Engineering within Java Enterprise/Spring environments and at least 5 years of experience as a Software or Solution Architect designing distributed cloud-native systems.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing cloud-native architectures ideally on AWS with strong knowledge of Kubernetes microservices APIs and modern software architecture principles.
• Strong understanding of software quality scalability performance security and maintainability in SaaS environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives such as architecture redesigns platform migrations or large integration projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs and make sustainable technology decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to different audiences.
• Experience working in agile development environments; experience with SAFe is an advantage.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); basic German skills are a plus.
• Experience in the EV charging industry or relevant architecture certifications are welcome but not required.

Why this role

As a Senior Solution Architect youll have a significant impact on the future of our platform. Your architectural decisions will influence the scalability security performance and long-term success of our products while helping engineering teams deliver innovative solutions for customers around the world.

Additional Information :

• A purpose-driven company driving Europes transition toward electric mobility 
• Passionate colleagues with a hands-on mentality 
• A safe and future-oriented workplace as part of the Kostal group 
• Flexible working hours and location 
• Great opportunities for career growth 

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time