Lead Solution Architect (all genders)
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We are looking for a full-time permanent Lead Solution Architect (all genders) in Germany to start as soon as possible. We live remote-first but you have the freedom to choose whether you want to work hybrid or completely on-site due to your proximity to one of our locations.
How will we measure the success of your role
Your mission with us is to establish Architecture Governance for our products shape a robust and future-proof software architecture and introduce effective engineering practices that enable our teams to deliver faster safer and more reliably.
You lead primarily through influence rather than hierarchy: by creating clarity defining standards facilitating alignment and enabling teams to this role you work closely with our COO and act as a key sparring partner for Product and Engineering Leads.
Three major areas will define your impact:
Architecture Governance (Product & Software Architecture)- Design and operate a pragmatic governance model (e.g. Architecture Council Design/Architecture Reviews ADR/RFC processes)
- Define and maintain architecture principles standards and guardrails (patterns integration standards NFRs)
- Establish clear boundaries within which teams can make autonomous decisions (decision rights) while ensuring structured escalation and resolution of cross-cutting topics
- Guide target architectures and modernization paths (legacy/monolith to modular or service-based architectures strangler pattern stabilization and decoupling)
- Create architectural transparency through clear communication and visualization enabling Product Engineering and Operations to speak the same language (C4 models and ADRs instead of PowerPoint archaeology)
- Establish and evolve shared engineering practices (Definition of Done QA gates release and rollback standards observability basics incident and post-mortem standards)
- Focus on enablement rather than control: introduce templates golden paths practical guidelines mentoring and communities of practice
- Build a repeatable improvement cycle based on measurement feedback loops and continuous adaptation
- Embed security and compliance considerations directly into architecture and delivery standards (e.g. OSS/license hygiene SBOM approaches audit requirements in software delivery)
- Collaborate closely with Security Legal and Compliance teams without becoming the formal audit owner
How will we measure the success of your role
- Architectural decisions are transparent and traceable (e.g. through ADRs) conflicts are resolved more quickly and defined standards are actively applied across teams
- Teams deliver with less rework and fewer production incidents
- Clear release and rollback processes are established and consistently followed
- Modernization and product development follow defined architectural paths with technical debt actively managed rather than merely documented
- Practice Management is perceived as enablement and support not as gatekeeping
What convinces us
Your personality combined with:
Must-Haves
Should-Haves
Must-Haves
- Several years of experience (5 years) in Software or Solution Architecture within complex distributed systems (experience in cloud hosting internet-scale or IoT environments is a plus)
- Proven ability to drive impact without formal authority leading laterally moderating trade-offs preparing decisions and managing stakeholders effectively
- Experience in establishing and operating architecture governance frameworks (reviews ADRs standards decision processes) pragmatic and outcome-focused rather than bureaucratic
- Strong communication skills: you can explain architecture in a way that enables teams to implement it and allows Product and Business stakeholders to understand it
- Deep understanding of non-functional requirements (reliability security performance cost) and the ability to operationalize them through standards reviews and measurable criteria
- Experience with AI-supported development (guidelines secure usage quality standards rollout strategies)
- Excellent English skills and professional fluency in German
Should-Haves
- Experience in modernization and decoupling of legacy systems (monolith to modular services) including migration strategies and risk management
- Experience in Developer Experience and enablement initiatives (tooling templates standards platform golden paths)
- Solid understanding of common cloud and container ecosystems Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (at least at a contextual level)
Awesome Prospects
At Contabo we are in a constant state of change. Even through our strong growth we always remain flexible and everyone gets the opportunity to actively shape the future of Contabo and of our customers. With us everyone can develop their full potential in an environment with flat hierarchies freedom to organize their work and time direct communication an open feedback culture and leave a footprint through creative co-design.
Plus we offer further advantages:
Plus we offer further advantages:
- great freedom for your creative ideas
- ongoing professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative and technological environment
- a comprehensive induction with your colleagues by your side
- modern and conveniently located workplaces at our European locations
- Remote or hybrid working opportunities with the same technical equipment at home as in the office
- flexible working hours for a healthy work-life balance
- 30-day vacation by default
- the possibility of working in our summer office in Mallorca as well as from any EU country
- an extra day off to get involved in social activities as part of our Volunteer Day
- attractive conditions on many products and services through our corporate benefits program
- unforgettable moments at our company events and team events
How to reach us
You can reach Alina by phone at 49 (0) 89 or by email at .
About us
Contabo - High-quality Cloud Hosting Made in Germany!
As a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers we have stood for first-class quality reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile more than 225000 customers in over 190 countries trust our services.
We specialize in providing German quality to users worldwide focusing on the stability and security of our data centers the optimization of internal processes and excellent customer support.
Become a part of our future-oriented company which plays a significant role in the development of digital cloud hosting and support us with your ideas and commitment.
As a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers we have stood for first-class quality reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile more than 225000 customers in over 190 countries trust our services.
We specialize in providing German quality to users worldwide focusing on the stability and security of our data centers the optimization of internal processes and excellent customer support.
Become a part of our future-oriented company which plays a significant role in the development of digital cloud hosting and support us with your ideas and commitment.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Business Process
- VMware
- Cloud
- HTML5
- Windows
- Project managements
- AWS
- Infrastructure
- Web Services
- JQuery
- Java
- Computer Engineering
- Solutions design
- Technical Solutions
- Analytics
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