Solution Architect

About the role

Red Bull is looking for a Solution Architect to join its Solution Architecture team within Business Applications Technology. The role turns complex challenges into smart, scalable solutions by connecting business ambitions with technology possibilities and shaping how business applications, platforms and technologies work together.

Key responsibilities

• Translate business needs into end-to-end solution designs, covering components, technology choices, integration patterns and non-functional requirements
• Assess how proposed solutions fit the existing IT landscape and identify where new capabilities are needed
• Apply architecture principles so solutions stay aligned, consistent and maintainable, and document architectural choices and their rationale
• Identify risks, dependencies and trade-offs early so teams can make informed decisions
• Advise on architectural direction for incoming IT demands and work with business experts, platform teams and external partners
• Support project and implementation teams, explain design options to stakeholders and contribute to vendor and RFI/RFP assessments
• Help improve shared technical services and platforms, including integration and runtime capabilities, and guide teams using them
• Contribute to target architectures and cross-functional IT initiatives, and promote reusable reference architectures, patterns and guidelines

Required profile

• University degree in Computer Science or similar study, or equivalent practical experience
• Around 5 years of professional experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture or a senior technical role such as lead engineering
• Proven track record of designing and delivering end-to-end solutions across enterprise technology environments
• Fluent English; German is a plus

Required skills

• Solid understanding of cloud and enterprise application landscapes, including integration approaches such as APIs, messaging and data flows
• Ability to assess security, scalability, resilience, performance, cost and operational readiness
• Experience with architecture documentation, design reviews or vendor assessments is an advantage
• Experience with SAP or other major enterprise platforms is an advantage

The stated minimum salary under the collective agreement is EUR 2,535 gross per month; the actual compensation is described as market-oriented and significantly above this minimum.