Lead Architect Infrastructure & Platform Services

ThyssenKrupp AG

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In this role, you design the target architecture for IT infrastructure services, implement governance measures, and collaborate closely with IT teams to establish standards for cloud, workplace, and identity management.

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Your role in the team

  • Design, further development, and governance of the target architecture for IT infrastructure services (Cloud, Workplace, Identity, Network, Platform Services) in alignment with the overarching IT strategy.
  • Driving the definition and implementation of infrastructure architecture standards, policies, and governance frameworks within tk accelis.
  • Act as a central advisory and sparring partner for IT management, with the ability to connect strategic orientation and operational implementation.
  • Driving the development, structuring, and documentation of the application and infrastructure portfolio in alignment with the target architecture.
  • Definition and enforcement of architecture principles in areas such as Identity & Access Management (e.g., Entra ID, Zero Trust), End User Computing, and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Close collaboration with Business Unit Architects, Platform/Service Owners, and regional IT teams (EU/NA) to ensure alignment and consistency.
  • Support and review of key IT initiatives through practical architecture consulting, design validation, and solution recommendations.
  • Ensuring transparency and optimizing infrastructure costs through the integration of FinOps principles, as well as identifying risks and implementing appropriate countermeasures.

Our expectations of you

Education

  • Successfully completed studies in (business) informatics or a comparable field.

Qualifications

  • Solid expertise in Azure Cloud, Microsoft 365, Identity & Access Management (e.g., Entra ID), Zero Trust, and modern workplace solutions.
  • Solid understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and architecture governance practices.
  • Verifiable ability to structure complex IT landscapes and establish architectural transparency (e.g., application portfolios, architecture repositories).
  • Ability to think across infrastructure, platforms, and applications in end-to-end architectures.

Experience

  • 5-8 years of professional experience in IT architecture with a focus on infrastructure, cloud, or platform services.
  • Proven experience in designing and governing enterprise-wide infrastructure architectures in complex environments.

What we offer

  • Attractive social benefits, such as an excellent company pension scheme.
  • A package of free, professional services and a comprehensive training program.
  • Regular health check-ups through our occupational health service / Medical Center, including skin cancer screening, flu vaccination, and other immunizations.
  • Excellent career development opportunities within the team, the company, and the corporate group.
  • A steep learning curve through a variety of topics and the use of modern technologies and tools in a dynamic team with flat hierarchies.
  • Modern office workplaces equipped according to ergonomic standards, flexible working hours, and mobile working.

Benefits

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Job locations

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  • Location Essen
    Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

About your employer

thyssenkrupp is a leading global industrial and technology company. With more than 158,000 employees in 79 countries, we generate annual sales of more than 41.5 billion euros. We are active in the automotive, logistics, plant construction, steel production, elevator construction and many other industrial sectors. thyssenkrupp stands for innovation, quality and sustainable success.

Company type
Established Company
Work model
Onsite, Hybrid, Full Remote
Industry
Industry, Production

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Lead Architect Infrastructure & Platform Services

ThyssenKrupp AG