Job
- Level
- Senior
- Location
- Frankfurt, Mainz
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Job Field
- Software, Application
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop solution concepts, oversee implementations, define data architectures, and collaborate with teams on optimizing cloud technologies and integrated systems.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for:
- Translate functional and non-functional requirements into solution designs, building blocks, services, data pipelines, integrations, and user-facing components.
- Own and drive end-to-end solution design, ensuring alignment with DWS architecture principles, technology strategy, security requirements, and design governance.
- Work closely with data architects to define effective approaches for data ingestion, transformation, management, and consumption.
- Guide and coach engineering teams during implementation to ensure designs are understood, practical, and delivered as intended.
- Zusammenarbeit mit Domain Architects sowie Kollegen aus Solution- und Data-Architektur, um Architekturentscheidungsdokumente, wiederverwendbare Muster und praktische Leitlinien für wiederkehrende Designherausforderungen zu erstellen.
- Support delivery teams in presenting and defending solution designs through relevant architecture and design authorities.
- Evaluate, prototype, and assess new technologies, deriving practical usage patterns that help modernize and continuously improve the DWS technology estate.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of modern application architecture, distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns, and cloud-native design principles.
- Ability to break down complex problems into clear, actionable, and implementable solution components.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of data architecture, data pipelines, data governance, and data consumption patterns.
- Neugier und Begeisterung für aufkommende Technologien, mit der Fähigkeit, deren praktische Relevanz für die Unternehmensadoption zu beurteilen.
- Confident conversational and professional proficiency (B2) - you can comfortably negotiate, present, and collaborate with German-speaking clients.
- Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
Experience
- Typically 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or a comparable technology role.
- Experience in designing and building or integrating with ABAC or RBAC controls or systems (IAM).
- Strong Java experience, including the Java ecosystem, Spring Boot, J2EE/Jakarta EE, and modern JDKs.
- Experience working with engineers, product teams, business stakeholders, and architecture or governance forums.
- Experience in financial services, asset management, or another regulated environment.
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with .NET, TypeScript, Python, or modern front-end and service development approaches.
- Experience with TOGAF, SAFe, or comparable architecture and delivery frameworks.
- Experience in defining reusable architecture patterns, decision trees, architecture decision records, and design standards.
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What we offer
- Without the ambitions of our people, our achievements wouldn't be possible. And it's important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded.
- At DWS, you'll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalised plan unique to your lifestyle.
- Whether you're interested in healthcare, company perks or are thinking about your retirement plan, there's something for everyone.
- Some of our core benefits:
- Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Statutory Health Insurance (BKK), sickness benefit allowance and support helplines for employees.
- Family-friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups) and assistance in finding childcare options, including DWS's own kindergarten service.
- A wide selection of pension plans, Personal Budget Accounts to enable sabbaticals or early retirement, and capital-forming benefits.
- The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change & achieving greater social justice.
- You can make donations to our partnered organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.
- DWS's hybrid working model is designed to find the right balance between in-person collaboration and engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, and working from home.
- Each business group varies on the split between time spent in the office and at home, but this will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process.
- We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.
- If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let us know what assistance you may need.
- Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview or providing assistance when at the DWS office.
- This will not affect your application and your recruitment team will discuss options with you.
- We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture.
- The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds.
- It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
Work-Life-Integration
Topics You Will Work On
Job Locations
About Your Employer
Deutsche Bank AG
At Deutsche Bank, we see ourselves as a progressive technology company that can gain new market share through innovative ideas. We're investing significant resources into digital transformation so that our customers can have faster, more flexible access to us through all channels. And by leveraging data, we can automate processes and make the bank more efficient and easier to manage.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance
Solution Architect
- Location
- Frankfurt, Mainz
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
