Overview
We're looking for a Senior Systems Architect to join our team in Germany in a hybrid working mode.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Architect to join our practice ATP/Infrastructure & Operations practice Germany. In this client-facing role, you will advise enterprise and regulated-industry customers on modernizing and transforming their cloud, data center, virtualization and infrastructure platforms.
You will lead architecture engagements covering Microsoft Azure, hybrid cloud, software-defined data centers (SDDC), VMware-based private clouds and on-premises infrastructure, helping clients modernize legacy estates while ensuring resilience, security, governance and operational continuity.
As a trusted advisor to CIOs, infrastructure leaders and transformation programs, you will shape both strategy and delivery across complex enterprise environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead current-state assessments, discovery workshops, target-state architecture definition, and facilitate sessions with engineering teams, infrastructure leaders, and executive audiences
- Translate business, security, compliance, and resilience requirements into scalable technical solutions, ensuring architectural governance aligned to enterprise standards and regulatory expectations
- Design Microsoft Azure landing zones, governance models, connectivity patterns, and operational guardrails
- Architect hybrid cloud solutions integrating Azure with on-premises infrastructure, identity platforms, and security controls
- Design SDDC architectures across compute, storage, network virtualization, backup, DR, and management domains
- Govern VMware-based private cloud architectures including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, vSAN, HCX, SRM, and Aria/vRealize Suite
- Lead modernization and migration initiatives across Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, and hybrid environments, producing HLD/LLD documentation, architecture decision records, and migration strategies
- Provide architectural oversight across deployment, migration, and stabilization phases, acting as senior escalation point for critical platform design and implementation challenges
- Support migration planning for workloads into Azure, AVS, hybrid cloud, or modernized on-premises environments
- Support RFP/RFI responses with solution design, architecture inputs, scope framing, effort estimation, and proposal development, while identifying follow-on opportunities in cloud adoption, infrastructure modernization, and operational improvement
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure architecture, virtualization, SDDC and consulting
- Proven experience in enterprise transformation and modernization programs
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure: landing zones, hub-and-spoke networking, governance, identity, security and resilience
- In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture integrating Azure with on-premises platforms and enterprise identity
- Proven experience with VMware: vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, vSAN, HCX, SRM, Aria/vRealize Suite
- Practical experience with SDDC, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV and hyperconverged infrastructure platforms
- Expertise in AVS (Azure VMware Solution) and workload mobility
- Knowledge of enterprise storage, backup, business continuity and disaster recovery
- Familiarity with network, security, identity and governance for enterprise platforms
- Experience working in regulated, high-availability and mission-critical environments
- Consulting experience in financial services, public sector, healthcare or regulated industries
- Knowledge of automation and IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell or Ansible)
- Relevant certifications in Azure and VMware
- Willingness to travel to client sites
Nice to have
- Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies
- Familiarity with cloud cost governance and FinOps
- Contribution to thought leadership, whitepapers or technical assets
- Public speaking experience at industry events or conferences
Germany
- 30 days holiday per annum
- Company Pension Scheme
- Regular performance assessments
- Discount on Fitness-First Black Membership
- bitkom - Corporate Benefits
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
- Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
- Friendly and enjoyable working team
- Regular corporate and social events
- Flexible and remote working opportunities
- Award-winning workplace: Great Place To Work® certified in 2026, Kununu (Top Company 2022–2026), NewWork Business Award 2025 for outstanding culture, innovation and employee satisfaction.