Solution Architect

SOLUTION DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE You'll translate business needs into end-to-end solution designs, defining the right components, technology choices, integration patterns and non-functional requirements.

About Red Bull

• As an employer, we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths, realizing their ideas and seizing opportunities.
• Ready to shape the technology behind the world of Red Bull?
• At Red Bull, technology connects people, processes and ideas across the globe.
• Our IT landscape is as diverse and dynamic as our business, and we're looking for a Solution Architect who can turn complex challenges into smart, scalable solutions.
• As part of our Solution Architecture team within Business Applications Technology, you'll play a key role in shaping how our business applications, platforms and technologies work together.
• From the first idea to implementation, you'll connect business ambitions with technology possibilities and help drive the evolution of our global IT landscape.

Responsibilities

• You'll assess how proposed solutions fit into the existing IT landscape and identify where new capabilities are needed.
• GOVERNANCE & RISK You'll apply architecture principles to ensure solutions remain aligned, consistent and maintainable.
• By identifying risks, dependencies and trade-offs early, you'll help teams make informed decisions while documenting architectural choices and their rationale.
• DELIVERY & STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY You'll advise on architectural directions for incoming IT demands and work closely with business experts, platform teams and external partners.
• Throughout the delivery lifecycle, you'll support project and implementation teams, explain design options to stakeholders and contribute to vendor and RFI/RFP assessments.
• SHARED PLATFORMS & SERVICES You'll contribute to improving the shared technical services and platforms that enable business applications to run reliably and cost-effectively.
• This includes helping to build and extend integration and runtime capabilities while providing structured architectural guidance to the teams using them.
• EVOLUTION & KNOWLEDGE SHARING You'll contribute to target architectures and cross-functional IT initiatives while following and further developing our internal Solution Architecture Methodology and ways of working.
• By promoting reusable reference architectures, patterns and guidelines, you'll help share architectural knowledge across teams.

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science / similar study or equivalent practical experience Fluent English skills, German is a plus 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.
• 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.
• Strong systems thinking and sound judgement when balancing business needs, delivery speed, complexity and risk.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative, pragmatic approach to working with business and technology stakeholders, including the ability to constructively challenge assumptions and explain trade-offs.
• Experience with architecture documentation, design reviews or vendor assessments is an advantage.

Preferred

• Experience with SAP or other major enterprise platforms is an advantage.

Pay

• Due to legal reasons we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is EUR 2,535 gross per month.
• However, our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.

We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or origin.