Cloud Architect Digital Platforms and Order Services (f/m/x)

As a Cloud Architect for Digital Platforms and Order Services in the Sales & Marketing IT Team, your primary role is to provide strategic direction and technical leadership to our young and agile engineering teams. Activities within the role: Solution Design and Architecture for scalable high-performance applications Develop architectural blueprints to guide the development and integration with core enterprise systems Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security policies, and governance frameworks Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations for new tools and frameworks to enhance marketing capabilities Collaborate with marketing stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into a technical solution design Drive innovation through the adoption of cloud-native services and modern development practices such as DevOps, CI/CD, and microservices architecture Lead cross-functional teams to deliver cloud solutions Collaborate with IT, security, and other departments to ensure cloud solutions are aligned with enterprise standards and best practices Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and developers Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the reliability and performance of cloud-based marketing applications Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical marketing systems Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency and performance Your Profile Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field 5+ years of experience in cloud solution engineering or architecture, ideally with a focus on Microsoft Azure Strong understanding of cloud security principles, identity and access management, and compliance requirements Experience with APIs, microservices, containerization technologies, Infrastructure as Code, and object-oriented programming (C#, ASP.NET Core) Knowledge of e-commerce components and architectures Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment Strong communication and interpersonal skill, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to less-technical stakeholders Strong self-motivation for achieving results & personal development Open to business trips if required & appropriate Fluent in English & German Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Ronan McHugh