Senior Cloud & System Architect (m/f/d)

Our digital innovation centre WEPA.digital is looking for a new team member: Projektleiter (m/f/d)

WEPA.digital is an agile environment for young-minded change makers and technology enthusiasts with a passion for engineering the digital tomorrow of our company. Key to our mission is a central platform spanning cloud and on-premise technology that serves as the backbone for our connected future. With a cutting-edge technology stack, we not only fuel our business with data and drive better decisions. Our hybrid infrastructure empowers us to make leaps forward by enabling powerful use cases from real-time analytics to low code automations and custom software solutions. With your experience across cloud and on-premise infrastructure and your hands-on mentality, you will design, implement and optimize hybrid architectures that are scalable, resilient and aligned with our business goals. You will ensure that our infrastructure — from the data center to the cloud — is agile, secure and cost-, enabling us to innovate and stay ahead in the digital age. Hybrid working: up to 95% remote possible; 5% on-site in Düsseldorf/Arnsberg required

You design and deploy enterprise-level cloud and on-premise architectures on Microsoft Azure and our virtualized data center (VMware/vSphere, Proxmox) to support us in our digital transformation by advancing the implementation of our WEPA.cloud You translate business requirements into hybrid infrastructure solutions, ensuring You align with the company's objectives and IT strategy by collaborating in an agile setting with IT, development, and business teams

You lead initiatives to optimize infrastructure cost, performance, and security across both cloud and on-premise environments

You architect and maintain the integration between on-premises infrastructure (virtualization, storage, networking) and Azure services, ensure seamless hybrid connectivity

You design and evolve our virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Proxmox), comp includingute, storage, and disaster recovery strategy

You stay updated with Azure's latest offerings as well as developments in virtualization and system architecture, leveraging them to drive innovation and efficiency

You develop and implement cloud and infrastructure governance, best practices, and standards, and mentor teams on Azure and on-premise system architecture

You work on a broad variety of digital technology projects (including Industry 4.0, Robotic Process Automation, etc.)

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Personality: Ability to work in a team, flexibility, motivation

Working: Independent, team-oriented and structured work

Experience and expertise: At least 10 years of hands-on experience in cloud and system architecture, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and enterprise virtualization platforms

Solid hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, Proxmox, and on-premise infrastructure design (compute, storage, networking)

Demonstrated success in designing and implementing large-scale hybrid cloud and on-premise solutions

Azure certifications, search as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, are highly desirable; VMware certifications (e.g., VCP) are a plus

Strong proponent of agile methodologies and practices

Ability to translate business needs into actionable cloud and infrastructure solutions

Languages: Very good English skills.

Team: Become an important part of an interdisciplinary and international team of technology experts and solution developers. Creativity & Responsibility: We keep the hierarchy as low as possible and give room for creativity; we want people who take ownership of topics and successfully implement them. Personal development: We give you room to grow personally, discover new strengths and develop your skills. Flexible working: We work at the times and places that allow us to realize our projects in the best possible way. Modern working environment: Our modern office in downtown Düsseldorf provides the framework for creative and contemporary work. And good work requires good equipment - that's why you can choose your equipment.

Become a crucial part of our interdisciplinary and international team of technology experts! !