About this role
We are looking for Solution Architect to join our team.
Quipu is the dedicated IT company of the ProCredit group and provides comprehensive end-to-end solutions for all ProCredit institutions, as well as for other banks and financial institutions This includes everything from electronic payment services to software systems, hybrid cloud hosting, and a host of other operations.
A 100% subsidiary of ProCredit Holding, Quipu was established in March 2004 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Quipu plays a central role within the ProCredit group, providing a comprehensive range of support services that enable the banks to become competitive and efficient.
What your key responsibilities will be: · Design business solutions, system integrations, identify design patterns with emphasis on reuse, scalability, performance, availability, and security. · Propose application modernization solutions, application lifecycle management efficiencies and continuous improvements by identifying gaps in existing deployment and L3 production issues. · Understand overall Business and IT priorities to identify low code tooling opportunities and improving DevOps processes. · Collaborate with development, Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineering teams to ensure proper implementation of the solutions. · Assist with Incident Response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and problem resolution. · Collaborate with Enterprise Architect for design reviews methodologies, and best practices. · Maintain architecture diagram and ensure they accurately reflect the current state of solution.
Skills and experience we expect from you: · University Degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Engineering or Business IT studies would be a plus) · Experience in the analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, and maintenance of application systems based on .NET Framework, IIS, Windows & WCF Services, Microsoft SQL Server and Reporting Services · Experience with architecting full-stack IT modernization strategies with focus on resilience, reliability, performance, and high availability. · Experience in application integration (Webservices, APIs, queues, batches, etc) · Strong experience on Azure cloud services, with an emphasis on following services: o SQL Databases o VMs o API Management o Application Gateway / Azure Frontdoor o General Azure networking and security · Experience with following services is desired and considered as a plus o Kubernetes on Azure o Azure containerization o Azure data services like: Databricks, Purview, Synapse, etc · Experience with CI/CD tooling and / or Azure DevOps is desired and considered as a plus · Open to gain knowledge and work with DevOps methodologies and Public Cloud services, like Microsoft Azure; any previous experience would be an advantage. · Previous experience in financial sector is a plus · Azure certifications are a plus · Fluency in English language (spoken and written) · Availability to travel
What we offer: · A substantial degree of flexibility, allowing for an autonomous approach to performing duties · Challenging and varied work · Flat management structure · Long-term prospects with plenty of opportunities for development and growth · Excellent team-oriented and international working environment · Travel possibilities · Private health insurance · Hybrid model of working