Solution Architect

Please note that due to the project demands, for this position we can only consider candidates that are German (and English) fluent. IBM iX - Experience the Human Factor.

Design solutions that matter. Apply your architecture expertise to help clients modernize platforms, scale content, and unlock the real potential of (Gen)AI.

Your tasks

• You design and deliver scalable architectures that power efficient content supply chains and/or flexible commerce solutions
• You guide clients from technical concept to implementation by mapping business needs onto composable, cloud-native architectures
• You utilize (Gen)AI pragmatically to enhance your own work and embed it as an enabler in content workflows and intelligent user experiences
• You collaborate with cross-functional teams (Strategy, UX, Engineering) and lead architecture workstreams in client projects
• You contribute to pre-sales efforts by shaping solution designs, facilitating workshops, and translating client needs into actionable architectures
• You ensure technical quality, scalability, and reusability across all solution components to support long-term client success

• You have several years of experience designing enterprise architectures in digital experience or commerce environments, ideally in a consulting context
• You have a proven ability to lead architecture workstreams, take ownership of technical direction, and engage directly with senior client stakeholders
• You bring a solid understanding of composable technologies (e.g., CMS, Commerce APIs), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), modern frontend frameworks (e.g., Next.js, Nuxt.js), and supporting platforms (e.g., Vercel, Netlify)
• You apply (Gen)AI tools and services (e.g., LLMs, AI agents) pragmatically to improve processes and enhance user experience
• You stay up to date with the latest evolutions in GenAI, modern frameworks, composable architectures, and emerging tech trends
• You have experience with content lifecycle optimization, content supply chain orchestration, and DAM/CMS integration
• You have experience modernizing legacy commerce platforms and designing composable, API-first architectures that enable flexible, future-proof digital experiences
• You thrive in agile, interdisciplinary environments and bring a consulting mindset and can-do attitude to every challenge
• You are open to working onsite with clients and willing to travel as needed (approx. max. 40% of your time)
• You have strong communication skills in German and English (C1+), with the ability to explain architecture clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

We offer various opportunities for personal development through our internal academy and "design yourself" programs, including in-house coaching and mentoring. You'll also have full access to all further training opportunities at IBM.

Work-Life Balance Our core working hours, 30 days of vacation and hybrid-work-model help you live your life more flexible.

Health & Well-Being Your well-being is just as important as your health. That's why we offer different programs & initiatives to support your physical and mental health.

Team & Culture It's our goal for everyone to feel safe, needed and celebrated. Look forward to great team and company events.

Corporate Benefits & Incentives Enjoy great IBM discounts and internal incentives that appreciate your effort like our "Bring a friend" rewards program., We offer you a salary above minimum wage in keeping with the market. For legal reasons, we would like to state that the minimum gross annual salary set by the collective bargaining agreement (KV) is EUR 60.900.

We are IBM iX, the experience agency of IBM Consulting. 

A new kind of agency, accelerated by a century of human-centred tech expertise.

At IBM iX, we believe “Good Experience is Good Business”. That’s why we put human experiences first in everything we do. We help to shape a sustainable future: with products, services, and experiences that connect people. 

By combining the creative and agile spirit of an agency with the extensive industry expertise of a consultancy, we help our clients radically re-imagine the future of their business and then bring it to life today, together. 

We are more than 1,200 curious, open-minded, and proficient professionals, combining our creativity with speed, decades of in-depth industry knowledge, and the technological power of IBM. Our 10 studios in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are extended by our Croatian agency family with 3 offices and great teams in Osijek, Varaždin, and Zagreb. 

Alongside our in-depth web and mobile tech expertise, we’ve fostered long-standing premium partnerships with leading digital experience platform (DXP), sales, CRM, and commerce software providers like Adobe, Salesforce, and SAP CX.

This allows us to provide impartial advice to our customers on future-oriented experience ecosystems, and to develop and implement end-to-end digital products and services.

Our internal academy and the extensive range of trainings offered by our technology partners and IBM enable our employees to build the skillset needed for the development of complex digital solutions. 

Our teams guide people, brands, and organisations in an agile and collaborative way: from analysis and concept via business case, design vision, and MVP development to roll-out and operations. In this way, potentials are identified, business processes rethought, and user-centred digital experiences created.