Senior Cloud & Software Architect Digital R&D
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Düsseldorf, Germany
5 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tech stack
Kubernetes Security
API
Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Python
Key Management
OAuth
OpenID
Openid Connect
Cloud Services
Secure Coding
Data Streaming
Systems Integration
TypeScript
Web Services
Generative AI
Kubernetes
Information Technology
GraphQL
Microservices
Job description
- Translate R&D business needs into scalable technical solutions, working directly with domain experts and key stakeholders
- Lead end-to-end architectures for cloud-native applications - covering data flows, integration patterns, scalability, security, and operational excellence
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners and Product Management to shape product vision, refine requirements, and ensure alignment between business priorities and technical feasibility Lead and mentor team of developers, conduct design reviews, and guide teams in component-level decisions and best-practice adoption
- Design and evolve APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven) with strong focus on usability, stability, and backward compatibility
- Ensure security-by-design, including secure cloud patterns, container security, secrets management, OAuth 2.0 / OpenID
- Connect, and secure coding practices
- Drive proofs of concept for emerging cloud services, AI capabilities, integrations, and automation scenarios Work across the full technology stack: Single Page Applications, Web services & APIs, Event-driven or microservice architectures, Cloud infrastructure (IaC, DevOps), Generative AI agents and workflow automation
- Ensure reliability, maintainability, observability, and operational excellence in production environments
Requirements
Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's in Computer Science (or equivalent) with 5+ years of professional experience
- Strong curiosity and intrinsic motivation to continuously learn (technology, cloud, business, or scientific domains, and a strong sense of ownership
- Passion for developer experience and enabling teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently with solid experience with modern architecture & DevOps (DDD, microservices/modular monoliths, CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes)
- Hands-on development skills (TypeScript, Python) with deep cloud expertise (Azure, GCP) and secure API design (incl. OpenID Connect)
- Ability to operate across strategy and hands-on technical problem solving ("all flight levels"); R&D experience is a plus
- Fluent in English
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Work from home
- Flexible schedule, * Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
- MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
- CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
- Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket