Solution Architect (all genders)
Contabo GmbH
München, Germany
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English, German Experience level
SeniorJob location
München, Germany
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Business Process Model and Notation
Distributed Systems
Microsoft Visio
Ansible
UML
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Microservices
Requirements
- Architectural knowledge for complex, distributed systems
- Solid understanding of the hosting domain - you know what happens behind a VPS booking
- Systems modelling with UML, C4, BPMN, ERD, or FMC (e.g. Drawio, Visio, Mermaid)
- 5+ years of experience, with 2+ years focused on architecture
- Fluent in German and English
Should have:
- Experience with Kubernetes, Ansible, or comparable IaC tools
- Some or deep experience migrating monolithic systems to microservices
- Mentoring background
Nice to have:
- AI tools in everyday development (e.g. Claude Code)
We're filling this role at two levels. See where you recognise yourself:
Senior - You own the full architecture responsibility and set the standard for all teams.
- 7+ years of experience, 2+ in the industry
- Full ownership of architecture & governance
- You define processes and drive them with the team
- Deepexpertisein scaling, resilience, and redundancy
- Proactive mentoring of all engineers
Mid-Level - You grow into architectural responsibility - with real scope and clear support.
- 5+ years of experience, 2+ years with architecture focus
- Co-design solution architecture with senior support
- Gradually take on governance responsibilities
- Interest in mentoring and knowledge sharing
- Openness to learningnew technologies
We know that you may not currently meet all the requirements. But if you come to us with the right amount of commitment and enthusiasm, we can take off together and make a big difference. Awesome Prospects