German-speaking Solution Architect, #TSCM-41602

ELEKS is looking for a Solution Architect with pre-sales background in Germany.   In this position, you will become part of our dedicated presales team. The role is strategically focused on presales activities, where you will contribute significantly to designing technical solutions and defining solution vision for the German region. During the presales process, you will take the lead on the technical components, delivering well-structured and comprehensive architectural designs. You will engage across multiple business domains, benefiting from diverse projects, quick context switching, and swift onboarding. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with both business stakeholders and technical teams, helping to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions. REQUIREMENTS

8+ years of experience in software development (.Net/Java/JavaScript/Python)

3+ years of experience in technical leadership and software architecture

Strong hands-on experience with cloud technologies (Azure or AWS preferred; Google Cloud is acceptable if open to reskilling)

In-depth understanding of non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability, maintainability) and solution design documentation

Readiness to actively participate in presales engagements

Familiarity with the ISO 25010 and NFRs gathering and validation

Fluent business English

German language proficiency at a native level (required for client communication) 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Elicit business and technical requirements from the business stakeholders 

Define a solution architecture guided by the architectural drivers such as business and functional requirements, constraints, quality attributes 

Provide ballpark estimates based on the estimation methodologies 

Reengineer, document, review and analyze solution architectures using trade-off analysis methodology and other qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. 

Support the Engagement team in pre-sales providing the technical expertise, architecture vision, and estimates 

Drive the project bootstrap cooperating with the development team and passing the knowledge and architectural vision to them 

Support long-term projects from the architectural perspective making and reviewing design decisions, documenting the architecture, communicating with the client’s technical peers, participating in creation of the PoC and prototypes and collaborating with the development teams 

Choose among the technologies, reference architectures, and patterns and evaluate the candidate solutions based on the objective drivers, constraints, and criteria 

Travel onsite to perform the client consulting services 

WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH ELEKS

Close cooperation with a customer 

Business trips 

Challenging tasks 

Competence development 

Ability to influence project technologies 

Projects from scratch 

Team of professionals 

Dynamic environment with a low level of bureaucracy