Annual gross salary range: Min. 60,000€ - Max. 82,000€, depending on experience.

(Our salary bands include a team performance semestral bonus)

Volkswagen Group Services is excited to present a fantastic opportunity to join our Volkswagen Digital:Hub in Spain. As part of the global Software Development Centre network in the Volkswagen Group, we constantly seek talented individuals ready to bring their unique skills to our projects.

Our start-up environment is collaborative, innovative, and open to new ideas. We strive to cultivate a work culture that encourages individual growth, team empowerment, and project excellence. We value respect, teamwork, and the common purpose that binds us as a group. If you're ready to thrive in a dynamic start-up environment and be part of our family, supported by one of the largest companies in the world, we invite you to read further.

About the Team and the Hub:

• Our culture is centered around fostering individual growth and team empowerment within a flexible and supportive environment.
• We prioritize respect, teamwork, and inclusivity, recognizing and valuing the unique contributions of each member.
• We embrace a work-life balance philosophy and encourage continuous personal and professional development.

Responsibilities:

## Defining and Communicating Architecture Vision

• Own and evolve the architectural vision at ART level and for cross-cutting concerns, aligned with Business Owners and across brands.
• Steer architecture work at team level (software architects / tech leads), translating stakeholder requirements into technical concepts.
• Own the system's cloud-based infrastructure.

## Aligning Architecture with Business Priorities

• Drive cost-benefit assessments of architectural alternatives, including monetary evaluation and risk analysis.
• Validate decisions through POCs, determining costs and verification strategies.
• Ensure alignment with Group-wide technical platforms, coordinating networking and platform requirements.

## Evolving System Design with Teams (SAFe / PI Planning)

• Break down technical requirements into manageable units and lead technical reviews for major changes or architecture extensions.
• Determine capacity allocation for enablement work with product management as part of the PM / SA / RTE triad during PI Planning.
• Ensure best software development practices across Agile teams in the ART.

## Fostering Built-in Quality and NFRs

• Define and manage critical NFRs in coordination with business requirements, providing visibility into their architectural impact and alternative solutions.
• Design reliable monitoring and alerting systems for proactive issue mitigation.
• In a Solution Train context, collaborate with the Solution Architect on release management and cross-ART technology alignment.

## Supporting DevOps and the Continuous Delivery Pipeline

• Define architecture guidelines that enable the Continuous Delivery Pipeline, including its constraints and boundaries.
• Maintain and evolve CI/CD pipelines and deployment configurations.
• Identify and eliminate delivery blockers across Agile teams; act as Delivery Advocate, sharing knowledge and team agreements.

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in Software Engineering.
• 7+ years' experience, including at least 3 as a System/Platform Architect.
• Experience in SAFe environments; System Architect role within an ART preferred.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating workloads on AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, and ideally Kotlin.
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tooling and security requirements in cloud-native environments.
• Proven ability to define and maintain architecture documentation (e.g., arc42, TOGAF).
• Strong communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders, comfortable aligning with Business Owners, product management, and cross-brand teams.
• Fluent German; English and/or Spanish proficiency.

What we offer:

• Fully remote work capability, with an option to work from our office when needed.
• Access to professional development tools and free language courses.
• Flexible working hours to accommodate personal and professional needs.
• A competitive holiday package and access to a variety of employee discounts.

Join us at Volkswagen Digital:Hub to advance your career in a role where your administrative skills will directly contribute to the success and smooth operation of our innovative projects.

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