Solution Architect

We are looking for Solution Architect to join our team.

Quipu is the dedicated IT company of the ProCredit group and provides comprehensive end-to-end solutions for all ProCredit institutions, as well as for other banks and financial institutions This includes everything from electronic payment services to software systems, hybrid cloud hosting, and a host of other operations.

A 100% subsidiary of ProCredit Holding, Quipu was established in March 2004 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Quipu plays a central role within the ProCredit group, providing a comprehensive range of support services that enable the banks to become competitive and efficient.

What your key responsibilities will be:

·         Design business solutions, system integrations, identify design patterns with emphasis on reuse, scalability, performance, availability, and security.

·         Propose application modernization solutions, application lifecycle management efficiencies and continuous improvements by identifying gaps in existing deployment and L3 production issues.

·         Understand overall Business and IT priorities to identify low code tooling opportunities and improving DevOps processes.

·         Collaborate with development, Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineering teams to ensure proper implementation of the solutions.

·         Assist with Incident Response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and problem resolution.

·         Collaborate with Enterprise Architect for design reviews methodologies, and best practices.

·         Maintain architecture diagram and ensure they accurately reflect the current state of solution.

Skills and experience we expect from you:

·         University Degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Engineering or Business IT studies would be a plus)

·         Experience in the analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, and maintenance of application systems based on .NET Framework, IIS, Windows & WCF Services, Microsoft SQL Server and Reporting Services

·         Experience with architecting full-stack IT modernization strategies with focus on resilience, reliability, performance, and high availability.

·         Experience in application integration (Webservices, APIs, queues, batches, etc)

·         Strong experience on Azure cloud services, with an emphasis on following services:

o    SQL Databases

o    VMs

o    API Management

o    Application Gateway / Azure Frontdoor

o    General Azure networking and security

·         Experience with following services is desired and considered as a plus

o    Kubernetes on Azure

o    Azure containerization

o    Azure data services like: Databricks, Purview, Synapse, etc

·         Experience with CI/CD tooling and / or Azure DevOps is desired and considered as a plus

·         Open to gain knowledge and work with DevOps methodologies and Public Cloud services, like Microsoft Azure; any previous experience would be an advantage.

·         Previous experience in financial sector is a plus

·         Azure certifications are a plus

·         Fluency in English language (spoken and written)

·         Availability to travel

What we offer:

·        A substantial degree of flexibility, allowing for an autonomous approach to performing duties

·        Challenging and varied work

·        Flat management structure

·        Long-term prospects with plenty of opportunities for development and growth

·        Excellent team-oriented and international working environment

·        Travel possibilities

·        Private health insurance

·        Hybrid model of working