Senior IT Architect, BCG Platinion
Who We Are
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BCG Platinion
As a seamlessly integrated part of the BCG network, we provide consulting services focused on the development and implementation of business-critical IT architecture and digital solutions. We create technology platforms and deliver exceptionally customized solutions of the future for our clients, from data strategies to next-generation customer journey solutions and transformational business models. We solve the most daunting challenges that companies face today and envision for tomorrow. Our style is entrepreneurial – nimble and innovative, with multifaceted, cross-functional teams and completely vendor-independent. Our unique selling proposition is technology expertise and delivery excellence.
Platinion was founded in 2000. Since then, we have grown continuously and successfully. Today we have offices in Europe, North and South America, Asia Pacific and Africa.
Practice Area Profile
What You'll Do
At BCG Platinion we're keen to engage with experienced, passionate and creative IT Architects who will help us unlock our client’s digital potential and ignite change. Meaningful work is at the core of everything we do. We build unique solutions to the complexities our clients face, while providing our people with opportunities to explore and grow. A community of leading experts, BCG Platinion team members have a natural springboard for professional growth and deeper opportunities to excel.
As a Senior IT Architect you will work alongside a bold, energetic and collaborative team. You will evaluate and coach our clients' technology teams, define technology strategies, architecture solutions and help us design the future. You will develop and grow by being exposed to new and complex challenges daily.
Together with our clients, you will develop superior digital and technology concepts and architecture solutions as well as support technical implementations actively and on site, applying your sound technical know-how, your understanding of business contexts, and your analytical and conceptual skills.
As you acquire experience, you will be responsible for owning the delivery for a specific project “module” and help develop technical concepts for that “module”. You will be supported by an extensive training curriculum, plus technology-specific training and mentoring to help you build your technical skills.
You will also help guide junior members of the team, help with project proposals, client care, building relationships with peers and identifying new business opportunities.
Finally as a Senior IT Architect you will contribute to the Practice Area development and help to build the BCG brand as a key member of the case team.
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
- 6 to 10 years of experience in IT Architecture, Strategy and consulting or professional software development.
- Prior IT consulting experience is a must
- Leadership potential to transform the consulting industry in particular around interaction with designers, engineers and POs
- Progressing thought leadership in deep tech
- Strong technical expertise working with Data and Cloud technologies along with experience in at least two of the following areas:
- IT Modernisation; Solution & Enterprise Architecture
- Banking & Insurance Platforms
- People, HR, Collaboration Platforms
- Marketing, Sales & Service Platforms (CRM)
- Physical & Digital Channels (Including Mobile)
- ERP (SAP) &Manufacturing Platforms
- Applied Intelligence, Machine Learning, RPA, Chatbots, Blockchain, IOT
- DevOps & Bimodal IT
- Overview of common development methods and tools DevOps practices and Continuous Improvement
- Ability to balance dogmatism and pragmatism to guide decision making. Articulate trade-offs and drive high-impact technology decisions on topics including (but not limited to) IaaS/PaaS providers, container orchestration, service mesh, API gateways, and commercial vs. open source software.
- Approaches to managing Architectural debt, Architecture governance and evolution in practice
- Micro services topologies, including operational concerns such as resiliency, observability, discovery and routing, security etc.
- Have experience with, and understand how to lead, legacy integration and remediation (facades, strangler approaches, et. al.)
- Deep understanding of different integration patterns and best practices such as events, synchronous vs. asynchronous
- Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel to clients world-wide
- University degree with above-average academic performance in a mathematical-scientific field, information technology, or business administration
