Solution Architect, Retail and CPG

Make retail great again through the power of technology! Intellias helps retailers provide consistent and customer-centric shopping experiences across all channels with disruptive retail tech solutions. Get on board and make your own contribution to the industry!

What project we have for you

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design, implement, and evolve large-scale, high‑transaction digital platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise, strong systems thinking, and the ability to align architecture decisions with security, regulatory, and business objectives in complex enterprise environments.

What you will do

Solution Architect role focuses on designing digital platforms and supporting cross-functional teams with the implementation. Also, pre‑sales support for new business acquisitions and on expansion of strategic accounts across DACH region.

Responsibilities include opportunity assessment, solution shaping, proposal contribution and structured collaboration with senior stakeholders to support commercial growth objectives, along with technology governance for ongoing engagements.

What you need for this

General:

• 10+ years in software engineering, system design and solution architecture for large-scale, transaction-heavy digital platforms.
• Understanding of Retail & Consumer technology landscapes in DACH, including the key digital, platform, data, and modernization challenges facing the sector.
• Relevant experience gained either in-house or in IT services, including experience as a solution/application/paltform architect in Retail & Consumer organizations.
• Background in IT services, digital engineering, or product/platform engineering environments strongly preferred.
• Proven success leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver complex initiatives on time and at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop technical talent, fostering collaborative and high-performing teams.
• Strong experience working with senior stakeholders to translate business strategy into executable technical roadmaps.
• Fluency both in German and English languages.

Digital Platform Architecture

• End-to-end architecture experience across enterprise digital platforms, user-facing applications, and backend systems in complex distributed environments.
• Strong background in platform integrations, including:
• Core enterprise systems and third-party services
• External APIs and partner ecosystems
• Payment, identity, and compliance-related services where applicable
• Hands-on experience modernizing legacy platforms, including cloud migrations, microservices adoption, containerization, and API-first or event-driven architectures.

AI & Data Engineering Experience

• Experience designing and integrating AI-enabled solutions into enterprise platforms, including:
• AI/ML-driven decisioning, personalization, or automation capabilities
• Data pipelines supporting model training, inference, and monitoring (optional)
• Integration of AI services into existing digital products and workflows
• Understanding of MLOps practices, including model lifecycle management, deployment strategies, observability, and governance. (optional)
• Ability to collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers to productionize models reliably, securely, and at scale.

Technical Skills

• Mastery of architectural patterns for high-availability, maintainable, and observable systems.
• Experience designing scalable data platforms, including:
• Data ingestion and streaming architecture
• Data lakes and analytical platforms processing large data volumes
• Preferred Qualifications
• Track record delivering solutions across multi-brand, multi-region, or multi-tenant environments.
• Relevant certifications, such as:
• AWS, GCP or Azure Architect Professional
• SEI
• TOGAF

What it’s like to work at Intellias

At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. By creating a comfortable atmosphere in our team, we empower individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. That’s why we offer a range of benefits that support your well-being and charge your professional growth.

We are committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We welcome and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual. Join Intellias for a career where your perspectives and contributions are vital to our shared success.