Solution Architect

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Information about the position
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Slovak Fare Collection Division (FCS) for an experienced Solution Architect to join our successful team.

Scheidt & Bachmann FCS is a leading supplier of Fare Collection Systems worldwide with focus to European and North America Market. Our deliveries are based on wide product portfolio and strong ability to customize the solution to fulfill customer demands. Our innovative Account Based Ticketing makes usage of public transportation easy and comfortable for every traveller. In your new role you will be shaping the future of mobility as a member of international team of architects who design comprehensive E2E SW solutions for our customers covering back office, web portals, mobile apps, selling and validating devices based on our generic product solution.

Job description, responsibilities and duties
- Understand and clarify customer needs & requirements (functional and non-functional).
- Understand eco-system where the solution should fit.
- Define end-to-end scenarios.
- Design architecture of the technical solution solving the customers’ needs and fulfilling the requirements. Ensure completeness, consistency and unambiguity of the designed solution under consideration of the best business value.
- Negotiate proposed solution with the customer and internal/external suppliers.
- Support for bid manager, assist the creation of technical proposals.
- Write or review comprehensive functional and non-functional specifications, which cover SW architecture design, business logic, use cases, data models, APIs, UI design, …
- Tight collaboration with IT, HW and System Architects.

Example of product description: Account-based Ticketing:
https://www.scheidt-bachmann.de/en/fare-collection-systems/account-based-ticketing/

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:
- Perspective work in a stable company with adequate financial assessment and opportunities for personal development (soft skills and technical training, language courses).
- Attractive financial team bonus paid once a year based on team performance.
- Referral financial bonus paid for referring someone to our open job position.
- Rich social program for employees (several social events and team buildings, sport and culture possibilities).
- Free snacks for the whole day (free coffee/tea drinks, vending machines with various delicacies).
- Flexible working time, additional vacation, "bridgedays".
- Possibility of Homeoffice.
- Work in international and multicultural teams (divisions in 23 countries).
- Possibility of international business trips or staying abroad for certain period of time.

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
If you would like to contribute with your experience to our innovative, constantly growing company, please, send your CV in Slovak and English, possibly German language together with consent to the processing of personal data.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:
- Successfully completed bachelor’s or master’s degree education in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field.
- Communication skills: written and spoken in English.
- German language is an advantage.

We are happy to welcome you in our team and support you in further education and growth if you fullfill following essential criteria:
- Experience with scalable systems
- Experience with SW design
- Experience with software and solution architecture
- Familiar with requirement engineering

You are the Ideal candidate for this role if you posses following personal qualities:
- Experience with design of complex large scale solutions.
- Positive attitude with the ability to embrace change.
- Analytical and communication skills, creativity, critical thinking.
- Strong team spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Ability to make substantial decisions without supervision.
- Self-motivated, responsible and self-directed.
- A natural problem solver who can think outside the box.
- Quick learner and researcher who can adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

You and us are the best match if following technologies (or at least a part of it) are your playground:
- SW Design: UML, C4 model.
- CI/CD: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, Linux, Java Microprofile/Spring boot, REST API, DB, Python robot framework , helm charts, shell scripts.
- JAVA Development: Java 8 and higher, Java EE, Kumuluzee, Springboot overview, Microprofile at least version 3.3, InteliJ Ultimate Edition.
- C/C++/Qt Development: Visual Studio, Qt Creator, QML.
- Further Tools: Maven, Gitlab, Postman, Kafka.