Senior Cloud Architect (m/w/d)

Honeywell Honeywell · Industrial · Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Senior Cloud Architect for a Track & Trace SaaS platform within Honeywell's Industrial IoT division. Responsibilities include end-to-end cloud architecture ownership, system architecture in SAFe, defining architectural runway, leading reviews, providing technical leadership, driving cloud modernization, and coaching engineers. Requires 8+ years of experience, 3+ years in AWS cloud-native solutions, strong software architecture, distributed systems, microservices, and Agile/SAFe experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and evolve the end-to-end cloud architecture of the Track & Trace SaaS platform, ensuring scalability, availability, security, and cost efficiency
  2. Act as System Architect in a SAFe environment, providing architectural direction across multiple Agile Release Trains and teams
  3. Define and maintain architectural runway, reference architectures, and design standards for cloud-native solutions
  4. Lead architecture and design reviews, ensuring alignment with non-functional requirements and business outcomes
  5. Provide technical leadership and hands-on guidance to engineering teams, fostering engineering excellence and best practices

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, software architecture, or cloud architecture roles
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and operating cloud-native solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • Strong experience in software architecture and system design, including distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
  • Solid foundation in software engineering, with the ability to evaluate implementation approaches and technical trade-offs
  • Proven experience applying architectural patterns and designing for non-functional requirements (scalability, availability, security, performance)
  • Practical experience working in Agile / SAFe environments with multiple cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrated technical leadership, including influencing architectural decisions across teams
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges
  • Excellent communication skills for collaborating with engineering, product, and business stakeholders
  • Ability to work Onsite on Hybrid (3+2) basis

Nice to have

  • Experience designing and operating multi-tenant SaaS platforms
  • Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud cost optimization
  • Exposure to industrial, IoT, supply chain, or Track & Trace domains
  • Passion for coaching and mentoring, with a focus on growing engineers and teams
  • Pragmatic mindset: balancing technical excellence with delivery and business impact
  • Experience with cloud security, compliance, and data protection in regulated environments
  • Curiosity for emerging cloud technologies and a continuous improvement mindset

What the JD emphasized

  • end-to-end cloud architecture
  • cloud-native solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • software architecture and system design
  • Agile / SAFe environments
  • technical leadership