As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You support the Project Management Office (PMO) in introducing project management structures and processes for the project portfolio.You also contribute to expanding the PMO’s range of services, support colleagues in project execution and project administration, and gain detailed insights into managing the project business.You work in day‑to‑day operations as well as on the design and implementation of KPIs, reports, and trainings.You have the opportunity to contribute every day and gain behind‑the‑scenes insights into our company.You quickly take on responsibility as a fully‑fledged team member and receive continuous support from mentors.
What you can expect We are looking for an experienced Platform Architect to design and drive future-oriented platform architectures. In this role, you will take full ownership of technical solution design, working closely with Software and Enterprise Architects to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing platform ecosystems aligned with the organization’s long-term strategy.
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As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You take on strategic responsibility for steering and further developing national and international post‑merger integration programs, aligned with group-wide integration and governance standards.You design and define the Target Operating Model (TOM) and develop sustainable, cross‑company integration strategies to ensure a successful organizational merger.You lead complex, multinational PMI projects and coordinate all involved departments, business units, and functional stakeholders.You implement the integration strategy, derive clear recommendations for action, and ensure target achievement together with the business units and top management.You act as an important sparring partner for internal stakeholders on PMI and transformation topics and advise the executive management on integration risks, synergy potentials, and organizational impacts.You further develop PMI concepts, governance structures, methods, tools, and best practices, and establish them across the group.You build a KPI‑based tracking and reporting framework for the post‑merger integration (PMI) process and align it closely with management.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You manage, monitor and continuously develop service and performance relationships with external partners and service providers in a cloud environment.You gather, assess and translate business requirements from internal departments into sustainable and scalable cloud services.You continuously optimize existing services and service level agreements, balancing quality, performance and cost efficiency.You support the definition, sourcing and implementation of new service offerings and actively contribute to the selection of suitable service providers.You evaluate new technologies and alternative solutions and provide well‑founded recommendations to meet current and future business requirements.You plan, coordinate and deliver IT and cloud projects end‑to‑end, from conception and implementation through testing, rollout and transition into operations.You perform economic evaluations of cloud and infrastructure costs and actively drive cost optimization initiatives in line with FinOps principles.You design and implement measures to increase efficiency, for example through automation and the use of AI‑based solutions. What makes you stand out You have several years of experience in service or delivery management and in managing external partners, ideally within a Microsoft Cloud, Azure and M365 environment.You bring strong expertise in cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure, M365, as well as hybrid and multi‑cloud architectures.You have a solid understanding of FinOps, cost optimization and license management across the entire service and product lifecycle.You have hands‑on experience in implementing, operating and continuously improving cloud and platform services.You are experienced in incident, problem, change and escalation management and handle complex situations in a structured manner.You convince through strong communication, presentation and teamwork skills when interacting with a wide range of stakeholders.You demonstrate quick comprehension, analytical thinking and a strong solution‑oriented mindset.You work independently and goal‑oriented and bring a high level of communication skills and consulting competence.
In addition, you operate and optimize observability solutions for Azure resources, Kafka, and integration applications, create dashboards following best practices, and implement alerting as well as automated remediation mechanisms. You design and implement operational concepts for Azure resources, Confluent Cloud, and integration projects and consistently apply Infrastructure‑as‑Code, for example using Terraform.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You are responsible for the operation, continuous development, and hardening of our enterprise‑wide PKI landscape (on‑premises and cloud).You design, implement, and operate Azure‑based PKI services, in particular Microsoft Cloud PKI and Microsoft Intune Certificate Lifecycle Management.You integrate certificate services into modern zero‑trust architectures.You develop and implement secure certificate and key management processes.You support the modernization of our identity and security infrastructure, especially in hybrid Azure environments.You work closely with security and infrastructure teams to establish secure and automated certificate workflows.You actively contribute to IT security projects and create security and architecture concepts.In close collaboration with the Group Information Security Office, you ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security requirements.You drive continuous process optimization, automation, and documentation.
What you can expect You take on the functional and disciplinary responsibility for all FTEs in the Sales Data Hub within the federated data setup, including Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Governance roles and Product Owners Data.You define, design, develop, and operate cloud‑based data products for the Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service business units.You are responsible for the methodological integration of data assets and data products.You manage the Sales Data Hub operationally and further develop it as a specialized unit for data‑driven solutions in Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service.You are responsible for the further development and ongoing maintenance of all sales‑related models based on feedback and requirements from the sales organization.You lead projects related to planning, expanding, and organizing new and existing products in collaboration with the relevant business units and external partners.You assume technical responsibility for data products developed by or for the Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service areas within the Data Intelligence & Analytics team.You drive the continuous expansion, professionalization, and organizational development of the Sales Data Hub within the existing governance and organizational framework.
What makes you stand out You hold a degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification.You have strong expertise in SQL databases, including data modeling, table design, and data querying — ideally with experience in Snowflake.You bring experience in developing and integrating data products and are familiar with Azure Data Factory, Python, and modern cloud technologies (preferably Azure).You have hands‑on experience creating meaningful Power BI reports; knowledge of CI/CD or container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.You work analytically, communicate effectively, collaborate well in teams, and demonstrate a strong hands‑on mentality.You are fluent in English and have very good German skills; you also have a passion for financial databases and enjoy exploring new topics.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You drive the adoption of AI across the entire organization and ensure that it delivers measurable business value.You empower business units through role‑based trainings, awareness sessions, demos, and open office hours focused on the safe and effective use of AI.You identify high‑value AI use cases by working closely with teams and gaining a deep understanding of their processes, tasks, and challenges.You design and define suitable AI solutions for the identified use cases.You collaborate closely with the AI team, other AI consultants, and technical DKV teams to implement these solutions.You use low‑code and no‑code platforms to efficiently deliver AI‑powered applications to the business units.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You are responsible for the implementation, administration, monitoring, and maintenance of IT systems and services in a Windows Server environment, in compliance with defined security policies.You analyze and resolve incidents in 2nd- and 3rd-level support within the Windows Server infrastructure.You implement hardening measures to reliably meet regulatory, compliance, and security requirements.In addition, you ensure the continuous development of the systems, with a focus on security, efficiency, and stability, and guarantee stable operations as well as correct and efficient licensing within lifecycle management.You manage and monitor external service providers and ensure a high level of service quality.You conduct market analyses for the selection and evaluation of hardware and software products.You design and implement concepts for server and application operations in compliance with defined security policies.You plan, coordinate, and support IT projects and business sub-projects from realization through testing to rollout.You advise business departments on projects, changes, and adjustments to IT services, systems, and applications.You analyze and evaluate functional, technical, and business requirements and ensure their secure integration.You identify potential for process optimization, automation, and interface improvements and implement them sustainably.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You will take responsibility for the implementation, administration, monitoring, and continuous development of IT systems and services in a Windows server environment, ensuring compliance with applicable security policies.You will analyze and resolve incidents as part of 2nd- and 3rd-level support and ensure stable and reliable operations.You will be responsible for smooth system operations as well as correct and efficient licensing within the scope of lifecycle management.You will continuously enhance existing systems to sustainably increase security, efficiency, and stability.You will manage and oversee external partners and service providers in close coordination with the responsible manager.You will contribute to the design and implementation of concepts in the area of server and application operations, taking defined security policies into account.You will support the planning, coordination, and execution of IT and business projects during the implementation, testing, and rollout phases.You will advise business departments on projects and changes to IT services, systems, and applications, and analyze and evaluate technical, functional, and process-related requirements, including automation potential.
You are responsible for the conceptual, logical, and structural integrity of our Core Data Model as well as the Gold Layer across Azure, Snowflake, and dbt.You ensure that fragmented data sources are transformed into consistent, reusable, and decision‑relevant data products, actively preventing the platform from drifting into team‑specific, incompatible models.You define and maintain central business objects, canonical dimensions, shared metrics, and facts, ensuring that the Core Data Model serves as a stable, business‑oriented foundation across all domains.You develop modeling standards, naming conventions, layering concepts (Staging → Intermediate → Gold), reuse patterns, and dbt design guidelines, and you ensure their consistent implementation across all teams.You safeguard the semantic consistency of the entire data model, resolve domain conflicts, ensure that identical business terms are modeled only once, and review changes affecting core layers.You act as the technical design authority for model changes in Snowflake/dbt, balancing local requirements with long‑term model coherence, and ensuring that all models remain performant, scalable, maintainable, and of high quality.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities: You are responsible for leading and developing the Product Development department, including staffing and promoting employees, as well as agreeing on targets for the department, such as personnel, budget, and investment planning, and controlling measures in case of deviations from these targets.Introducing, tracking, and evaluating department-relevant measures are also part of your tasks, as well as identifying and implementing necessary structural changes within the department and in collaboration with other departments and areas of DKV.You are responsible for developing and implementing strategies for creating and maintaining complex system architectures in the customer-centric web environment, as well as further developing customer-centric web technologies by evaluating and designing sophisticated solution architectures and ensuring availability and security in collaboration with other departments and areas of DKV.You are responsible for implementing and operating applications to defined SLAs at efficient costs, advising on architecture and design of the system network, as well as ensuring the logical integrity and scalability of systems and teams.Additionally, you ensure effective collaboration with other departments and areas of DKV along the value chain, as well as uniform product delivery in close cooperation with the Framework Development department.Using agile methods such as SCRUM, Kanban for IT, Servant Leadership, etc., is not a problem for you, nor is using future-proof cloud technology and phasing out legacy software towards a robust, modular, service-oriented software architecture.You maintain the scalability of the department and are a pioneer and shaper of change.