Platform Architect- Procurement (m/f/d)

METRO/MAKRO
Düsseldorf
Company Description

About us:

Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital.

Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.

You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!

How you will make an impact?

We are seeking a Platform Architect to shape and evolve the architecture and structure of our Procurement platform. The platform supports direct procurement for our goods for resale and is one of our most important and strategic capabilities. This is a strategic role critical to supporting our ongoing business transformation. You will translate transformation needs into robust architectural designs and actionable roadmaps, enabling platform teams to execute and deliver effectively.

Specifically required knowledge:
  • Expert experience in procurement processes, systems, or SAAS platforms. This is a must have for this role;
  • Experience of wholesale, retail, and supply chain technology landscapes;
  • Experience with Oracle 12 (forms, SQL & PL/SQL) products software development knowledge and architecture;
  • Proven architectural experience cloud and SAAS environments.
Job Description

Your Responsibilities:
  • Define Platform Architecture Strategy & Roadmap - Set the vision for how the platform evolves, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architectural principles. Define the target solution landscape, manage cross-platform dependencies, and drive roadmap execution;
  • Design Scalable & Secure Architectures - Create robust designs that balance performance, reliability, cost, and security, while meeting business and compliance requirements;
  • Select and Govern Technology - Evaluate and choose tools/technologies, establish standards and guardrails, and guide design decisions across squads in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture and the Design Council;
  • Ensure Operational Excellence - Drive automation, observability, resilience, and performance improvements. Monitor platform KPIs and recommend architecture changes to continuously improve reliability and efficiency;
  • Maintain & Evolve Architecture Documentation - Keep architectural artifacts up to date as a single source of truth for stakeholders.
Qualifications

Required key competencies and qualifications:
  • Strategic & Systems Thinking - Ability to connect platform evolution with business strategy and enterprise architecture principles. Skilled at balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform sustainability;
  • Technical Architecture Expertise - Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, integration patterns, and microservices. Proficiency in designing for scalability, reliability, performance, and security;
  • Governance & Standards - Strong grasp of technology governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements.Ability to define and enforce architectural guardrails without stifling innovation;
  • Collaboration & Influence - Effective at working across squads, product teams, and enterprise architects.Strong communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to both engineers and business leaders;
  • Operational Excellence Mindset - Knowledge of DevOps/SRE practices, automation, observability, and monitoring.Ability to interpret platform KPIs and drive continuous improvements;
  • Documentation & Knowledge Management - Disciplined in maintaining architecture artifacts in tools like LeanIX, Confluence, and SharePoint;
  • Innovation & Future Readiness - Awareness of emerging technologies (cloud, container orchestration, AI/ML, serverless, edge computing).Capable of running PoCs and evaluating new trends for platform adoption.
Additional Information

What we offer at METRO.digital?
  • Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.
At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You'll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.
  • People development: when you grow so do we!
We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it's time to upskill your career.
  • Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!
We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.

Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here.

Let's connect soon. Apply for the role now!

Position grade within our career framework: Technical Architect Grade 2 (Md9).
Veröffentlicht am 2026-04-07

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