We are looking for several Cloud Solution Architects (m/f/div) to join our Cloud Center of Excellence as soon as possible.

Cloud Solution Architects (m/f/div)

Location: Berlin or Würzburg

Application deadline: February 9, 2026

Employment: Full-time (part-time is possible in principle) Start date: Immediately Job number: 09-101-2025 Remuneration: E13 TV EntgO-DRV (senior civil service)

Area of responsibility

We are the joint data center of the German Pension Insurance Fund, located in Berlin and Würzburg. We stand for secure and high-performance operation of the infrastructure, compliance with the relevant legal standards, cost predictability, cost-effectiveness, and IT consulting. We offer our employees efficient workflows and flexible working arrangements.

Our department, the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), works to enable the secure, efficient, and innovative use of cloud solutions. Our goal is to remain digitally sovereign and to create a flexible and networked working environment that recognizes trends and makes them usable.

We are looking for several experienced cloud solution architects to support our division in designing and optimizing cloud architectures.

Your tasks

• Developing and establishing cloud architecture solutions that are in line with strategy
  • Creating, deriving, and implementing concepts
• Derive and formulate architecture goals based on the DRV Bund's cloud strategy
  • Be responsible for and carry out the included coordination processes within the department and across departments
• Analyzing and evaluating established measures
• Continuously verifying the selected cloud architecture with regard to the architecture lifecycle and technological developments in the market
• Documenting architecture solutions and monitoring compliance with architecture standards
• Cross-interface collaboration with internal and external process participants.
• Cross-organization consulting on cloud solutions and cloud strategies.
  • Including migration and integration.
• Preparing and following up on meetings and technical committees, as well as participating in and organizing working groups

Your profile

• A university degree (bachelor's, diploma) in IT or an equivalent qualification, for example as a business administrator, or completed vocational training in IT with several years of relevant professional experience
• Several years of relevant professional experience in the field
• Knowledge of network architectures, security concepts, databases, and container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• You have experience with cloud architectures.
• Ideally, knowledge of multi- and hybrid cloud architectures.
• The position requires fluent written and spoken German
• An independent, structured approach to work, good analytical and conceptual skills, and the ability to work in a team, including strong communication skills, round off your profile

We offer

• An interesting and varied job with all the benefits of a large public employer
• Structured training and good opportunities for further education and training
• Family-friendly, flexible, and service-oriented working time models, supplemented by our service offerings and cooperation partners to help you balance work and family life (for parents and caregivers)
• The health of our employees is important to us. We support the practical implementation of occupational health management in everyday working life

Further information

We will conduct interviews with shortlisted candidates to fill the position.

Please note that once you have been offered the position, you will be subject to a security check in accordance with the Security Check Act (§ 9 SÜG). This security check must not reveal any security risks that would prevent you from performing security-sensitive tasks (§ 14 SÜG).

The position requires a willingness to travel domestically on occasion and to participate in training courses and events outside the Berlin or Würzburg locations.

In addition, this is a position at risk of corruption, so particular reliability and integrity are desired.

This job posting relates to an area in which women are underrepresented within the meaning of the Federal Equality Act. The German Federal Pension Insurance Fund has set itself the goal of promoting women in the workplace. We therefore welcome applications from women with a particular interest in this area.

People with severe disabilities or those deemed equivalent within the meaning of Section 2 (2) and (3) of SGB IX will be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified.

Applications from people of all nationalities are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your application

Your contact person, Ivonne Christians, will be happy to answer any questions you may have at:

Phone: 030 86532243

Email: ivonne.christians@drv-bund.de