Lead Architect (Public Security) | Fachliche Chefarchitektur (m/w/d) im Bereich Öffentliche Sicherheit
Bundesverwaltungsamt
Job Summary
This role at the Federal Office of Administration (BVA) in Cologne involves taking overall responsibility for the BVA's EU-specific technical architecture and the central functional development of EU applications across multiple departments. The Lead Architect will coordinate concepts and implementation steps with various stakeholders, including IT departments, and plan and evaluate guidelines for developers and product owners. A key part of the role is identifying and leveraging improvement potentials within the technical architecture and managing development teams on complex, cross-component topics. The position requires strong leadership, a willingness to travel, and the ability to make informed, service-oriented decisions in dynamic, time-sensitive projects. This is an attractive opportunity for professionals looking to contribute to critical national and European public security initiatives.
Required Skills
Education
Master's degree or university diploma in economics or administrative sciences (e.g., MPA, MPM, MBA) OR civil servant of the non-technical administrative service A 13h to A 14 BBesO
Experience
- Professional experience in a leadership role
- Several years of professional experience in (IT) project management, preferably in a governmental or international environment (advantageous)
- Experience in leading complex projects with many stakeholders (advantageous)
- Several years of experience in technical architecture within complex procedural landscapes with numerous internal and external stakeholders (advantageous)
- Experience in managing external service providers (advantageous)
Languages
Additional
- Willingness to undertake business trips; Readiness for an extended security clearance (Ü2) according to the Federal Security Clearance Act (SÜG); Must be able to work in Cologne, Germany; Willingness to take responsibility and make quick, well-founded, service-oriented decisions in dynamic and time-critical projects.
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