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You will translate business requirements into solution designs, guide technical decisions and ensure alignment across applications, integrations, data, infrastructure and security.\nYou will work closely with business stakeholders, product management, engineering, service management and other architects throughout the solution lifecycle. This includes evaluating requirements, defining target architectures, supporting delivery teams and maintaining clear architecture documentation.\nThe initial focus of this role will be the Quotation and Pricing Platform, a strategic global capability supporting quotation and pricing processes across Air & Sea. You will take architectural ownership of the platform, guide its future development and ensure its effective integration with rate-management solutions, transport-management systems and other commercial and operational applications.\nKey responsibilitie\nOwn and maintain the current and target architecture of the Quotation and Pricing Platform.\n\nTranslate business and product requirements into scalable, secure and maintainable solution designs.\n\nDefine solution concepts, integration patterns, data flows and non-functional requirements.\n\nDesign and govern integrations with quotation services, rate-management solutions, transport-management systems, reporting platforms and relevant legacy applications.\n\nEnsure compliance with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements and integration standards.\n\nMaintain architecture documentation, including system diagrams, interface inventories, Architecture Decision Records and technical roadmaps.\n\nReview technical designs and provide architecture guidance to engineering and delivery teams.\n\nIdentify technical risks, dependencies and opportunities to simplify or modernize the application landscape.\n\nSupport release planning, platform stabilization and the transition of technical ownership into Air & Sea IT.\n\nContribute to the analysis of complex incidents and recurring technical problems.\n\nFacilitate architecture workshops and communicate technical topics clearly to business and IT stakeholders.\n\nParticipate in architecture governance, technology evaluations and vendor discussions.\n\nContribute to other Air & Sea architecture topics based on team priorities.\n\nRequired qualifications and experienc\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems or a comparable discipline.\n\nAt least five years of experience in solution architecture, software engineering or a comparable technical role.\n\nExperience designing and supporting distributed enterprise applications.\n\nStrong knowledge of APIs, service-oriented architecture, event-driven integration and data modelling.\n\nExperience with cloud-based and web-based application architectures.\n\nUnderstanding of application security, authentication, authorization, monitoring and operational support.\n\nAbility to define technical solutions and non-functional requirements based on business needs.\n\nExperience producing clear architecture documentation using methods such as UML or ArchiMate.\n\nExperience working with agile product and engineering teams.\n\nStrong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.\n\nStrong written and spoken English.\n\nAbility to collaborate effectively across European and Asian time zones.\n\nPreferred qualification\nExperience with freight forwarding, logistics, quotation, pricing or rate-management processes.\n\nExperience with transport-management systems such as TANGO and CargoWise One.\n\nKnowledge of API management, messaging technologies or event-streaming platforms.\n\nUnderstanding of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing and infrastructure-as-code practices.\n\nExperience with application modernization and legacy-system integration.\n\nExperience working in global and distributed delivery organizations.\n\nAn architecture certification such as TOGAF or iSAQB CPSA is an advantage.\n\nPersonal competencie\nStrong ownership and accountability.\n\nPragmatic and delivery-oriented approach.\n\nAbility to balance strategic architecture with immediate delivery needs.\n\nConfidence to challenge requirements and proposed solutions constructively.\n\nAbility to communicate complex topics clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nComfortable working independently within a global team and an evolving technical environment.\n\nInitial focus area\nDuring the first 6 to 12 months, the Solution Architect will focus on:\nEstablishing a complete understanding of the existing platform and integration landscape.\n\nSupporting the transition of technical ownership into Air & Sea IT.\n\nDefining the target architecture and technical roadmap.\n\nImproving architecture documentation and decision governance.\n\nIdentifying technical risks, dependencies, operational gaps and technical debt.\n\nClarifying responsibilities between the quotation platform, rate-management solutions and transport-management systems.\n\nSupporting platform stabilization, rollout and future integration planning.\n\nDSV - Global transport and logistics\nWhat moves you?\nAt DSV, we move more than goods. We move careers, ambitions and opportunities.\nWith close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we are the global leader in transport and logistics, and it is our people who bring our services and solutions to life every day. From frontline operations to business functions, every role contributes to keeping supply chains flowing and societies running.\nHere, you are trusted to take ownership, act on your ideas and make decisions that create real impact. It is a place where people, careers and ideas keep moving forward. We value transparency in how we communicate and collaborate, and we win together by supporting each other, challenging each other and delivering results as a team.\nStart here. Go anywhere\nThis is our promise of movement. 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