Lead IT Architect

Do you want to turn the challenges of digitalization into the solutions of the future? Join BCG Platinion in tackling the core IT issues of leading global companies. Deploy customized platforms, architectures, strategies, and organizations to leverage the digital potential of our customers and drive true innovation, with state-of-the-art tools such as cloud computing, AI, blockchain, microservices, and containerization. Add your individual strengths to our unique team, always there to support you. Together with Boston Consulting Group and our clients, we turn digital visions into reality.

What You’ll Do

As a Lead IT Architect, you will work closely with clients to understand their issues, define IT strategies, architecture solutions, win buy-in for your recommendations, and collaborate with fellow BCGers to transform client potential into performance. You will be given end-to-end responsibility for larger, highly technical and more complex “modules” within a project, and begin to develop specialized knowledge to help you solve clients’ problems. You will start to take on team lead responsibilities and demonstrate intellectual leadership.

Building community

• Advising internal colleagues on core technical concepts and frameworks
• Advising fellow architects on areas relevant to an area you have depth in
• Developing a network in the BCG technical community and leveraging it for our clients

Developing & Designing

• Analysing complex IT application landscapes
• Analysing the status quo and optimization of IT architectures
• Identifying non-trivial technology decisions facing a client
• Storytelling about architectural building blocks and their importance
• Roadmapping and business case development

Controlling & Managing

• Reviewing vendor proposals and/or in-flight technical work
• IT project management and quality assurance
• Optimizing application development processes

What You’ll Bring

• You have from 10 to 15 years’ experience in software development, technical project management, digital delivery or technology consulting
• You have leadership potential to transform the consulting industry in particular around interaction with designers, engineers and POs
• Progressing thought leadership in deep tech
• New (but proven) methodologies or ways of working
• You have a clear overview of common development methods and tools DevOps practices and Continuous Improvement
• You are able to balance dogmatism and pragmatism to guide decision making. Articulate trade-offs and drive high-impact technology decisions on topics including (but not limited to) IaaS/PaaS providers, container orchestration, service mesh, API gateways, and commercial vs. open source software.
• You have experience with, and understand how to lead, legacy integration and remediation (facades, strangler approaches, et. al.)
• You have a deep understanding of different integration patterns and best practices such as events, synchronous vs. asynchronous
• You have an university degree with above-average academic performance in a mathematical-scientific field, information technology, or business administration
• You are fluent in English and Italian

How to grow with us

We guarantee constant new development incentives in an open and rewarding work environment. You’ll face challenges every day together with a dedicated team of talented colleagues. Individual training offers and a culture of open feedback will provide the framework you need to explore and perfect your own strengths. Our modern structures enable you to stay focused. This includes easy travel booking, our excellent back-office support and comprehensive Knowledge Center. With our regular office Fridays and legendary events, we cultivate a strong and close team network from which you will also profit beyond your case work.

BCG Platinion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.