Principal Application Architect

WHAT MAKES US, US Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp! At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered. If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US As our application landscape expands across core platforms Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Fabric , Atlassian suite and multiple supporting SaaS systems , SimCorp want s to add more focus on coherent cross‑application architecture . P latform teams excel within their domains and we want to strengthen with a new unifying architectural role that will ensure applications interact consistent, scalable, reliable, and maintainable . This role will lead how we standardize systems integrations , overview and how architectural decisions support the wider ecosystem — shifting integrations into a governed area . As our Principal Application Architect, you will take a holistic view of the application landscape and define how systems integrate. Working closely with the Cloud Architect, engineering teams, and IT leadership, you will lead how we shape our architectural standards and guide teams in implementing integration patterns that enable efficient collaboration across systems. Success in this role means : Integrations become consistent, documented, scalable, and reliable , reducing rework and complexity. Cross-platform processes are cohesive and follow clear architectural principles. Teams adopt common patterns, reducing siloed solutioning. Application landscape evolves toward greater simplicity, clarity, and long-term maintainability . WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Architectural Direction & Standards Define and maintain enterprise standards for application integrations, communication patterns, and cross‑platform design. Establish and evolve reference architectures , ensuring alignment with cloud platform strategy and long‑term landscape principles. Own and mature our integration capability , including patterns, tooling, documentation, and knowledge sharing. Cross‑Platform Solution Design Provide architectural oversight to ensure platform solutions (Workday, Salesforce, Fabric , Atlassian , and others) align with enterprise‑level principles rather than isolated domain needs. Design or guide integration solutions in collaboration with platform teams, ensuring they are maintainable, secure, and scalable. Assess existing integrations to identify opportunities for simplification, risk reduction, and standardization. Strategic Collaboratio n Work closely with the Cloud Architect to align application architecture with infrastructure and cloud capabilities. Collaborate with the IT leadership to ensure architectural decisions support strategic priorities. Partner with platform teams, business stakeholders, and technical leads to ensure architectural alignment across initiatives. Coaching & Leadership Act as a mentor to engineers and platform specialists, elevating skills in integration design and architectural thinking. Promote a culture of architectural excellence, fostering shared understanding and adoption of best practices. WHAT WE VALUE Proven experience as an Application Architect, Solution Architect, or senior engineer with architectural responsibilities. Strong background in application integrations across complex SaaS environments. Solid understanding of API design, event‑driven architecture, message queues, middleware/iPaaS tools, and common integration patterns. Experience aligning application architecture with cloud platforms (Azure preferred). Familiarity with MDM, data governance, and enterprise architecture frameworks like Well- Architecture Frameworks is a plus. Ability to translate architectural principles into practical guidance for engineering teams. Strong collaboration skills, especially when working across multiple platforms and stakeholder groups. Curiosity and a continuous‑improvement mindset — always seeking opportunities to raise architectural maturity and system cohesion. BENEFITS Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work-life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days. Simcorp does offer opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take. NEXT STEP Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process. For any questions you are welcome to contact Kateryna Kozak, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at [email protected] . If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp and you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above, but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks. We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated. WHO WE ARE For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general.   SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients. SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients. #Li-Hybrid