Job Description:
Employer: DWS Group
Title: Solution Architect (m/f/d)
Location: Frankfurt
About DWS:
At DWS, we’re capturing the opportunities of tomorrow. You can be part of a leading, client-committed, global Asset Manager, making an impact on individuals, communities, and the world.
Join us on our journey, and you can shape our transformation by working side by side with industry thought-leaders and gaining new and diverse perspectives. You can share ideas and be yourself, whilst driving innovative and sustainable solutions that influence markets and behaviours for the better.
Every day brings the opportunity to discover a new now, and here at DWS, you’ll be supported as you overcome challenges and reach your ambitions. This is your chance to lead an extraordinary career and invest in your future.
Read more about DWS and who we are here.
Team / division overview
The Chief Technology Office (CTO) within the DWS COO division is responsible for shaping and delivering the firm's technology strategy, transformation agenda and innovation priorities. Working across business and technology functions, the CTO Office enables the delivery of scalable, secure and efficient technology solutions that support DWS's strategic objectives, operational effectiveness and long-term growth.
The Solution & Data Architecture team shape the architecture standards, patterns, and guidance that enable delivery teams to build scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions. They work closely with Domain Architects, Security specialists, Data SMEs, platform teams, and delivery squads to ensure that solutions are aligned with DWS strategy, architecture principles, and policy requirements.
The team supports delivery from early requirements shaping through to solution design, design governance, and implementation support. This includes defining data ingestion, transformation, and consumption approaches, designing application and service architectures, and contributing reusable patterns, decision trees, and architecture decision records. The team also explores emerging technologies and develop practical guidance to continuously improve the DWS technology landscape.
Your responsibilities
As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for:
Translate functional and non-functional requirements into solution designs, building blocks, services, data pipelines, integrations, and user-facing components.
Own and drive end-to-end solution design, ensuring alignment with DWS architecture principles, technology strategy, security requirements, and design governance.
Work closely with data architects to define effective approaches for data ingestion, transformation, management, and consumption.
Guide and coach engineering teams during implementation to ensure designs are understood, practical, and delivered as intended.
Collaborate with Domain Architects and fellow Solution and Data Architects to create architecture decision records, reusable patterns, and practical guidance for recurring design challenges.
Support delivery teams in presenting and defending solution designs through relevant architecture and design authorities.
Evaluate, prototype, and assess new technologies, deriving practical usage patterns that help modernize and continuously improve the DWS technology estate.
We are looking for:
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Typically 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or a comparable technology role.
Strong understanding of modern application architecture, distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns, and cloud-native design principles.
Experience in designing and building or integrating with ABAC or RBAC controls or systems (IAM)
Strong Java experience, including the Java ecosystem, Spring Boot, J2EE/Jakarta EE, and modern JDKs.
Ability to break down complex problems into clear, actionable, and implementable solution components.
Experience working with engineers, product teams, business stakeholders, and architecture or governance forums.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience in financial services, asset management, or another regulated environment.
Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform.
Experience with .NET, TypeScript, Python, or modern front-end and service development approaches.
Understanding of data architecture, data pipelines, data governance, and data consumption patterns.
Experience with TOGAF, SAFe, or comparable architecture and delivery frameworks.
Experience defining reusable architecture patterns, decision trees, architecture decision records, and design standards.
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with the ability to assess their practical relevance for enterprise adoption.
Confident conversational and professional proficiency (B2)—you can comfortably negotiate, present, and collaborate with German-speaking clients.
Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
Posting Period: 08.09.2026 until further notice
What we’ll offer you:
Without the ambitions of our people, our achievements wouldn’t be possible. And it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalised plan unique to your lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in healthcare, company perks or are thinking about your retirement plan, there’s something for everyone.
Some of our core benefits:
Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Statutory Health Insurance (BKK), sickness benefit allowance and support helplines for employees
Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups) and support in finding childcare options including DWS’s own kindergarten service
A wide selection of pension plans, Personal Budget Accounts to enable sabbaticals or early retirement and capital-forming benefits
The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change & achieving greater social justice. You can make donations to our partnered organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.
DWS’ Hybrid Working model is designed to find the right balance between in-person collaboration and engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, and working from home. Each business group varies on the split between time spent in the office and at home, but this will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process. We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.
If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let us know what assistance you may need. Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview or providing assistance when at the DWS office. This will not affect your application and your recruitment team will discuss options with you.
We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.