Senior Software Architect (m/w/d) full remote

IQVIA Holdings Inc.

Job Overview

Location

2 Locations

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As a Senior Software Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of healthcare software solutions that support critical processes for health insurers in Germany, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals.
• Your day-to-day responsibilities include supporting the evolution of enterprise architecture, creating business cases and release plans for senior management, collaborating with business units to embed technical expertise into product concepts, defining IT strategy, ensuring product functionality and process improvements, participating in cross-functional development teams as a technical advisor, monitoring technological trends, contributing to R&D projects, and mentoring junior architects and business analysts.
• You will join Health System Services (HSS), a leading German healthcare technology provider founded in 1990 with around 170 employees in Dortmund, specializing in approval and billing management, software development and delivery, and digitalization and archiving services for health insurers.
• In this role, you will deepen your expertise in enterprise architecture and healthcare IT systems, influence strategic technology decisions, lead innovation initiatives, and develop leadership and mentoring skills while working with modern technologies in a dynamic, remote-friendly environment.

🎯 Requirements

• Completed degree in Computer Science or a comparable qualification
• At least 5 years of experience in software or product development with a focus on architecture
• Experience in IT consulting or project management
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, business information modeling, and system design
• Ability to link technology with business strategy and apply advisory competencies
• Broad knowledge of current technologies, tools, and methods in software development
• Fluent German language skills (minimum B2) in speaking and writing

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours in a flextime model and full remote work with occasional office presence
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Free access to the LinkedIn Learning platform
• Individual development opportunities and regular feedback discussions
• Company pension scheme
• On-site fitness area and lounge with table football and gaming console
• Team events and company celebrations
• Free cold and hot beverages

Skills & Technologies

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About IQVIA Holdings Inc.

IQVIA Holdings Inc. provides advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life-sciences industry. Formed through the 2016 merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, the company integrates healthcare data, analytics, and domain expertise to help biopharmaceutical and medical-device clients optimize drug development, commercialization, and real-world evidence generation. Its offerings span clinical trial design and execution, real-world insights, commercial strategy, and technology platforms that connect stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, IQVIA operates in more than 100 countries, supporting the development and delivery of therapies to improve patient outcomes worldwide.

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