Responsibilities - Design of modern and maintainable system and software architecture, taking into account the operational architecture implementation and ensuring target architecture compliance, especially for digital transformation. - Consider local Chinese solutions to be embedded in the Company’s Group architecture/system landscape - Secure handling of country-specific requirements in China (e.g. ICP license, cybersecurity law, data localization) - Supporting the operational transition to DevOps processes including CI/CD, infrastructure as code and observability - Evaluation of possible SW components - Vendor selection and management Essential hard skills - Very good English skills. - Very good communication skills and team-work ability. - Project management methodologies like Scrum, Kanban etc., with the ability to manage the project in terms of QCT. - Vendor selection and Management: managing external development teams, including evaluating technical proposals and controlling project cost and quality. - Independent design and development of system architecture (e.g. web and mobile architecture). - Knowledge of current software architecture trends and technologies (e.g. microservices, WeChat). - Deep understanding of security architectures. - In-depth knowledge of EIP. - IoT domain knowledge: data acquisition, wireless transmission (4G/5G), and cloud platforms. - Data interfaces knowledge: ability to translate complex business requirements into clear API documentation. - Data protocols & standards knowledge: common vehicle data standards (e.g., CAN bus). - Be willing to travel domestically and internationally. Preferred Additional Skills - Familiar with agricultural data standards (e.g., ISOBUS). - Familiar with farm management platforms. - Familiar with China data security regulations.