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Laying the foundation for the future of ALDI SÜD

If the structural design is right, a house will survive any storm. And this is where our architects come into play: They lay the foundation for a modern application landscape, build the framework for the optimization of business processes and ensure company-wide integration on several levels. This is where the course for the digital future is set.

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Business-wide impact

Our architects create the framework for a modern and global application landscape that is based on standards and still offers room for flexibility. Breaks down silos and further optimizes business processes. Today, we are laying the foundation for our digital future in order to master big data, the cloud and the Internet of Things. Our architects have the opportunity to fundamentally change a mature architecture and to advance their own area of responsibility.

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Work environment: end-to-end and holistic

Company-wide integration and further development of our framework on several levels in eleven countries: Our architects support sustainable solutions end-to-end – from the business requirements to the development of the solution in IT. This means that they have a direct influence on the development of ALDI SÜD, drive new technologies forward and always work holistically and interdisciplinarily.

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State-of-the-art technology and enjoy collaboration

Architects support, safeguard and guide the evolution towards new or changing business models within the retail sector. To ensure that our architects can concentrate on the success of their projects, they work with the latest and most reliable technologies. This makes their working lives easier. But of course, our architects don't just benefit from technologies: their everyday work is characterized by individual responsibility, a high degree of freedom and great team spirit.

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Insights into the development work of ALDI DX

One of the main tasks of our architects is to review existing projects and test their readiness for the future. But that’s not all. Learn more about our projects and the colleagues who are responsible for them.
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Application Portfolio Management: here, applications are put through their paces

Hardly any other area at ALDI DX is currently undergoing as much change as the application landscape. New things come, old things go – or are checked to see if they can still be used. Here’s how it works.
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Job profiles

Master builders with foresight

Our diverse teams work with the goal of developing the best data-driven system landscape in the retail sector. For example as ...

Enterprise Architect

Our Enterprise Architects are Navigators who keep an eye on the big picture and never lose track. They are part of one of the largest IT projects in retail.

Solution Architect

As part of our transformation into a product-focused organisation, it is mainly the Solution Architects who create and assume responsibility for the central solution design principles and the solution architecture roadmap for the entire IT department.

Cloud Platform Architect

Together with our service experts, our cloud platform architects develop overarching current and future standards and best practices for the global IT infrastructure in their own data centers, the private and public cloud.

Security Architect

Our Security Architects establish comprehensive, current and future policies, standards and best practices for the worldwide security of our IT landscape. IT security is particularly important to us as a service provider.

Business/Domain Architect

Our business/domain architects are all-rounders shaping the IT landscape of ALDI SÜD. Above all, however, they are also moderators and mediate between all areas, regions and teams.

Software Architect

During our transformation to a product-oriented organisation, our Software Architects are responsible for the technical implementation of the product and the subsequent items in the product backlog in accordance with business requirements and architecture standards.
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