IT-Architekt*in (w/m/d)

About the City of Bochum

The City of Bochum, with approximately 375,000 inhabitants, is one of the economic and cultural centers of the Ruhr area, boasting a variety of demanding scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, as well as numerous facilities for leisure, sports, and recreation.

We are looking for you for the Office of Human Resources Management, Information Technology, and Organization as a dedicated

IT Architect (f/m/d)

Reference Number: 11-IT-84 Application Deadline: 01.03.2026

Classification: EG 12 TVöD (€54,500 - €85,200 full-time, depending on relevant professional experience) or BesGr. A 13 LBesG (Career group 2, 1st entry level) (subject to civil service classification)

Your Responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of IT architecture strategies (Cloud, SaaS, and on-premise) and solutions to drive the digitalization of the city administration, including make-or-buy decisions.
• Concept for the design and implementation of IT systems (for IT itself and the departments of the City of Bochum) that are optimally tailored to the requirements of the City of Bochum.
• Preparation of the IT of the City of Bochum for a new, even more failure-proof concept for operation, design, and adaptation of applications to this new concept.
• Ensuring the integration of new IT solutions into existing systems, considering IT security and data protection requirements.

Your Qualifications and Skills:

• Successfully completed university or university of applied sciences degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or another IT-related discipline.
• For civil servants: Completed university or university of applied sciences degree (Bachelor / FH) with a focus on Computer Science, Business Informatics, or another IT-related discipline, and possess the qualification for career group 2, 1st entry level of the general administrative service.
• Sound knowledge in IT architecture and experience in the development and implementation of complex IT systems.
• Expertise in IT security and IT infrastructure.
• Knowledge of project management and experience in managing IT service providers.
• Strong communication skills and a solution-oriented approach to work.
• ITIL knowledge, Agile project management methods, and Scrum knowledge; corresponding certificates are desirable.

Our Offer:

The City of Bochum can offer you:

• Job bike or company bicycle and bicycle parking in the underground garage.
• Job ticket for salaried employees.
• Flextime.
• Home office [up to 80%].
• Permanent employment contract.
• Payment according to collective bargaining agreement in public service or state salary law.
• Company pension scheme.
• Family-friendly working conditions.
• Training and further education opportunities.
• Various discounts through Corporate Benefits.
• Time allowance for preventive health check-ups.

The City of Bochum plans your future!

With the Bochum Strategy, important directions for the city's development have been set. You can actively contribute to this success story. Cross-functional collaboration on city-wide projects is highly valued here. The compass for good cooperation and leadership provides the framework for a modern, shaping, and service-oriented city administration.

We are a modern and innovative service administration in the heart of the Ruhr area. To continuously improve this claim and the quality of our work, we promote diversity and cultural variety. We foster a corporate culture characterized by mutual respect and appreciation.

Additional Information:

Applications from people with an international family background are explicitly welcome.

Applications from women are expressly desired. In case of equal suitability, qualification, and professional performance, women will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the provisions of the State Equal Opportunities Act (LGG).

In principle, the tasks can also be performed with reduced working hours. Flexible working hours can be arranged, oriented towards operational requirements. Please inform us of your ideas in this regard.

Questions will be gladly answered by:

Department: David Kottmann, 0234/910-3000, DKottmann@bochum.de Personnel Deployment: Lukas Veltmann, 0234/910-1387, E-Mail: LVeltmann@bochum.de

Have you become curious?

If "Yes" - then please apply by 01.03.2026 exclusively online via the job portal ++www.interamt.de++.

Link to the online job advertisement: https://www.interamt.de/koop/app/stelle?id=1408607