The job - at a glance
Who we are
We are a truly international team and proud to play a central role in securing the electricity supply for Europe. As one of the leading Regional Coordination Centre (RCC), we and our partners, provide integrated services to 16 electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) and their control centers in 12 European countries. Our network security assessment and capacity calculation procedures, play an incremental role in securing the operational security of the European power system every hour of the day, around the clock.
Working with us
We are a smart and highly skilled bunch of people from more than 35 countries: In our team, we don't just pay lip service to diversity – we live it every day. What unites us, is the real motivation to develop and contribute to new ways and new standards for a secure energy supply in Europe. We actively work with our culture and use our company behaviours as compass for our performance.
Shape the architecture of our future applications — and build it with us
We are starting our in-house software development journey and building a modern, maintainable application landscape from scratch. As our Senior Software Architect (hands-on), you take ownership of technical architecture and bring it to life together with our team, our solution architect, and the Head of Technology.
If you enjoy designing clean architecture, mentoring developers, and implementing key components yourself — this role is made for you.
Working with us
We are a smart and highly skilled bunch of people from more than 35 countries: In our team, we don't just pay lip service to diversity – we live it every day. What unites us, is the real motivation to develop and contribute to new ways and new standards for a secure energy supply in Europe. We actively work with our culture and use our company behaviours as compass for our performance.
Shape the architecture of our future applications — and build it with us
We are starting our in-house software development journey and building a modern, maintainable application landscape from scratch. As our Senior Software Architect (hands-on), you take ownership of technical architecture and bring it to life together with our team, our solution architect, and the Head of Technology.
If you enjoy designing clean architecture, mentoring developers, and implementing key components yourself — this role is made for you.
We don't just offer a great job - also great benefits
We strive to provide TSCNET employees with an inspiring benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Financials & Personnel Development
- Competitive compensation
- Performance driven bonus payment
- Annual Salary Review
- Self-care budget monthly tax-free to use for supermarkets and shops
- Attractive company pension scheme with company support
- Eligibility for shopping-benefits through ‘Corporate Benefits’
- Individual personnel development with defined annual training budget
- Relocation service for international new joiners
Flexibility & Family
- Hybrid work model to support individual flexibility - on average 2 days mobile working /3 days office work
- Work from anywhere: Workation worldwide for up to 20 days a year
- Part time working models
- Cover of 10 days child-sickness per child and several special leave options
Health & Wellbeing
- Hotline to certified psychologists for mental health support and assurance
- We have processes in place for both physical and mental health support
- Support of company doctor for selected screenings and vaccinations
- Bicycle leasing programme
- Coffee & tea and fresh fruit
- Plenty of staff events throughout the year
This is what your day will look like
- Design end‑to‑end software application architectures that are clean, scalable, secure, and maintainable
- Translate business requirements into software architecture concepts, APIs, data flows, and service models
- Work hands-on on backend and integration logic, and guide the frontend where needed
- Lead the team technically — code reviews, design discussions, quality standards, good engineering practices
- Shape our future application platform, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps principles
- Ensure seamless integration across systems, services, APIs, and UIs
- Document architectures using UML, BPMN, and other design methods
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, analysts, and engineers
- Support deployment, troubleshooting, and production readiness
You come with
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years (if Master) / 7+ years (if Bachelor) experience in software engineering, including architectural responsibility
- Solid experience with cloud-native concepts, microservices, containers, k8s
- Practical experience and expertise in the area of database and modern data design (PostgresSQL know how is welcome)
- Strong proficiency in modern backend (ideally in JavaEE and Python) and frontend framework(s) (e.g. React/Angular)
- Strong expertise in modern, cloud-native, and microservice architectures
- A track record of designing and implementing maintainable, scalable, service oriented future-proof systems
- Strong understanding of APIs, integration patterns, web technologies
- Practical experience with Git, CI/CD, automation, DevOps, secure development practices, Agile practices, and build tools (Maven, Gradle) and IaaC (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Helm, ...)
- A problem‑solving mindset and holistic technical understanding.
- Experience in TDD (Test-Driven Development), understanding of SOLID principles, and clean code development.
- Ability to model and communicate architecture clearly (UML, Archimate, BPMN)
- A holistic technical mindset — you care about architecture, quality, maintainability, and long-term value
- Motivation and enthusiasm to set up and work with modern software development methods, thus making cultural impact — shaping how we build software for the next decade
A hands-on architect who enjoys designing systems and writing code. You’re not a pure developer — and not an overarching solution architect either. Instead, you bridge both worlds. What you bring:
- Strong experience as senior engineer, able to guide and uplift a mixed-skill development team
- Solid understanding of modern software architecture patterns and when/how to apply them
- A future-oriented mindset for designing services and APIs that last
- Interest in building backend business logic, with web technologies as the elegant top layer
- Confidence in using AI tools as accelerators, not replacements
- Close collaboration with our solution architects and Head of Technology
- Commitment to creating the foundation of our engineering culture
- A pragmatic, collaborative, and quality-focused approach
- An agile mindset, enthusiasm for iterative work, and continuously improving shape our ways of working
Why this role matters
You’ll become one of the key architects of our future software landscape. Starting with us at the very beginning, you:
- define the architectural guardrails for years to come
- shape our tech stack, coding standards, and development practices
- influence how we build, test, deploy, and operate software
- help create a modern in-house engineering culture from scratch
Why Join Us?
At TSCNET, we play a critical role in ensuring a stable and secure energy grid in Europe. Together with our other RCC partners, by managing grid capacities and coordinating preventive measures, we’re actively making the energy transition possible.
What makes working with us special?
We offer a dynamic, collaborative environment where you’ll be part of a global international team—with over 40 nationalities and counting! Our work in the RCC sector is diverse, requiring a unique combination of expertise, and we’re always on the lookout for passionate professionals who take their work seriously.
If you’re seeking a chance to grow both personally and professionally—while also making lasting connections with your colleagues—this is the place for you.
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