Lead Solutions Architect – AI Platform (MCP Enablement)

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With a global team of 5600+ IT professionals, DHL IT Services connects people and keeps the global economy running by continuously innovating and creating sustainable digital solutions . We work beyond global borders and push boundaries across all dimensions of logistics . You can leave your mark shaping the technology backbone of the biggest logistics company of the world. All our offices have earned #GreatPlaceToWork certification, reflecting our commitment to exceptional employee experiences.

Digitalization. Simply delivered. Join us at DHL Group Digital Platforms department, where innovation thrives and technology evolves. With a presence across three countries and two continents, we are united by the drive to create a One Stop Shop for all DHL Group APIs and AI-enabled services. Our startup spirit within a stable, large-scale company framework enables us to integrate Agile and DevSecOps into secure, efficient, and scalable delivery models.

About the Project

Be part of an exciting journey to build the AI Enablement Platform based on Model Context Protocol (MCP) — a foundational capability enabling secure and scalable interaction between AI models and enterprise systems.

This platform extends DHL’s existing API ecosystem by

• Leveraging Google Apigee as the gateway for AI governance, security, and traffic management
• Running MCP services on Google Cloud Platform and Apigee
• Enabling secure, reusable AI services across multiple business domains
• Applying advanced security controls such as Model Armor and API policies

You will help shape how AI is consumed across DHL, ensuring consistency, security, and scalability.

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Grow together

Your role as Lead Solutions Architect – AI Platform

• Own end-to-end architecture for the MCP AI platform, covering backend services (TypeScript/Node.js/Express.js), frontend applications (React/Vite), and cloud infrastructure (GKE)
• Lead AI-to-system integration design, incl. context delivery, tool invocation, and secure access to enterprise data
• Govern the API ecosystem via Apigee, incl. security policies, traffic management, and lifecycle
• Define and enforce standards for security (OAuth2/JWT, zero-trust), DevOps (CI/CD, observability), and microservices architecture
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and hands-on guidance

Ready to embark on the journey? Here’s what we are looking for:

• Solid experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in architecture or tech leadership roles
• Proven experience designing high-load, distributed enterprise systems
• Hands-on expertise: TypeScript · Node.js · Express.js · React · Vite
• Strong GCP experience, including GKE and container orchestration
• Deep Apigee experience: API proxy design, governance, and security policies
• Solid understanding of MCP or similar AI integration patterns, LLM interaction models, and AI orchestration
• Ability to define frontend architecture for AI-driven web applications

We welcome

• LLM frameworks (e.g. LangChain, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI APIs)
• Platform engineering / internal developer platforms
• Understanding of AI governance, responsible AI, or AI security
• MCP solutions development experience

An array of benefits for you

• An extra week of holiday (25 days/year), 6 Self-sickness days, Full compensation for up to 10 days absence due to illness/year, Up to 3 additional personal paid days off for long-term service
• Annual bonus
• On-going professional & technical training and certifications
• Company car for business & private purposes/car allowance
• Flexible working hours with home office possibilities (3 days HO/week)
• Edenred Cafeteria program including fully covered lunch vouchers; pension/life insurance, medical membership, long-term sickness insurance
• Multisport card, Discounts with selected partners, Rewards for work anniversaries, Company events and Health Days, Fruit days, One-time maternity grant, Opportunity to buy Deutsche Post AG shares at a discount, and much more!