Celonis is the global leader in Process Intelligence and the pioneer of Process Mining technology. As one of the world’s fastest-growing enterprise SaaS companies, we are changemakers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We invest heavily in advanced AI capabilities—specifically our Process Intelligence Graph—to turn data insights into immediate business action. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by placing intelligence at the core of every business process. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.
The Team:
Solutions Architects are vital members of our project teams, often serving as the initial technical point of contact for our customers and key technical stakeholders for a successful deployment of Celonis. To ensure our customers achieve value, the team drives the technical setup required to leverage the full range of Celonis features and functionalities, including process mining, process automation, Action Flow, and task mining.
The Role:
As a Senior Solutions Architect specializing in containerized solutions, you will play a crucial, pioneering role in this new initiative. Your primary focus will be leading the deployment of these self-hosted solutions within our complex enterprise customer environments.
Given the unique nature of every customer environment, you will be the key liaison for translating the customer's technical requirements to ensure successful deployment on the client's infrastructure and successful integrations with their source systems. Furthermore, you will lead discussions on user management and authentication, acting as a technical partner to remove any technical barriers to user adoption.
The work you’ll do:
You will serve as the central technical stakeholder for successful delivery and onboarding of the Celonis platform for our enterprise clients.
- Deployment Leadership: Lead complex technical discussions to analyze customer architecture, recommend optimal containerized solutions, and facilitate deployment, expertly managing expectations amidst technical constraints.
- Federal Deployment & Security Management: Own the deployment of containerized applications in environments of certain federal accounts, and work with our compliance and security engineering teams to actively maintain
- POA&Ms. Documentation: Support documentation efforts capturing new integration and deployment scenarios.
- Technical Integration: Establish data integrations between customer systems and Celonis using our built-in extractors, APIs, and python.
- Adoption Enablement: Actively remove technical obstacles to maximize Celonis user adoption, clarifying technical risks and necessary trade-offs for stakeholders.
- Identity & Access Management: Guide customers on authentication (SSO), user/group management (LDAP), and provisioning best practices, removing technical barriers to adoption.
- Platform Optimization: Promote reusability by discerning between dedicated customer solutions and broader platform enhancements, collaborating directly with Celonis Product Development.
The qualifications you need:
- Proven experience of 5+ years deploying and managing containerized applications on Kubernetes. Advanced knowledge with at least one specific Kubernetes distribution (Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, RedHat OpenShift, etc).
- The candidate should bring a good understanding of best practices in deploying, scaling, and maintaining highly available, secure and resilient containerized applications on Kubernetes, ensuring efficient resource utilization and operational stability.
- Role requires an active Government Clearance (Public Trust, Secret or Top Secret, with 18 months-2 years of remaining eligibility).
- Proven experience implementing infrastructure as code (IaC, e.g. with Terraform) is required; Helm or Kustomize experience is strongly preferred. Fluency with additional tools such as ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Ansible, etc, is a plus.
- Experience with at least one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) would be a plus as well as their CLI’s
- Experience & interest in working with modern tech stack & methods like REST/SOAP API-Management, Data Ingestion & Streaming (Kafka or similar), SSO, LDAP, IT Security, Agile, etc.
- Experience in industry with experience to work on Python, SQL, data pipelines & ETL processes for large volumes of data is a plus
- Knowledgeable about security and compliance topics for enterprise applications.
- Comfortable with project management, outstanding customer-centric & proven experience working with customers.
- A solution-oriented professional that enjoys deep technical discussions as much as transferring your technical knowledge into understandable terms to a broader audience
- Comfortable with standard AI tools to expedite and enhance quality of day to day tasks
- Strong communication skills and comfortable in executive customer situations
- Experience with standard developer tools (Github, observability tools, etc.)
Celonis does not offer Visa Sponsorship at this time
The base salary range below is for the role in the specified location, based on a Full Time Schedule.
Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off). Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and that the actual total compensation offer will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, applicant's qualifications, skills, experiences, and location.
What Celonis can offer you:
- Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.
- Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.
- Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy—24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.
- Work-Life Integration: Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration.
- Continuous Growth: Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform.
- Holistic Well-being: Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks" that prioritize work/life balance.
- Drive Sustainability: Participate in annual Impact Days, where you receive paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes with your local office, or virtually.
- Global Inclusion & Belonging: Find community through our Inclusion Think Tank and participate in our annual Inclusion Days, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.
- Value-Driven Impact: Join a mission-led organization where our core values—Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future—drive every decision.
About Us:
Celonis makes processes work — for people, companies, and the planet. Powered by process mining and AI, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform integrates process data and business context to create a living digital twin of business operations. We enable thousands of companies worldwide to understand how their business actually runs and, together with their partners, build intelligent solutions that transform and continuously improve the way they operate — unlocking billions in value. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.
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Celonis Inclusion Statement:
At Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that's when creativity and innovation happen.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience deploying and managing containerized applications on Kubernetes
- Advanced knowledge of at least one Kubernetes distribution, such as Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, or Red Hat OpenShift
- Experience deploying, scaling, and maintaining highly available, secure, and resilient Kubernetes applications
- Active government clearance: Public Trust, Secret, or Top Secret, with 18 months to 2 years of remaining eligibility
- Experience implementing infrastructure as code, such as Terraform
- Helm or Kustomize experience
- Experience with Argo CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Ansible, or similar tools
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with REST or SOAP API management, data ingestion and streaming technologies such as Kafka, SSO, LDAP, IT security, and Agile methods
- Industry experience with Python, SQL, data pipelines, and ETL processes for large data volumes
- Knowledge of enterprise application security and compliance
- Project management experience and proven customer-facing experience
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage in executive customer situations
- Experience with standard developer tools, GitHub, and observability tools
- Comfort using standard AI tools to improve daily work quality and efficiency
Celonis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Company materials highlight fully paid parental leave of 24 weeks for main carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, along with broader family supports. Feedback suggests this is a signature strength and available from day one in many locations.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Full‑time employees are described as receiving RSU grants with refreshes and merit awards, plus a distinctive child‑focused equity “education kicker.” This broad access positions ownership as a central pillar of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A flexible or unlimited PTO model, paid holidays, volunteer Impact Days, and occasional sabbaticals are emphasized. Materials also reference hybrid flexibility that supports time away when needed.
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What We Do
Celonis makes processes work — for people, companies, and the planet. Powered by process mining and AI, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform integrates process data and business context to create a living digital twin of business operations. We enable thousands of companies worldwide to understand how their business actually runs and, together with their partners, build intelligent solutions that transform and continuously improve the way they operate — unlocking billions in value. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide. # Approximately half of the top 200 companies of the Forbes Global 2000 are Celonis customers. # More than 30% of the Fortune Global 500, and more than 25% of the Fortune 500 are Celonis customers. # To date, Celonis customers have realized more than $8 billion in value, and identified more than $18 billion in value. Celonis has been recognized as: # Germany’s most valuable startup and one of the most valuable in New York City # One of the world’s 50 most valuable private companies # The first German decacorn and one of only 48 in the world # The second largest unicorn in Europe
Why Work With Us
Celonis is a dynamic, fast-paced, and rewarding place to work. Proudly calling ourselves Celonauts, we are innovators and change-makers who challenge the status quo. We tackle challenges together and celebrate our successes as a team in and out of the office. Together, we’re changing the world one process at a time. Care to join us?
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