Christian Kihm-Landau
Enterprise Architect @juris GmbH
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WORK HISTORY
Enterprise Architect @juris GmbH
Built the architecture practice from scratch: defined EA and SA roles, assembled the team, established process, meta model, standards, catalog, and governance. Architecture repository implemented as code (YAML, C4, arc42) with EA model and views (LikeC4), published on the Internal Developer Platform (Backstage)Leading AI strategy across the IT organization: introduced AI-powered software development, co-authored internal AI governance policy, facilitating cross-departmental working groups to develop AI use casesAdvising product management and development teams on AI products (KI-Chat, Legal Workspace) — RAG with fine-tuned embedding modelsLed cloud migration within IT carve-out from architecture through hands-on implementation: target architecture based on Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, containerized workloads and migrated to Kubernetes (Azure AKS) — Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt), GitOps deployment (ArgoCD)Built and technically led a DevOps and platform team of 4; introduced Backstage as Internal Developer Platform serving ~40 developersModernized the IT landscape:~350 services standardized, harmonized, and progressively migrated to KubernetesDesigned API gateway and IAM solution: replaced heterogeneous proprietary authentication and application-specific user management with centralized standards (OAuth 2.1, OIDC, SAML) — enabling Single Sign-On and federation across B2C, B2E, and B2B channelsArchitecturally responsible for ongoing ERP migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 and CRM introduction: standardizing historically grown processes, ensuring integration of deeply intertwined systems into the application landscape, driving change management across business and IT
EDUCATION
Industrie- und Handelskammer des Saarlandes
Apprenticeship in wholesale and export administration
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes Saarbrücken
Master’s Degree, Applied Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRISTIAN KIHM-LANDAU
I build the structures that enable organizations to evolve — architecture practices with governance and standards, AI adoption strategies, DevOps teams with Internal Developer Platforms, and cloud-native solutions — all aligned with business strategy. Equally at home discussing investment priorities in the boardroom and writing Infrastructure as Code in the engine room.Enterprise Architect with 20+ years in IT, including 14 years in Switzerland at Die Mobiliar, Credit Suisse, SBB, and Autodesk. My current focus is generative AI adoption: both as an enabler for software engineering (AI-augmented development pipelines spanning code generation, automated reviews, and test automation) and as a foundation for AI-powered products (e.g. RAG architectures with fine-tuned embedding models).What I have built and delivered:* Architecture practice from scratch — architecture process, meta model, standards, catalog, and governance, implemented as architecture as code: system documentation (arc42, C4), EA model with landscape and capability maps (LikeC4), accessible through the developer portal (Backstage)* AI governance — co-authored AI policy, facilitated cross-departmental working groups to identify and prioritize AI use cases* Digital transformation (B2E and B2C) — designed end-to-end process digitization as Lead Solution Architect: from document intake through event-driven processing to adaptive case management (CMMN). Claims was the first use case; the platform became the company-wide standard. Harmonized the B2C customer journey across digital and analog channels* DevOps and platform team — built and led the team introducing an Internal Developer Platform (Backstage, 40+ developers), Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), and a DevSecOps pipeline* Cloud migration in an IT carve-out — Azure target architecture (Cloud Adoption Framework), containerized workloads, IaC (Terraform)* API management and IAM — centralized identity (OAuth 2.1, OIDC), SSO and federation across B2C, B2E, and B2B* People manager — of up to 5 IT Architects-Industries: insurance, banking, legal tech, public transportation, telecommunications.Certifications: MIT xPRO AI Strategy (2026) · TOGAF 9.1 · CMU SEI Software Architecture · Azure Solutions Architect Expert · AWS SA · SAFe Agilist · iSAQB CPS
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