Summary
Jürgen Dufner is a Senior Expert in IT Architecture with over 11 years of experience translating banking strategy into pragmatic, value-driven IT roadmaps across major German banks and vendors. He has led global architecture teams and served as interim Director of Digital Banking, focusing on non-functional requirements, cloud cost optimization, and scalable microservice landscapes. Known for bridging boardroom strategy and hands-on engineering, he fosters high-performing teams through clear vision and attentive listening. His hands-on roots as a developer and contributor to the FitNesse testing framework reflect a persistent emphasis on testability and clean engineering practices. Comfortable in heterogeneous stacks (Ruby, Java) and payments domains (SEPA, TARGET2, ISO 20022), he consistently turns complex regulatory and operational constraints into actionable solutions. Based in Hesse, Germany, he combines enterprise-scale architecture leadership with a practical, test-first mindset that improves clarity and reliability across delivery.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Computer Science, High School Diploma Computer Science at University of Mannheim
German, English