Solution Architect

About the Position

Solution Architect

As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing high-quality technical solutions that align with the business objectives of the bank. You will work closely with stakeholders, including product managers, development teams, and analysts, to understand requirements and translate them into technical architectural specifications. In this role, you will also serve as a technical leader, providing guidance to development teams and the architecture board, ensuring that architectural decisions align with internal, regulatory, and business standards. You will evaluate solutions based on their reliability, performance, and usability, and use modern application software development technologies such as container orchestration, microservice architecture patterns, and API and event-based integration patterns.

Strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and a deep understanding of modern software architecture are essential for success. Whether designing cloud-native applications, optimizing system performance, or ensuring security compliance, you will play a key role in shaping the technology strategy of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design solutions by developing end-to-end technical solutions that align with business needs, industry best practices, and technology standards.
• Analyze business use cases, read technical documentation and standards, and understand the financial and technical processes of the bank.
• Coordinate communication, participation, and cooperation with engineers to deliver well-architected solutions to the business lines.
• Work with Domain and Enterprise Architects to align design and solutions with architectural group standards and strategic direction.
• Participate in the architectural board of the bank to review and govern the architectural practices of the group.
• Lead in the creation of the documentation of features, solutions, technical initiatives, and product designs on a physical, logical, functional, and network level.
• Be knowledgeable and keep up to date as a subject matter expert on the existing systems, system integrations, network, products, and services running within the ING ecosystem.
• Collaborate with teams for the implementation and development of your architectural designs, including the feedback loop of changes over the lifecycle of the development effort.
• Adhere to all ING policies and complete all mandatory training requirements.

Requirements

• Software development experience, both as a practitioner and as a lead, preferably in Java-based enterprise systems.
• Extensive experience in application design, analyzing business requirements, creating documentation for technical and non-technical readers, and delivering software solutions to fit and scope.
• Experience in containerization and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of networking principles, security concepts, testing best practices, and modern software development practices.
• Knowledge of industry standard Automation and DevOps methods.
• Knowledge of technology in several levels of the full technology stack (from infrastructure to applications) with expert knowledge & hands-on experience on one or more areas (i.e. having a focus on backend business applications, networking, or security).
• Knowledge of the entire Software Development Lifecycle and best practices relating thereof.
• Knowledge of architectural modeling, like C4, ArchiMate, UML, ERDs, etc.
• Knowledge in Distributed Systems and Microservice Architecture Patterns like Domain Driven Design, Methods in Splitting the Monolith, Event Driven Systems, SOA, etc.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Tooling like RHEL, JBoss, Openshift, Java Enterprise Applications, Spring and Spring Boot.
• Knowledge of Public Cloud and related tooling.
• Knowledge of Oracle Database Systems.
• Knowledge of Relational Databases and NoSQL Databases.

Nice to Have

• Experience in Banking/FinTech space is an advantage.
• Experience working with Regulatory, Compliance, and Policy matters regarding systems design and architecture is an advantage.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture

About the Company

ING is a global bank with a strong European base. More than 60,000 colleagues serve around 38 million customers and corporate clients in over 40 countries. ING is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing an environment where everyone has the opportunity to develop and have impact for our customers and society.