Solution Architect

About the Position

At ING, we are looking for a Solution Architect to join our Team of Architecture CoE in Madrid, Spain.

Responsibilities

As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Design end-to-end technical solutions ensuring alignment with domain architecture, enterprise architecture, and IT strategy.
• Refine technical solution directions and dependencies in coordination with the Enterprise Architect, Domain Architect, and relevant squad members.
• Provide knowledge, vision, and structure to help find solutions to complex IT environments.
• Guide squads to find the best solution according to the IT strategy and listening to tribe needs, helping on epics and features prioritization.
• Ensure the solutions implemented are aligned with the design and standards.
• Collaborate with Domain Architect and IT and Business Chapters leads in elaborating tribe and assets roadmap.
• Help to align and resolve dependencies between squads.
• Facilitate epics slicing into features and features planning cooperating with delivery Squad, maintaining close relationships with delivery counterparts.
• Align with IT Chapter Leads in the evolution and maintenance of tribe’s IT Landscape.
• Ensure solutions designed are aligned within Domain Architecture horizons defined.
• Maintain contact with various stakeholders on all levels of the ING organization, working together with them to achieve the purpose.
• Ensure the maintenance systems documentation is up to date, including new solutions implemented.

Requirements

• A person with a clear strategic vision of the bank and objectives of IT.
• Problem-solving mindset, used to evaluate different solutions and balance between them aiming to reach the best one based on all requirements met together.
• Working knowledge as software engineer, architect, or similar position with tech background.
• High knowledge of the infrastructure and IT assets of the tribe domain.
• Skills to influence and manage stakeholders.
• Works and acts rapidly based on intuition, instead of reasoning step-by-step.
• Knows the difference between important and less important details.
• A person flexible and adaptable, capable of facing uncertainty, acquiring knowledge in several disciplines, and updating it as often as necessary.
• Assertive person, able to communicate clearly and directly but adequately.

We Offer

• Flexible work model (remote and on-site options).
• Restaurant card.
• Health insurance for you and your family.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible remuneration model.
• Free company shuttle.
• Banking benefits.
• 360º care of the employee (physical, mental, social connection & purpose).
• Physiotherapy service on site.
• Clinics with professional, world-class athletes.
• Gympass service.
• Employee Networks: Rainbow Lions (LGBTQI+), Leonas & RIÑG.
• International Remote work program.

About the Company

We are a team of more than 1800 people sharing one idea: doing our bit in helping our clients create a better future for themselves, by providing them with the tools they need to get where they want to go.

A fully online bank where technology, innovation, simplicity, and transparency are the main ingredients, and the first one to work with agile methodologies.

And although we are based in Spain, we are lucky to work in an international bank with presence in more than 40 countries.

We are proud to have a diverse team, and we are committed to continue developing a culture of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation that represents all collectives in the society.

And even though we look orange on the outside, we are green on the inside. Our ambition in Sustainability is Empowering (y)our Sustainability journey. We are embarking on our path, for us, but we are also there for when our clients decide to embark on this journey.

Making things happen, helping others be successful, always being one step ahead-that’s our DNA. If you look at yourself in the mirror and your reflection matches our way of being and working…we are looking forward to meeting you!

At ING, you belong just as you are. We hire and support people for their talent and potential - and we know that when you can be yourself, you do your best work.