Solution Architect - Mandate Management

Solution Architect Mandate Management

GJA Solution Architect III

GJlevel: 17

TECH BE - CoE Architecture

50% work from home

Hiring Manager: Filip Vandenbroecke

Recruiter: Melero, C. (Catalina)

Your role & work environment

At ING, we value and support our employees before recruiting external talent. If you think this vacancy is the right next step in your ING career, we encourage you to apply. If you have questions about the vacancy or would like to hear more before applying, please reach out to the responsible recruiter.

We are looking for a Solution Architect with experience or a broad interest in Customer Data & Mandate Management. The focus of your architecture activities will be to establish resilient solution architectures for business and IT problems in line with ING Belgium and Group strategy.

A day in the life of an IT Solution Architect

•  You work in cooperation with IT and Business stakeholders, recognizing the correlations and dependencies between their activities.

•  You create your designs in close collaboration with Engineers and Domain Architects, guiding them through deployment of the design.

•  You make complex changes and projects happen within and across Tribes. Your holistic view and your knowledge of both Business and IT are crucial in translating business requirements into a sequence that delivers customer value as early as possible.

•  You act as the connecting pin between colleagues with different expertise in self-steering teams (squads), including IT Integrators, IT Solution Architects, Engineers, Domain Architects, Product Owners, Squad Masters, Developers and Customer Journey Experts.

•  You drive the solution approach together with squads, using in-depth knowledge of Business and IT, including architecture, application landscapes, infrastructure, business operations and legislation.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you stay curious, keep learning and take on responsibility. In return, we will support you in developing into an even more effective version of yourself.

As a Solution Architect, you will also need:

•  At least 3 to 5 years of relevant professional experience in solution architecture, software engineering or IT delivery.

•  Affinity with architectural practices, solution design and translating business requirements into sustainable technology solutions.

•  TOGAF, ArchiMate and/or Public Cloud certifications are considered a plus.

•  Broad interest in banking technology, with knowledge of Mandate Management considered an asset.

•  Proficiency in English, ING's corporate language, and in Dutch or French.

•  Strong behavioural competencies in collaboration, communication, stakeholder management and innovation, with the ability to navigate complexity and drive pragmatic decision-making.

•  Strong technical competencies, with attention to architecture principles, data, privacy, security, scalability, performance, resilience, cost and ethics. You can work autonomously and act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner for Engineers, Product teams and fellow Architects.

•  The ability to design end-to-end solutions, balance functional and non-functional requirements, and document architectural decisions in a clear and structured manner.

As a Solution Architect, you will have the opportunity to:

•  Contribute actively to ING's strategic goals and objectives on a daily basis.

•  Work with like-minded colleagues from whom you will learn through their experience.

•  Further increase your knowledge by attending internal and external training opportunities.

•  Demonstrate your value and grow within the organization.

•  Work on a mix of change and project initiatives.

The team

You will join a team of IT Solution Architects and Domain Architects within CoE Architecture BE. The team works with numerous stakeholders and is at the heart of Feature delivery with the Tribes.

We are the go-to team for driving and accelerating changes and projects.

Would you like to get to know the department better? Book a coffee with the hiring manager, a team member or the recruiter. In a second phase, you could explore the job content further through a My Job Your Job exchange.