Solution Architect

As a Solution Architect Governance Platform you will get the opportunity to work in beating heart of data within the Rabobank. You will work together with people who have an insatiable curiosity in technology, data, and self-development. You will heavily invest in your career. You will make memories.

As a Solution Architect you can make a difference

Within the Tribe Global Data & Analytics Platform you will work in the centre of the data driven enterprise. The tribe contains 4 area’s:

• Governance Platform
• Data Platform
• Analytics Platform
• Onboarding & Support

For about 40 squads are dived over these areas. All squads have a Solution Architect. We need your help to design, build and run ground breaking solutions that are as valuable to our 7 million customers.

You will be responsible for
Building and integrating information systems to meet the company's needs in the work field of data . You will assess the systems architecture currently in place or working on greenfield projects. You will work with technical staff to recommend solutions which improve our servicing. If needed you will help resolving technical problems as they arise.

Experience

Above all we are looking for new colleagues with an insatiable curiosity in data, technology and self-development on a medior/senior level. We don’t look for the sheep with the 5 legs. We believe that if you are a good solution architect you are capable to work as a specialist and generalist. There is absolutely no need to tick all of below mentioned boxes but it gives you an idea of which topics are important to us:

• You have worked with developing and maintaining containerized solutions and have experience with Informatica EDC, Collibra and OneTrust.
• You have experience in data governance, data lineage and date provacy.
• You have experience with synthetic data and/or test data generation.
• You know how to define requirements and proof points for the execution of a proof of concept and are also able to document the results.
• You've worked with Azure, provisioning resources using ARM templates, Bicep, PowerShell or the Azure CLI. 
• You have experience working with pipelines-as-code and infra-as-code as well as with Azure DevOps.
• You’re reasonably skilled using Python programming language 
• Worked as a data engineer or dev ops engineer developing platform services OR worked as an application developer developing integrating services.
• You have worked in a Azure Data Factory environment
• You have experience in architecture API patterns
• You are familiar with Data Management Body of Knowledge

Competences

• Strong communication skills
• Open communication
• Pro active
• Working together
• Providing feedback 
• Willing to develop further in Azure
• Strong information/data analysis skills
• A customer focused mind-set and having a structured way of working are key talents that a business analyst embodies. 
• Quick learner
• Curiosity
  

What do we offer?

• Rabobank wants to help you become the best version of yourself. Your development is crucial and investments are made in an environment in which you continue to learn. You get room to innovate and do business. Plenty of growth opportunities are provided and you are helped to exceed your expectations and do the right thing extraordinarily well so that you can grow as a professional. On top of that you can also count on:  
• A 36 or 40 hour working week;
• A yearly salary incl. all benefits up to € 120.000,00 (based on 40 hours, in scale 9 or 10), depending on your knowledge and experience;
• A 13th month and holiday pay;
• An Employee Benefit Budget (10% of your monthly income) that you can spend on, for example, buying extra vacation days or making an extra contribution to your pension;
• Flexibility in working hours and location-independent working;
• A collective pension scheme to which you only contribute 5%;
• 100% reimbursement of commuter traffic if you travel by public transport! Still with a car or motorcycle? Then opt for a commuting allowance
• 151.2 hours holiday per year including 1 Diversity Day per year

You and the job application process

Reply to the vacancy for Solution Architect at Rabobank.

• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Lois Hageman, IT Recruiter, marie-louise.hageman@rabobank.nl.
• We will hold the interviews through a video call.
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/nl/veelgestelde-vragen.
• A security check is part of the process.
• We respect your privacy.

Growing a better world together
You are already aware that Rabobank is a financial services provider for millions of customers in 40 countries. But did you know that we aim to contribute to real change with our “Growing a better world together” mission?  We do so in countless ways, such as:

• A third of all the food we purchase is thrown away. Together with Nature & Environment, we’re working to increase awareness among consumers of how to reduce food waste.
• As part of a project with Humanitas, we are helping people who are experiencing financial difficulties to get their household finances in order.
• Together with Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland (the Dutch Council for Refugees), we are helping 1,500 refugees find a suitable job.

Interested? Please contact us.

You could participate in architecting and implementing best fit Cloud solutions for AWS within  our bank. Public Cloud keeps on growing within the Rabobank and with this we also are in need of a Solution Architect that can make sure that our Infra Squads (teams) (Providers of the Cloud within Rabobank) and our DevOps Squads (Consumers of the Cloud within Rabobank) are provided with the right Cloud solution to fit their needs.

As a Senior Solution Architect for AWS you will engage with Cloud engineers from Engineering Platforms to make sure we are delivering the DevOps Squads within our bank with the right solutions, so they can work at adding value without dealing with unnecessary overhead of tending to Cloud infra themselves. For this you will work together with our Area’s AWS Cloud infra Squads and the AWS Devops Squads within our bank (providers and consumers), Security Office, IT & Tech leaders,  Financial stakeholders (FinOps) and others, to make sure the right architecture is implemented and at the same time is as cost effective and sustainable as possible.

Creating impact

Rabobank is constantly making sure the scale and innovation benefits offered by public Cloud services are utilized in the best way possible. This requires knowledge, an open attitude and where needed also a cultural change within our organisation.

As a Senior Solution Architect for our platforms you make impact by:

• Designing and maintaining complex Cloud solution patterns for AWS that are secure by design.  And where needed initiating and formulating new concepts, policies and design principles
• Translating enterprise and business architecture guidance and decisions into actionable AWS domain strategies and (re)usable Cloud solutions
• Working with the various Squads to ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise platforms. Solving impediments for a continuous improving Cloud journey
• Engage with the FinOps squad in our Area to strive for the most cost efficient and sustainable solution. Collaborating with them to contribute to cost analysis, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and optimization measures
• Guiding, coaching, maturing our Squads for implementing the architecture and support them with any challenges they are facing in this
• Taking on 2 to max 5 Squads, depending on the maturity of the Squads. This could mean that you divide your attention between different Cloud Squads and FinOps. Adding as much value  where it is needed
• Be an active member of our squad triangle(s) which guide the engineering Squads, making sure  there is regular alignment between Product, Tech and Architecture
• Working closely together with other Solution and Business Architects, Product Owners and Cloud Engineers within our Area
• Helping and supporting our DevOps Squads with deep-dive Cloud questions
• Advocating Cloud native solutions/patterns to existing challenges within the bank (Containerization, how to run and manage virtual machines, multi-tenant container orchestration, loosely coupled interfaces, etc)
• Applying your solid knowledge of multi-Cloud and hybrid Cloud architectures
• Applying your solid knowledge of building solutions using AWS Cloud services (e.g. AWS IAM, Storage, Compute, and Containers)

Top 3 responsibilities

• Together with the business realising top solutions based on the best available platforms and technologies.
• You will be successful when the bank can transition to efficient, effective and compliant application & Infrastructure solutions.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure application solutions are optimized for functionality, reliability, availability, scalability, security and cost. This role will also contribute to the development of strategies, policies, and best practices.

With each other

Working together is the way we work. Our area within the Tribe Tech4Engineering joins forces to make all software and automation processes faster, more agile and more secure.

One of the goals of this tribe is to unlock 1 Million hours of coding. They do this by staying focused and always being ahead of the facts, unburdening the engineers by optimizing the engineering journey, and by introducing Managed Services.

With your talents

It is logical that customer orientation, enthusiasm and an unstoppable hunger for new knowledge are indispensable for this function. In addition, it is important that you recognise everything on the checklist below:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant direction (ICT)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a (Cloud) Solution Architect in a complex and mixed on-premises and public Cloud environment
• Minimum of 2 AWS certifications including AWS Solutions Architect Professional or proven experience/track record
• Substantive knowledge when it comes to Cloud technologies & Cloud design patterns
• Familiarity with migrating from on-premise to Cloud environments
• Experience with AWS Well-Architected reviews and best practices
• Good understanding of Cloud Governance (e.g. AWS Organizations, policies & controls)
• Good understanding of Cloud-Native Architectures: Expertise in designing and consulting Cloud-native solutions
• Good understanding of IAM (e.g. IAM roles/users, RBAC, AWS DS/ADFS, MFA)
• Good understanding of Security/secrets management (e.g. PKI, certificates, KMS)
• Good understanding of Logging/monitoring (e.g. CloudTrail, alerting, Security Hub)
• Knowledge and experience with Networking (e.g. DNS, NSG’s/SG’s, Virtual networks, integration with Cloud/On premise)
• In depth knowledge of and experience with AWS services (e.g. Serverless, Databases, Storage, EKS)
• Knowledge and experience in FinOps practices, including cost optimization with the ability to conduct detailed cost analysis and identify optimization opportunities
• Experience with the Agile Way of Working (Scrum & Kanban)
• Analytical skills to collect, coordinate and present sophisticated data to a variety of audiences
• A positive and open approach – we expect you to use your voice and bring in new ideas and solutions
• Networking capabilities, you build relationships easily
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• You are a great storyteller and you know how to encourage others
• Hands-on mentality, demonstrating and taking ownership
• You want to get better every day
  

Terms of employment

Rabobank wants to help you become the best version of yourself. Your development is crucial and investments are made in an environment in which you continue to learn. You get room to innovate and do business. Plenty of growth opportunities are provided and you are helped to exceed your expectations and do the right thing extraordinarily well so that you can grow as a professional. On top of that you can also count on:  

• A 36 or 40 hour working week;
• A yearly salary incl. all benefits up to € 120.000,00 (based on 40 hours, in scale 9 or 10), depending on your knowledge and experience;
• A 13th month and holiday pay;
• An Employee Benefit Budget (10% of your monthly income) that you can spend on, for example, buying extra vacation days or making an extra contribution to your pension;
• Flexibility in working hours and location-independent working;
• A collective pension scheme to which you only contribute 5%;
• 100% reimbursement of commuter traffic if you travel by public transport! Still with a car or motorcycle? Then opt for a commuting allowance
• 151.2 hours holiday per year including 1 Diversity Day per year

Applying and Planning

Are you the believing candidate? And do you have the knowledge, skills and personal leadership to make this happen in practice? Then we look forward to receiving your application.  

We would like to receive applications (a job-oriented motivation letter plus CV) as soon as possible via www.rabobank.nl .  

We look forward to your response and/or application!

You and the job application process

Reply to the vacancy for Senior Solution Architect AWS

• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Ashley Lumbantobing, IT Recruiter, (ashley.lumbantobing@rabobank.nl)
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/nl/veelgestelde-vragen.
• A security check is part of the process.  
• We respect your privacy.   

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