Solutions Architect recruitment
Your department and challenge
You will be a part of the Architecture team. The team supports the business by giving architectural guidance and direction, by delivering practical designs to projects which are still in line with the overall architectural strategy. Architecture is part of the Technology department. Technology plans, designs and delivers Technology Services to the business, aligning with the business change agenda and operational requirements. The department consists of 60+ professionals and is next to the Architecture team divided over the following other teams: Various Business Technology Management teams, Service Desk, Common Services, Application Service Delivery, Infrastructure Service Delivery and Service Control Management.
Your main responsibilities
- Responsible for creating and maintaining a strategic to-be architecture, roadmaps and landscape view for the ING IM’s technical infrastructure focussed on the whole user environment (desktops, Wi-Fi, collaboration tools, OS, e-mail solutions, AD etc.)
- Responsible for creating and maintaining ING IM’s technical infrastructure principles, standards guidelines
- Advises, promotes and maintain application architecture design criteria. Advises IT managers on application development, maintenance and support processes. Provide initial guidance for small and medium sized projects.
- Review solutions that are proposed by the Solution architects
- Communicate the strategic to-be architecture and roadmaps to the other architects and stakeholders
- Member of the architecture board (by invitation)
- Has a vision on how to create and maintain state of the art data centres
Your experience and skills
- Over seven years of experience with infrastructure architectures at least within the financial services industry and preferably within Investment Management
- Higher work and thinking level combined with strong analytical capabilities
- A strategic and tactical vision concerning technical infrastructure and knowledge of its current state.
- Knowledge of market practices/standards, suppliers and providers and their vision on technical infrastructure
- Knowledge of architectural frameworks (TOGAF is a plus)
- Good knowledge of both the English and Dutch language
Your competencies
- Strong communicator
- Able to build relationships with key business stakeholders
- Able to negotiate, seek win-win positions/solutions on issues, as architecture content is developed.
- Strong interest in understanding the business, its strategic direction, dysfunctions and strengths
What we have to offer you
There is more than an average degree of creativity and entrepreneurship needed to build success in your area of expertise. ING Investment Management challenges you, but also gives something in return. We offer:
- Work with some of the most talented people in your field with the ambition to become a top tier asset manager
- A stimulating, open and informal work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits
The organisation you will be part of
ING IM provides investment strategies across all major asset classes for the ING Group network, insurance companies and for institutional clients. ING IM combines this with ING Group’s international distribution capabilities to offer integrated financial services solutions globally to all its clients. Visit www.ingim.com for more information.
Apply now to join our team and build on our ambition to be recognised as a top-tier Asset Manager!
Application contact
Please apply online via the link to ensure a smooth procedure. Note that applications via e-mail will not be considered. For more information regarding the role and/or selection procedure, contact Max Krajenbrink, Senior Recruiter via max.krajenbrink@ingim.com. Please note that you will work on local conditions and not on an expat contract.
Third party applications are not accepted.