Enterprise Architect Data Analytics

ING Bank NL is looking for a passionate and inspiring Enterprise Architect. The CoE Architects in Amsterdam is a vibrant place for anyone who is willing and capable of translating ING’s vision into architecture designs and guides the strategy execution. We have the ambition to design the capabilities that make up the digital bank of tomorrow, influencing the business strategy towards an optimal execution path for delivery of a secure and reliable platform to ultimately deliver great services to our customers.

Do you want to be the Enterprise Architect who designs our big data and analytical capabilities that enable all tribes to govern and use data then join the CoE Architects team at ING. You will have the opportunity to grow in a multinational organization and branch out to adjacent technology areas.

The team

The mission of our team is to define an effective path for business and IT transformation by translating our strategy into sustainable designs and technology decisions, which are built on shared standards. Doing so we contribute to maximise business value and keep the bank relevant today and ready for tomorrow. Within the CoE Architects you work together in a small team of enterprise architects, you work closely with the domain architects, and you maintain an overview of the required work. Besides you collaborate with business colleagues, architects, feature engineers, and IT managers to create and communicate the architecture results.

Roles and responsibilities

You will translate business vision into end-to-end services by creating, communicating and improving the key principles and models that describe the future state. And you will execute the global business & IT roadmap process, with centralised designs and (logical) global decompositions, analyse market- and IT-trends and, based on this information, contribute to the products we offer to our customers. So you will:

• Collaborate in a small team of experienced architects setting architecture vision, principles and patterns based on the strategy resulting in effective business services.
• Work together with a team of domain architects and maintain an overview of the work of the various domain architects.
• Effectively coordinate the communication, participation and cooperation with the domain architects to deliver integrated business services.
• Manage the complexity of providing a data and analytics platform to all tribes.
• Keep a close relation with the different area leads, product owners and engineers, influencing the development priorities and direction.
• Initiate and be involved in developments so the architecture team can proactively steer on ‘fit for purpose’.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

The team relies on complementary skills listed below. We are looking for a new colleague that is willing to contribute his/her skills to the team and is willing to grow the remainder of the listed skills.

• To be succesfull on data and analytics, proven experience is needed on large scale data and analytics platforms on public cloud.
• Working in a multinational company requires adaptability whereby appreciation for multiple viewpoints, customs and diversity is a must. Professional communications skills in English are required.
• Working as enterprise architect requires both formal and informal global coordination and communication skills amongst large groups of stakeholders, maintain alignment with vendors/suppliers and the ability to present to C level management.
• Working within the CoE Architects domain for the bank requires broad understanding and affinity with general IT solutions and a profound knowledge of banking services. Ability to understand the way of working of ING and support domain architects.
• Working within the retail area requires a strong but respective mindset on change for guiding stakeholders to sustainable use of public cloud services. These services will be delivered within the guardrails of the architecture put in place by you. The guardrails make sure the services are used in a secure and financially controlled manner with the right non-functional characteristics.
• Working in a regulated industry requires appreciation and tolerance for regulations. It is important to understand that regulations influence the architecture of our landscape.
• Working as a professional requires besides the standard skills like teamwork, self-steering, administrative, negotiation, etc. also a high level of self-awareness of (solution) biases. Understanding our own biases and their limits are key to be successful in negotiating broadly supported solutions.

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions?

Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button. Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.