Job Opportunity: Business Architect - Data & Analytics

We are seeking a highly motivated Business Architect specializing in Data & Analytics. In this role, you will serve as the Area Architect for the Area Enterprise Data Products within the Tribe D&A Products & Transformation. You will be responsible for defining the target architecture at the area level that supports our product vision.

The Area Enterprise Data Products is dedicated to realizing key data products. These products are utilized by multiple consumers across various business domains, aiming to reduce time to market, enhance cost efficiency, and improve the quality of business solutions. We adopt a product-oriented mindset to ensure that every design of a data product begins with the data consumer's value in mind. This area includes the Client Data Foundation, which offers numerous historical viewpoints and properties of our customers. Another notable example is the Customer Liquid Asset Position, which aggregates end-of-day balances for all products (liquid assets) within Rabobank. A key challenge in this role is to guide the future direction of our enterprise data products portfolio, aligning it with business needs while ensuring ease of use and scalability.

As the Area Architect, you will manage the area alongside the Area Lead and Tech Lead. You will closely collaborate with solution architects in the area, where you will align on the area vision, execute the architecture strategy & roadmaps, and contribute to our organizational purpose. Your responsibility will involve guiding teams toward optimal results in a future-proof architecture, fostering a supportive environment to keep each other motivated and help one another where possible.

It is essential to have the courage to challenge yourself and develop, even when mistakes occur. What matters most is that you—and your team—learn from these experiences and grow. With your experience, insights, and skills, you will significantly contribute to our business users, enabling them to unlock value from data more efficiently and effectively.

Your Role in the Architecture Department

The architecture department, consisting of over 100 members, is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enforcing Rabobank's IT strategy and architecture to support the bank's long-term goals in commercial, efficiency, and risk areas. We work as a cohesive team, valuing the strength of diversity to enhance our operations. We are eager to see what you can bring to our team. You will be part of the 10-member D&A-architecture team, which sets the architectural direction for the Data & Analytics Products & Transformation and the Global Data & Analytics Platform Tribes. We collaborate closely with Solution Architects from Tech4D&A, believing that architecture should be a collective responsibility.

Practical Examples of Activities

• Develop an information architecture for bank-wide client data in collaboration with your team, business and IT stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Create and communicate an architectural vision on data products for unstructured data, aligning with business stakeholders, architects, and the Chapter Global Data Management.
• Mentor and coach approximately six solution architects within the Area Enterprise Data Products.

Contract Details

Duration: 01-07-2025 - 30-09-2025 with the option for extension.

Location: Utrecht

ZZP: Not allowed

Application Deadline: 15-07-2025 at 15:00

Initial period of 3 months, with a possible extension.

Top Selection Criteria

• Minimum 7 years working experience in relevant roles, with at least 3 years of architecture experience in a complex data & analytics environment.
• You have experience with the concept of data as a product.
• You are comfortable in a leading role and can provide coaching and guidance to a team of Solution Architects.

Other Requirements

• Ability to communicate technical solutions in business terms, with a skill to influence and persuade others while maintaining an open mindset.
• Practical experience with architecture methods and techniques.
• You have a helicopter view, overseeing a wide domain and understanding the consequences certain (design) decisions have on both business and IT.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with business & IT leaders and colleague architects.
• Language: English mandatory, Dutch is a plus.

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Let’s meet! Are you the person we’re looking for?

If you are, we are happy to receive your application including your motivation.

Growing a better world together: You'll already be aware that our client is a financial services provider for 7.1 million 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? Do you want to become the ideal version of yourself? We would love to help you fuel and invest in your career and ambitions in an environment where you keep learning every day. We give you the space to innovate and initiate. In this way, we offer you numerous opportunities to grow and help you exceed your expectations, to do the right thing exceptionally well, and to therefore grow as a professional.

Our client is a financial service provider for 7.1 million customers in 40 countries, you know already. Our Red Team works for all the locations of our client in all these countries. Do you also know that we are working together on a better world? We do this in 101 ways like for example our knowledge and experience of Ethical Hacking and Red Teaming sharing with other organizations and "hackers". That belongs to us at ' growing a better world together '

Working conditions: This job role offers a balanced split between operational (run) and project (build) work, with a distribution of 75% operational and 25% project-related tasks. To minimize the impact on business operations, some changes may be scheduled outside of regular business hours.

Do you want this too? Do you aspire to be the best version of yourself? We are delighted to support your development and invest in an environment where continuous learning is encouraged. We provide you with the freedom to innovate and take initiative. By offering numerous growth opportunities, we help you exceed your own expectations and excel in your work, enabling you to grow both personally and professionally.

Moreover, you can expect the following benefits based on a 36 or 40-hour working week:

• An Employee Benefit Budget equivalent to 10% of your monthly income, which you can use according to your preferences. This budget allows you to purchase additional holiday days or make additional contributions to your pension.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of location-independent work, depending on the team's planning.
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel using public transportation. If you commute by car or motorcycle, you can opt for a commuting allowance.
• A pension scheme with a contribution rate of only 5% from your side.

Let's get to know each other.

Are you the person we are looking for? The new colleague who wants to strengthen our client's team and make a difference for yourself, our customers, and society? We would love to receive your application for this vacancy.

Please note: Even if you don't meet all the criteria mentioned in the profile, but you believe you can fulfill the role effectively, we encourage you to apply. We invest in your growth and development.

Responses to applications are handled in accordance with our vacancy management process.

If you have any questions about the application process, ww will be happy to assist you via email (info@if-solutions.nl) office +31 10 210 87 90 or through the provided application link.

Screening is a standard part of the application process. We assess candidates based on the screening procedures followed by our client to ensure that new employees are reliable and suitable for their roles.

For this vacancy, an individual assessment and skills testing may be included as part of the application process.

We believe that everyone is unique, and it is precisely these differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we are curious to know more about you.