Solution Architect Sub Area Data

Architect the future of data at Rabobank

Architect the future of data at Rabobank—design scalable solutions that protect society from financial economic crime and empower teams to turn complexity into clarity.

You & your role

Shape the data landscape by designing robust, future-ready architectures and providing technical leadership across the Sub Area Data. As Solution Architect, you drive innovation, ensure data is accessible and secure, and collaborate with squads to deliver impactful solutions that support Rabobank’s mission. You work closely with the FEC Data Layer team, GenAI squad, and Data Management team to align technology with business needs and regulatory requirements.

Examples from practice

• Design end-to-end architectures for new initiatives, ensuring scalability and compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Help evolve the architectural blueprint that ensures FEC data is accessible, reliable, and secure for advanced analytics and regulatory compliance.
• Integrate Generative AI capabilities into FEC solutions, enabling advanced analytics and innovation.
• Support the Data Management team in aligning data governance and quality standards across complex environments.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Design and integrate solution architectures for complex data environments, ensuring scalability, security, and future-readiness across new and existing applications.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, guiding squads and stakeholders from ideation to deployment and support.
• Lead the Sub-Area and squads from the architecture perspective in de triangle.

You also advise on data cataloguing, logical data models, and ensure alignment with business object models and quality standards.

‘As a Solution Architect, you play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Rabobank’s data landscape. Your vision and technical leadership help us deliver innovative solutions that make a real impact.’

The Data & Insights Area is responsible for unlocking, enriching, and making data available across the bank. As a Solution Architect in the Sub Area Data, you play a key role in building scalable and future-proof data solutions that support critical domains in Financial Economic Crime. Collaboration is our way of working; as one data-minded team within Rabobank, we achieve impactful results together. Our culture is open, inclusive, and focused on continuous improvement.

Work on yourself & the world around you

At Rabobank, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That’s why we invest in you and work together for a better world. In short: at Rabobank, you work on yourself & the world around you.

You’ll see this reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid working environment, and a healthy work-life balance. You’ll contribute to banking for private and business clients, as well as to societal challenges such as food and energy transitions.

You & your talent

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in architectural roles, preferably in the banking or the financial sector.
• Deep understanding of Data and IT architecture, including application functions, data security, and interaction patterns.
• Experience with architectural frameworks (TOGAF & ArchiMate) and Cloud Architecture (Microsoft Azure/Databricks).
• Strong knowledge of data mesh, data platforms, and ELT/ETL technologies.
• Knowledge of data management frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK), data modelling and data privacy (e.g., AI Act, GDPR) and preferably banking specific regulations (e.g., BCBS 239).
• Proven ability to build solutions for complex data environments, serverless architectures, and high-performance applications.
• Proven experience in enabling data science teams to bring AI systems into production with deep expertise in the infrastructure, processes and governance required.
• Strong communicator who can convey complex architectural topics to both a technical and non-technical audience in an understandable and engaging manner.
• Comfortable with a broad stakeholder field: from technical engineers to senior management in the business.
• Persuasive skills to advocate for architectural principles, while also demonstrating empathy, pragmatism, and stakeholder awareness to adapt your approach respectfully and effectively.
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical skills.
• Fluent in English; Dutch proficiency is a plus.
• To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands.

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between €5,381 and €7,687 (scale 10)
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution