Data Solution Architect

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Our client is launching a new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) platform intended to serve multiple banking entities. To support this strategic initiative, they are seeking an experienced IT Solution Architect who will be responsible for defining the architecture of the new platform and guiding implementation teams throughout its delivery.

The role requires a strong background in solution architecture within data-driven environments, with proven expertise in designing data platforms, data products, and ensuring interoperability between analytical and operational ecosystems. The architect will work closely with product owners, infrastructure architects, security architects, analysts, scrum masters, and management stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.

Your missions:

• Define and maintain the overall solution architecture and target blueprint of the AML platform.
• Deliver architecture artefacts and solution design documentation according to quarterly planning commitments.
• Support implementation teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, enterprise architecture strategy, security requirements, and technical implementation.
• Contribute to architectural studies, projects, and evolutions involving both internally developed solutions and third-party packages.
• Promote architectural consistency, scalability, resilience, and efficiency across the platform.
• Act as a key advisor to stakeholders on solution architecture decisions and impacts.
• Drive collaboration across business, product, security, infrastructure, and development teams.

Your activities:

Solution Architecture

• Deliver the blueprint of the overall AML solution.
• Produce incremental solution architecture deliverables as committed during Quarterly Agile Planning (QAP).
• Define architecture principles, solution designs, integration patterns, and technical roadmaps.
• Ensure architectural coherence across all platform components.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate closely with:

• Product Owners
• Infrastructure Architects
• Security Architects
• Tribe Lead Architect
• Scrum Masters
• Business Analysts
• Tribe Management
• Delivery Teams

Facilitate architecture discussions and support decision-making processes.

Ensure alignment between business needs and technical solutions.

Architecture Governance

• Participate in studies, projects, and initiatives impacting the evolution of the architecture.
• Evaluate and guide the adoption of internal developments and package solutions.
• Ensure solutions remain aligned with enterprise architecture strategy.
• Assess impacts, risks, dependencies, and architectural trade-offs.

Delivery Support

• Support implementation teams during the execution phase.
• Ensure architectural decisions are properly implemented.
• Monitor solution consistency, quality, efficiency, security, and resilience.

You have the following skills:

Experience

Mandatory

• Minimum 6 years of experience in IT Solution Architecture.
• Proven experience in solution architecture within data-centric environments.
• Hands-on experience designing and building data platforms.
• Experience defining and architecting data products.
• Experience enabling interoperability between analytical and operational environments.

Preferred

• Experience working in organizations where security and resilience are core architectural concerns (e.g., banking or highly regulated industries).
• Experience with data virtualization.
• Experience within large enterprises and/or financial services organizations.

Technical Competencies

• Solution Architecture
• Enterprise Architecture Alignment
• Data Platform Architecture
• Data Product Architecture
• Data Ecosystems & Integration
• Analytical and Operational Data Environments
• Security-by-Design
• Resilience and Reliability Architecture
• Data Virtualization (preferred)
• Agile Delivery Environments
• Architecture Documentation & Governance

Soft SkillsChange Advocacy

• Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and acts upon them.
• Encourages and mobilizes others to embrace change, even during periods of uncertainty and pressure.

Decision-Making

• Evaluates potential impacts, risks, and opportunities effectively.
• Uses business criteria and organizational values to assess alternative approaches.
• Makes timely and informed decisions based on available information.

Initiative

• Proactively identifies and addresses existing and potential obstacles, problems, and opportunities.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability.

Innovation

• Improves organizational performance through creative thinking and innovative approaches.
• Applies innovation to methods, processes, products, and services.
• Integrates practical business considerations to ensure tangible return on investment.

Languages

• English: Mandatory and primary working language.
• French and/or Dutch: Good working knowledge of at least one of the two languages is required.

Education

• Solid IT background.

Certifications

• No specific certification required.
• Relevant professional experience is considered more important than formal certifications.

Working Model

• Hybrid setup: 50% onsite / 50% remote work.