Solution Architect Distributed Networks

You help secure and shape the IT backbone for over 9 million customers in more than 40 countries, ensuring always-on, secure, and resilient operations.

You & your function

Within Foundation4Tech, you will be the Solution Architect for the Distributed Networks area. This area houses three key squads that are responsible for Akamai, Zscaler and SD-Branch and Clearpass services within Rabobank. You translate technical challenges into scalable solutions and ensure a secure, reliable, and future-proof infrastructure. In this role, you are the linchpin between technology, strategy, and collaboration. As a Solution Architect, you work closely with fellow architects and Solution Engineers and guide the Distributed Networks teams.

Examples from practice

• Guide the architecture process within Distributed Networks, converting business and IT requirements into technical and functional solution architectures.
• Support the Area Architect with the creation of the Target Architecture and IT roadmap.
• Decide and align on solution topics with the Product Owner and Tech Lead, explaining consequences of alternative solutions.

Facts & figures

• 36 hours per week.
• Foundation4Tech is a global IT powerhouse inside Rabobank with 250+ FTE, supporting 9+ million customers in over 40 countries.
• 9.5 million customers worldwide.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Communicate Solution Architecture to stakeholders, including squads, product owners, area architects, and area leads.
• Guide squads with development conforming to architecture and monitor compliance together with business and IT.
• Organise decision-making on proposed deviations and drive backlogs to solve architectural and technical debts.

A global IT powerhouse inside Rabobank of 250+ FTE. We drive innovation and excellence in IT services, we ensure seamless and secure operations across servers, storage, operating systems, databases, networks and end user & application protection.

We work smart, agile and secure - with clear goals:

• Protect our license to operate
• Deliver managed, standardized services
• Effective teamwork

Do you have experience in Solution architecture?, * Experience with Akamai, Zscaler, SD-Branch, and Clearpass services.

• Ability to translate business and IT requirements into technical and functional solution architecture.
• Experience with software and IT infrastructure in a large, complex environment.

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 5,381 and EUR 7,687 (scale 10).
• Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.
• Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).
• Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.

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Together we achieve more than alone We believe in the power of differences. By combining people's differences, we become an even better bank. We are curious about what you add to our team of Foundation4Tech. The 250+ colleagues of Foundation4Tech ensure seamless and secure operations across servers, storage, operating systems, databases, networks, and end user & application protection. Collaboration is our approach; as one secure and solution-oriented team within Rabobank, we drive innovation and excellence in IT services. Work on yourself and the world around you at the same time For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That's why we want to invest in you and work together for a better world. At Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you at the same time. You'll see this reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid working environment, and a healthy balance between work and home. You can work on banking services for our private and business customers, as well as societal issues such as food and energy transitions. Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank At Rabobank, we believe we become stronger through people who complement each other. By embracing our differences, we bring out the best in one another. We seek diversity in areas such as knowledge, skills, and experience, but also in gender, background, and culture. Across every department, we strive for variety and the freedom to be yourself - whoever you are. That's what diversity and inclusion at Rabobank is all about.