Solution Architect
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Job description
As a Solution Architect within Damen Naval's IT Staff Department, you will be responsible for designing IT solutions for various business and IT projects. You will develop standard solutions, create designs, guide IT projects, and collaborate with our IT engineers to build and improve solutions. Working in a complex environment focused on building naval ships with approximately 1200 employees, managing cyber security threats, and incorporating security by design are critical aspects of your role. You will work on a variety of IT projects and programs that match your skills and experience, with opportunities to broaden your knowledge and tackle new challenges. You will join an architecture team comprising 10 specialists in both enterprise and solution architecture. We use the TOGAF framework and model our environment with the Archimate modelling language. Our architecture processes, principles, and vision are well-established, and you will have the opportunity to contribute to their improvement based on your expertise., In this role, your responsibilities will include:
- You consult on and design new and current IT solutions.
- You create standard reusable building blocks and low-level designs.
- You guide project teams in making the right technological decisions.
- Cooperate with the Cyber Security team and security architects to make sure our technical solutions are secure and compliantCooperate with the Enterprise architects to make sure our solutions are in line with the high-level design, (IT) strategy and architecture vision.
Requirements
Do you have experience in TOGAF?, * 10+ years' experience working on IT solutions as either an engineer or architect
- 5+ years' experience working on IT Architecture is preferred
- Solid experience in translating of requirements into (technical) tooling and solutions.
- Familiarity with architecture tools and experience in modelling and standardizing architecture is a plus.
- Excellent stakeholder management, consultancy and influencing skills.
- Experienced dealing with compliance and risk topics are considered a plus.
- Good command of the English language and the ability to speak and understand Dutch.
- Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
- Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.
Benefits & conditions
- A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
- 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
- Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
- PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
- Profit sharing based on company results.
- Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
- Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.
Application & information Are you interested in this position, please submit your application with your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:
- Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
- Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).Notice period / possible starting date.
For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website , the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.
Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.
A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.
Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.
