Business Architect - Platform Services

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 7,408 and EUR 10,582 (scale 11) for a 36-hour work week.
• 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.

Or view all our benefits.

Business Architect - Platform Services

Design and improve core platforms used by thousands of engineers daily across a global financial institution with a strong technology focus.

You & your role

Design and evolve modern, secure, and resilient platform architectures as Business Architect - Platform Services. You translate business goals, regulatory requirements, and engineering practices into clear solutions. You work closely with Area Lead and Tech Lead, shaping decisions on operating systems, storage, and recovery while aligning stakeholders across regions and disciplines.

Examples from practice

• Designing a future-proof backup and disaster recovery architecture across hybrid environments.
• Aligning Linux and Windows platform strategies across multiple engineering squads.
• Translating regulatory requirements into practical platform architecture designs.

Facts & figures

• 36 hours per week
• Supporting platforms used by thousands of engineers worldwide
• Over 48,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide

Top 3 responsibilities

• Define and maintain architectural blueprints for platform services, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and engineering practices across multiple domains.
• Drive decision-making for storage, operating systems, and recovery strategies, balancing security, cost efficiency, and operational scalability in complex IT landscapes.
• Lead collaboration with architects and stakeholders, translating strategy into actionable roadmaps and guiding multiple squads towards consistent platform solutions.

Translate strategy into scalable platform solutions and guide teams to implement resilient architectures that support global engineering needs.

• Master's degree level in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years' experience in complex IT architecture environments across platform or enterprise domains. 5+ years' experience with Linux, Windows, and infrastructure architecture including storage or recovery solutions.

Together we achieve more than alone We believe in the power of differences. By combining people's differences, we become an even better bank. Platform Services builds and operates core platforms for global engineering teams. Collaboration is our way of working; as one technical team within Rabobank. We focus on shared ownership, continuous learning, and improving platforms every day. Work on yourself & the world around you For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That's why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarize this in one sentence: "at Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you simultaneously." This is reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid work environment, and a good work-life balance. You can also work on banking matters for our personal and business clients, as well as on social issues like the food and energy transitions. Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank At Rabobank, we're working toward a culture where everyone feels welcome. We value our differences and use them to collaborate more effectively and make better decisions. We do this step by step, paying attention to what's going well and to the areas where we can continue to improve. By being open to different perspectives, we're creating an environment where colleagues feel heard. That helps us build an organization where people enjoy working-and where we truly understand and serve our customers.