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# Solution Architect Marketing

- **Company:** Booking.com
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Customer Data Management, Data Structures, Software Engineering
- **Published:** May 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nl.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=504bf4b8b519ce2c

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Software development?, * Proven technical leadership with a background in software development and hands-on experience in system design and software operations
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Strategic thinker with the ability to set direction over a multi-year horizon, translating ambiguous business challenges into well-defined technical projects and roadmaps
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Business mindset with clear understanding of how to use architecture to support business strategy and create value
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Demonstrated experience influencing and leading engineering teams and technical leadership without direct authority, driving alignment across a wide range of stakeholders
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Expert stakeholder management skills - able to navigate complex cross-departmental dynamics, build consensus and move initiatives forward across organisational boundaries
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Ability to work confidently with more senior stakeholders, several levels above.
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Ability to take decisions and kick-off execution even under situations of large complexity and uncertainty
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Highly organised and able to manage multiple concurrent projects, switching context effectively across a broad portfolio of systems and capabilities
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Proactive problem solver with a bias for action and a strong sense of ownership - you do what you say you will
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Cultivates deep organizational insight through active networking rather than relying solely on automated systems; builds strong rapport with diverse colleagues and establishes comprehensive technical context through a visible and engaging presence
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Solid understanding of agile delivery principles; able to validate hypotheses quickly and iterate with pace
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Experience with capacity planning, estimation and budgeting for technology initiatives, A passion for documentation and organisational clarity

 * Demonstrable experience of cloud technology (AWS or similar) and designing cloud native systems

## Description

* Own the Marketing technical architecture: understand our capabilities, systems and their major dependencies, and maintain an up-to-date catalog
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Build trusted relationships with system and capability owners across Marketing and its key dependencies, acting as Marketing's technical representative in cross-functional discussions
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Monitor the architectural and operational health and maturity of the marketing technology landscape; proactively identify risks, gaps and improvement opportunities
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Participate in and guide architecture audits and budgeting processes, building funding cases grounded in data and linked to company and marketing strategy
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Organise and evolve Marketing's data structures and data workflows to support reliable, high-quality decision-making
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Ensure Marketing technology remains compliant with regulations and upholds the highest standards of customer data protection

Architecture Practice & Leadership

 * Own and expand the architecture practice: raise the bar on design documentation quality and adoption, lead architectural reviews, and guide senior engineers on architectural concerns
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Lead by example - review important technical proposals and code contributions, apply and teach architectural best practices, and help engineers across Marketing grow their architectural thinking
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Facilitate regular presentations to share architectural knowledge and best practices with both internal and external audiences

Strategic Delivery

 * Translate Marketing strategy into short, medium and long-term architectural projects; actively contribute to shaping the Marketing architecture north star
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Lead multiple architecture projects per year: design systems following company architectural frameworks, guide execution teams through informal leadership, and ensure initiatives are well-structured with clear descriptions, dependencies, risks and deadlines


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