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# Business Architect - Platform Services

- **Company:** Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
- **Location:** Utrecht, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €7,408.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Linux, IT Architecture
- **Published:** May 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nl.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cb77b887c29701aa

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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.

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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.


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