Solution Architect (Mandate Management)

Location: Brussels, Belgium; hybrid work with 50% work from home.

Company

ING is a banking organization with a CoE Architecture team focused on strategic technology changes and feature delivery.

What you will do

• Establish resilient solution architectures for business and IT problems in line with ING Belgium and Group strategy.
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to identify correlations, dependencies, and delivery sequences that create customer value.
• Design solutions with Engineers and Domain Architects and guide squads through implementation.
• Drive complex changes and projects across Tribes while connecting IT Integrators, Architects, Engineers, Product Owners, Developers, and Customer Journey Experts.
• Develop end-to-end solution approaches using knowledge of architecture, application landscapes, infrastructure, business operations, and legislation.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in solution architecture, software engineering, or IT delivery.
• Affinity with architectural practices, solution design, and translating business requirements into sustainable technology solutions.
• Proficiency in English and in Dutch or French is required.
• Broad interest in banking technology; knowledge of Mandate Management is an asset.
• Strong collaboration, communication, stakeholder-management, innovation, and pragmatic decision-making skills.
• Technical competence in architecture principles, data, privacy, security, scalability, performance, resilience, cost, and ethics.
• Ability to work autonomously and act as a trusted advisor to Engineers, Product teams, and Architects.
• Ability to design end-to-end solutions, balance functional and non-functional requirements, and document architectural decisions clearly and structurally.

Nice to have

• TOGAF, ArchiMate, and/or Public Cloud certifications.
• Knowledge of Mandate Management.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position within TECH BE CoE Architecture, with a hybrid arrangement including 50% work from home.
• Internal mobility and support for employees applying for the next step in their ING career.
• Opportunities to learn from experienced colleagues and attend internal and external training.
• Opportunity to contribute to strategic goals, work on change and project initiatives, and grow within the organization.
• Collaboration with self-steering squads and numerous stakeholders across the architecture and delivery organization.