Backend Solution Architect — Global Banking Tech

Deutsche Bank AG; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Hospitalisation insurance

Bike lease

Standing desks

Job summary

Deutsche Bank Belgium is seeking a Solution Architect (Back-end) to deliver innovative solutions for complex business problems across multiple technology domains. You will collaborate with colleagues in Belgium and beyond to shape the technology landscape in a dynamic environment.

Role involves translating problems into architecture, documenting decisions, guiding implementation, and ensuring alignment with standards while supporting development and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Proven middleware and API gateway experience with secure REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of microservices security and cryptography.
• Experience in UML/ArchiMate modeling and enterprise architecture tooling.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business or IT problems into solution building blocks across layers.
• Capture requirements and quality attribute goals with stakeholders.
• Define and document architecture decisions and views for stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with principles, policies and standards.
• Guide implementation and respond to architectural changes.
• Communicate architecture to business and IT stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other architects for Deutsche Bank Belgium architecture.
• Support development and operations teams with technology challenges.

Skills

Middleware (Messaging/API Gateway)

API standards (REST Swagger)

Java

Container deployment (Openshift/K8s/HE

Docker

OIDC/OAuth2

Security in microservices

UML/ArchiMate modeling

Sparx EA tooling

English + French or Dutch

Tools

Sparx EA

Job description

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities.

Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management division.

If you are motivated to take the initiative and collaborate with colleagues around the world; if you want to be part of a community where you can grow, both professionally and personally - join our team.

Together we can make a great impact for our clients home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.

Responsabilities:

As a Solution Architect (Back-end), you will deliver creative solutions for complex business problems spanning multiple technology domains. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across Belgium and beyond, helping shape the future of our technology landscape in a dynamic, innovative work environment.

As a Solution Architect, you are responsible for:

• Translating complex business or IT problems into solution building blocks across business, application, and technology layers.
• Assisting stakeholders in capturing functional requirements and quality attribute goals.
• Defining and documenting architecture, including decisions and views addressing stakeholder concerns.
• Ensuring principles, policies, standards, and guidelines are applied.
• Providing guidance during implementation and responding to changes in architecture.
• Communicating solution architecture to business and IT stakeholders.
• Collaborating with other architects to ensure consistent architecture for Deutsche Bank Belgium.
• Supporting development and operational teams in solving technology challenges.

Skills:

• Proven expertise in Middleware (Messaging, API Gateway), API standards (REST, Swagger), Java, container-based deployment (Openshift, Kubernetes, Helm), Docker, and authentication/authorization protocols (OpenID Connect, OAuth2).
• Solid understanding of security in transactional microservices environments (DMZ, cryptography, PKI certificates, PEN testing, XSS, CSRF).
• Experience with modelling techniques (UML, ArchiMate) and tools (Sparx EA).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills in both technical and business language.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
• Fluent in English and French or Dutch.
• Customer-focused, creative, analytical, and highly motivated to work in a challenging environment.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively, with strong team spirit.
• Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health. Our corporate culture promotes dialogue and encourages sharing opinions and feedback (speak-up culture).
• Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive. As an example, you can benefit from health care options and bike lease available through Flex Benefit Plan, standing desks, medical check-ups, training and keynotes on well-being, etc.
• Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and well-being. We offer a flat organizational structure with close collaboration and open communication between teams; a dynamic, innovative work environment in which our employees and customers are central;
• Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future. We offer you an attractive remuneration package (meal vouchers, hospitalization insurance, group insurance, flexible reward plan, ...), tailored to your experience, as well as the opportunity to develop yourself at every stage of your career. We also propose corporate benefits via our partner network (promotions on travel, interior, utilities, etc.).

Deutsche Bank was certified as a Top Employer 2025 in Belgium for the fifth year in a row.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.