Lead Enterprise IT Architect — Strategy & Platforms

Rabobank; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 141,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth month

8% holiday allowance

10% Employee Benefit Budget

EUR 1,400 development budget per year

Hybrid working

Mobility budget

Pension: customizable

Job summary

Rabobank is seeking a Lead Business Architect for Engineering & Enterprise Tech in the Netherlands to shape the long-term IT strategy and architecture, aligning business goals with technology roadmaps.

You will unite business, IT, engineering, and executives around a shared vision and roadmap, driving collaboration across boundaries and setting transformation roadmaps affecting thousands of colleagues and millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in IT or Business.
• 15 years of experience in senior business or enterprise architecture or another form of senior content leadership.
• Extensive experience in IT platform architecture, including the design, implementation, and governance of complex enterprise-scale platforms and technology landscapes.
• Demonstrated success in building, influencing, and maintaining strategic relationships with executive-level stakeholders across both business and technology domains.
• Proven leadership experience, with a strong track record in managing, coaching, and developing high-performing teams and senior professionals.
• Exceptional conceptual and strategic thinking capabilities, with the ability to translate highly complex technical and organisational challenges into clear, actionable insights.
• Outstanding communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the ability to drive alignment and decision-making in complex stakeholder environments.
• Candidates must currently be based in the Netherlands and be legally authorised to work in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Develop and steer the long-term IT strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the Engineering and Enterprise domain, making balanced decisions between business needs and technical possibilities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop business architects, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Lead stakeholder alignment across business, technology, and executive leadership to realise the target architecture and strategic roadmap. Build commitment, manage competing priorities, and support decision making processes, while ensuring timely escalation where necessary.

Education

Master’s degree in IT or Business

Job description

Rabobank is seeking a Lead Business Architect for Engineering & Enterprise Tech in the Netherlands to shape the long-term IT strategy and architecture, aligning business goals with technology roadmaps.

You will unite business, IT, engineering, and executives around a shared vision and roadmap, driving collaboration across boundaries and setting transformation roadmaps affecting thousands of colleagues and millions of customers.