Solution Architect Data & AI Services

NN; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

NN Group in the Netherlands is seeking a Solution Architect for Data & AI Services to define and drive enterprise architectures for data products and cloud-native solutions. The role acts as a technical leader, guiding engineers and aligning architecture with NN's technology direction.

You will work across business, product, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable data and AI platforms, lead ADRs and design reviews, and promote engineering excellence within NN Group.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in solution architecture or related fields.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale Data & AI solutions.
• Proven track record delivering data, analytics, or AI platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud and platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between business needs, product management, engineering teams, and enterprise architecture, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned with NN's strategic technology direction.
• Define end-to-end architectures for Data & AI Products.
• Translate business outcomes and product visions into scalable technical solutions.
• Design integration patterns across Data Governance, Data Engineering, AI Engineering, and Business Intelligence domains.
• Ensure data products are reusable, discoverable, secure, and aligned with enterprise governance standards.
• Lead Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design reviews, ensuring consistency with enterprise architecture principles and standards.

Skills

Python

APIs

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

Dutch & English

Tools

BeFrAnk Pension Management

Job description

As a Solution Architect within Data & AI Services, you define and drive the architecture of enterprise Data & AI products, platforms, and cloud-native solutions that enable NN's data-driven and AI-powered future. The role also serves as a technical leader, guiding engineers, influencing architectural decisions, and promoting engineering excellence.

What you are going to do

• You will act as the bridge between business needs, product management, engineering teams, and enterprise architecture, ensuring that solutions are secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned with NN's strategic technology direction.
• Define end-to-end architectures for Data & AI Products
• Translate business outcomes and product visions into scalable technical solutions
• Design integration patterns across Data Governance, Data Engineering, AI Engineering, and Business Intelligence domains
• Ensure data products are reusable, discoverable, secure, and aligned with enterprise governance standards
• Lead Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design reviews, ensuring consistency with enterprise architecture principles and standards
• Act as trusted advisor to Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and development teams

What we offer you

• Salary between €7,087 and €9,449 based on a 40-hour work week, depending on your knowledge and experience 13th month and holiday allowance are paid with your monthly salary 27 vacation days for a 5-day working week and three Diversity Days A modern pension administered by BeFrank Plenty of training and learning opportunities NS Business Card 2nd class, which gives you unlimited travel, also privately. Do you prefer to travel with your own transport? Then you can declare the kilometers travelled Allowances for setting up your home office and for internet use

Who you are

You combine expertise in cloud platforms, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), software engineering, data engineering, AI engineering, and data products to design solutions that accelerate adoption and value realization across NN Group. Never losing sight of the bigger picture, you are keen to collaborate to achieve our objectives. In addition, you have:

• 8+ years experience in solution architecture, software engineering, platform engineering, or related fields
• Experience designing enterprise-scale Data & AI solutions
• Proven track record delivering complex data, analytics, or AI platforms
• Proven expertise in Data & AI platforms, data products, Data Mesh, MLOps/AgentOps, data governance, data quality
• Solid software engineering background with Python, APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, DevSecOps, observability, and SDLC best practices
• Strong knowledge in cloud and platform engineering across Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, PaaS, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, and cloud security
• Ability to work collaboratively with other architects and stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A good command of both Dutch and English is preferred
• A requirement for this position is that candidates are currently living and working in the Netherlands.

Who you will work with

In this role, you will work closely with Product Owners, Enterprise, Domain and Security Architects, Engineering Managers, Data & AI engineering teams, and business stakeholders across NN Group. You will collaborate across platforms and business units to align architectural decisions, enable reusable solutions, and help teams deliver secure, scalable, and value-driven Data & AI capabilities.

Any questions? Any questions about the process can be directed to Liselotte van der Zeeuw, Talent Acquisition Specialist via email at [e-mail].

NN Group Grupa NN działa w 11 krajach, z silną obecnością w wielu krajach europejskich i Japonii. Ty się liczysz W NN naszym celem jest dbanie o to co ważne. Świat, w którym żyjemy, może się zmieniać, ale to, co naprawdę się liczy, pozostaje takie samo - rodzina, przyjaciele, miłość, zdrowie, dom i praca. Praca jest ważną częścią życia, ale jesteś kimś więcej niż tylko współpracownikiem i to jest coś, co bardzo dobrze rozumiemy w NN. Umiejętności i kompetencje rozwijasz nie tylko w pracy. Masz różne role w życiu i bierzesz coś ze wszystkiego, co robisz. To właśnie sprawia, że każdy jest inny. W NN wierzymy, że różnice czynią nas lepszymi.