Solution Architect: Industry 4.0 & Low‑Code Platform Lead

Thales; Hengelo; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days of leave

Travel reimbursement

Flexible benefits package

Excellent pension scheme

Job summary

Thales is seeking a Solution Architect for the SID squad in Hengelo to drive digitalisation, standardisation and modernisation across IS/IT. You will focus on integrations and architecture for Industry 4.0 solutions, including Mendix and ServiceNow platforms.

You will lead architectural decisions, align business and IT, and collaborate across squads with international Thales teams to ensure a robust, scalable application landscape and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree required.
• Experience with API architecture and integration patterns.
• Experience with application design and solutioning.
• Experience with integration technologies such as SOAP, REST and Kafka.
• Knowledge of basic networking and security concepts.
• Modeling using ArchiMate.
• Strong communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Ability to work as a sparring partner for business and IT.
• Accountability and transparent working style.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their processes, challenges and needs.
• Translate business questions into clear, future-proof IS/IT solutions.
• Design application, data and integration architectures using modelling techniques such as ArchiMate.
• Drive Industry 4.0 initiatives by designing and implementing integrated solutions across smart mobility, IoT and industrial networks, including RPA (UiPath).
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers to shape the squad's technical and architectural roadmap.
• Collaborate with other architects and international Thales teams to exchange best practices and tooling.
• Contribute to ramp-up by delivering solutions that help users work more efficiently.

Skills

API architecture

Application design

Integration technologies

Networking & security

Modeling ArchiMate

Communication skills

Ownership & transparency

Dutch & English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Thales is seeking a Solution Architect for the SID squad in Hengelo to drive digitalisation, standardisation and modernisation across IS/IT. You will focus on integrations and architecture for Industry 4.0 solutions, including Mendix and ServiceNow platforms.

You will lead architectural decisions, align business and IT, and collaborate across squads with international Thales teams to ensure a robust, scalable application landscape and strong stakeholder engagement.