Senior Solution Architect

Job characteristics

LocationUtrechtContract durationTemporary employment with a view to permanent.Hours per week - 38Monthly salary€6.244,00 - €8.067,00Salary levelCivil servant scale IBBAD 12 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 12LevelHBO Bachelor; WO BachelorFieldICTVacancy number82126Employment​Temporary employment with a view to permanent employment​Job groupCivilian

What you will do

When you choose a job at Defense, you choose socially relevant work. You truly contribute to a secure Netherlands. In addition to approximately 49 thousand professional soldiers and reservists, over 22 thousand civilians also work at Defense. Do you want to contribute as a civilian in your own field to a professional defense organization and thus to peace and security at home and abroad?

As a Sr. Solution Architect, you ensure a technically future-proof, secure, and highly available application landscape for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar).

The work consists of translating customer needs into a technical solution. This involves adapting existing IT systems and, if necessary, new IT solutions. You will work together in a multidisciplinary team to elaborate the details for a feasible, high-quality project result. Additionally, you will work on developing design documents and/or supporting other partners in the technical chains within and outside Defense.

As a person, you easily connect with stakeholders at various organizational levels. Furthermore, you are capable of communicating the technical solution in understandable language to your direct stakeholders. The domain utilizes a combination of different software solutions (COTS / MOTS and custom-made) in conjunction with specific interfaces to be realized for the KMar. Ultimately, the systems will land on a new infrastructure under development (GrIT), which also imposes the necessary requirements on the solution (connection conditions). Together with the multidisciplinary team, you will ensure a technical solution that can be successfully rolled out within the KMar.

You will take the initiative for substantive alignment with all relevant stakeholders, making concrete agreements that serve the interests of the KMar and the project. You play an important role in monitoring the quality and security of the solution. You also regularly keep the architects within the department informed of developments and discuss changes and trends within the architecture with them. Together, you will build the technical foundation to ensure smooth value streams. You are a crucial link within the IT chain of Defense.

What we ask

Your profile:

• Completed HBO (Higher Professional Education) degree in IT, with demonstrable WO (University) work and intellectual capacity required (can be tested in an assessment if necessary);
• Proficient in Dutch and English, both written and spoken;
• Connecting, able to bring parties together;
• Decisive, driven, and results-oriented attitude;
• Motivating, able to convey and defend vision and roadmap;

You have knowledge and demonstrable experience in:

• Developing and reviewing solution architectures for IT Applications;
• Managing a design team for IT Applications;
• Experience in translating elements of an enterprise architecture and business requirements into various proposed (technical) solutions and elaborating them to a level where a project is capable of realizing the intended solution;
• Experience in developing roadmaps, Project Start Architectures, and solution intents;
• Preferred: Certificate or partial training in TOGAF and/or Archimate 3.x;
• Preferred: Experience working in the Defense organization or similar complex organizations;
• Preferred: Experience with the combination of Prince2 and Agile working;
• Technical setup of complex applications in a virtualization and container-based infrastructure. This includes knowledge of:
  • Web / application servers;
  • DBMS;
  • Networks;
  • Container infrastructures;
  • Cloud infrastructures
    
    

What you will get

Salary levelCivil servant scale IBBAD 12 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 12Salary descriptionThe mentioned salary is based on a full 38-hour work week. Your grading will be based on your work experience and educational background.Monthly salary€6.244,00 - €8.067,00EmploymentTemporary employment with a view to permanent employment​Contract durationTemporary employment with a view to permanent. Maximum number of hours per week38

What else we offer

• Defense places great importance on personal growth and offers excellent study facilities, so you never stand still. You will receive ample opportunity to develop yourself and advance.
• At Defense, you accrue 16.33% of your gross salary each month in the Individual Choice Budget. You can use it to buy extra vacation hours or for tax purposes.
• In addition to a pension scheme with ABP, you receive a monthly allowance for commuting or you can opt for a public transport subscription with unlimited travel throughout the Netherlands under favorable conditions.

Special notes

• This vacancy is open to both internal and external candidates. In case of suitability, internal candidates have preference.
• A security investigation is part of the selection procedure.
• A reference check and assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
• To be considered for this position, you must be from a country within the European Economic Area. If this is not the case, you must possess a combined residence and work permit (GVVA).
• Acquisition is not appreciated. We kindly request that you do not send unsolicited offers, calls, or emails. Thank you for your understanding.

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More about the job group

Organization name

Ministry of Defense

Organization description

Defense is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our global deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future.

Approximately 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defense. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff Directorate (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defense Support Command (DOSCO).

Defense is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and shows similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT resemble operating companies.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Department name

Materiel and IT Command

Department description

The work is performed within the Civilian Operational Command & Control and Intelligence & Security (COC2 and I&V) department of the Joint Information Provision Command (JIVC), which is part of the Materiel and Information Technology Command (COMMIT).

The department focuses on the entire IT cycle of planning, development, maintenance, and decommissioning of IT applications and systems for the support of operational business processes of the KMar. Based on knowledge of operational user and maintenance processes, the department contributes to translating requirements and wishes into concrete specifications, either for its own software development project or for an external development assignment or purchase of an information system. The department also manages all systems and applications that are maintained.

Within the department, you will be part of the Planning & Business IT Alignment (Plan &BITA) section. Here, you will be part of the team of solution architects and ensure quality across the department. The department is currently transitioning to working according to the Safe methodology; practical experience with this is therefore a plus.

Vision
The Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT) supports the transition to an information-driven and technologically advanced armed forces with the best materiel and the best IT. Our COMMITment is strong to reinforce the crucial role as a strategic partner of the Commander of the Armed Forces, of the operational units, and of international partners. COMMIT enhances the impact of support through an integrated and innovative approach to materiel and IT projects, (weapon) system management, and chain logistics.

We invest in the quality of our people and the flexibility and diversity of the workforce. The most important capabilities of COMMIT are the knowledge and experience of our personnel. To provide the armed forces with materiel and IT faster, we focus on process and social innovation in addition to technological innovation in the areas of project management, procurement, and decommissioning of defense materiel, and personnel and logistical support.

Carrying out innovative projects requires more collaboration with the business sector, knowledge institutions, and other government and social organizations. Under the banner of C-COMMIT as National Armaments Director (NAD), we also develop and strengthen international cooperation in the field of materiel and IT (NATO, EU, multinational, and bilateral).

Mission
COMMIT provides the armed forces with the best materiel and the best IT.

Extra
COMMIT is for everyone and by everyone; we are convinced that with a diverse and inclusive organization, we can best perform our task, connecting will and capability, when our personnel reflect society. We therefore warmly invite you to apply for this position!

Department URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/COMMIT

Contact persons

For more information about this vacancy:

Ruben Klomparends
[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

Robbert Postma, Recruitment Advisor HR
[email protected]

Location: Utrecht Level: HBO Bachelor; WO Bachelor38 hours per week €6.250 ~ €8.050 salary ICT Senior Solution Architect