Software Architect – Financial Markets in Amsterdam

ING is looking for a Software Architect with technical skills & experience on expert level. You are technically passionate, able to work with squads based in multiple countries and able to safeguard and improve the architectural integrity of the Competitive Services applications. The ING Competitive Services area within the Financial Market Tribe is offering financial solutions such as:

Cash & Liquidity Management applications – Solution for managing ING’s global liquidity obligations; Cash and liquidity forecasting, and In- & External regulatory requirements including financial risk reporting;

Market Data Management application – Solution for sending market data to financial market applications;

Document Management application – Solution for managing, archiving, distribution and reporting on  Financial Markets related documents;

Transaction Reporting applications – Solution for reporting all types of transactions to external regulators;

Trade & Communication Surveillance – Solutions for monitoring and detecting market manipulation within Wholesale Banking;

These solutions are supported by 8 agile/scrum squads cooperating towards one Financial Markets IT landscape from 3 locations, Amsterdam, Bucharest and Bangalore.

What you’ll do

As a Software Architect

• you will be based in Amsterdam and will be working together with your colleagues in Amsterdam, Bucharest and India

• you will work with the squads on design challenges and support them to integrate the solution in the overall landscape

• you will be hosting a – to be setup - Technical Design Board / Architecture guild within the Competitive Services area

• you will be discussing with your stakeholders and product owner about features and stories and can translate these into software with real business value.

How to succeed/What you bring to the team

• University degree in Computer Science, Cybernetics, Software Engineering, Financial Engineering or equivalent

• 8+ years of software engineering and development experience including design and automation

• Strong analytical skills, proactivity and ability to work in cross-border international teams

• Knowledge of (Data) Architecture Design and Integration Patterns

• Desire to work with different technology stacks in order to achieve the best solution for a given problem and to understand the impact of a design decision

• Hands-on experience with different technologies, such as programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, C#, Scripting languages), middleware messaging systems (e.g. Kafka, Tibco BW, MQ, Camel), databases (SQL and NoSQL) and platforms (Cloud, Linux, Windows)

• You have a good understanding of banking in general and about financial market specifically or you are passionate about learning it.

• You are agnostic to the technology platform

• Experience or affinity with IT Security concepts (Secure By Design)

• Good communication skills in English

Your benefits

A job offer that fits in with the times of today. We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life. Discover yourself our employment 

To give you an idea, we will tell you about the benefits of working at ING:

• A job from 36 to 40 hours that fits your schedule to balance work and private life

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience

• 24 vacation days with 36-hour work week. (or 27 days with 40)

• Pension scheme

• 13th month salary

• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary

• 8% Holiday payment

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

• Work Agile, so new ideas come to life faster

Questions?

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About us

With around 52,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to make a difference. We hire smart people like you for your potential, not your past. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on more responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

If you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible, surrounded by progressive, inspiring and supportive colleagues, there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.