(Senior) Solution Architect

Are you an experienced Solution Architect looking for role in a large international organization? Do you want to work with exciting large-scale projects as part of an evolving IT organisation? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

You will be joining the global function IT & Digital Enablement (IT&DE) with reference to the Director of Business Applications. You will be part of a team of skilled Solution Architects and Application Managers who is focused on ensuring applications support business processes while maintaining high standards of performance, availability, and compliance.

About the job
As Senior Solution Architect, you will be involved in various large projects, where your role will be to support on translating functional and non-functional requirements into the design of IT business solutions. This will be done by applying financial constraints while securing the compliance with higher level architecture and security principles and policies in VELUX.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Accountable for the High-Level (architecture) design and design documentation with support from Infrastructure and Development teams:​
  • Process documentation, conceptual data modelling and data flows, application and service maps, network, and hosting.
  • Apply Security, Data Privacy & Performance requirement mapping to solution design and backup and recovery model.
• Define technical architectural solutions by designing and defining building blocks (new or existing) necessary for the solution. This can be a combination of COTS solutions and custom build applications.
• Justification of “Build vs Buy” recommendations of new solution components and manage technology selection processes for solutions in alignment with Domain Architects and Application Architects where applicable.
• System integration design in accordance with VELUX Integration strategy, principles and guardrails.
• Support IT Application Owners on Service introduction (Go-Live) and doing impact assessment of bigger change requests before design and execution phases.
• Offer essential support to Project Managers and IT Application owners in solution planning activities.

You will be based at our offices in either Hørsholm or Warsaw enjoying the benefits of flexible working when it makes sense for you and the business. You can expect limited travel.

About you
We are looking for you who have solid experience within solution architecture and who is motivated to learn how to apply this in VELUX.

Furthermore, you have:

• A technical educational background and at least 7 years of experience in an IT architectural position.
• Practical experience of splitting architectural design into business, application, data and technology layer.
• Solid business understanding and the ability to learn new technologies and respond to changing business requirements.
• Great analytical and problem-solving skills to effectively diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Advanced interpersonal, collaborative and communicative skills making you capable of working with cross-functional teams and explain complex technical details clearly and understandably.
• Familiarity with TOGAF or similar EA frameworks is a plus.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Application and contact
Learn more about the VELUX Group online at www.velux.com where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect of our recruitment process.

We will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis until we have the right match so don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to receiving your application and CV.

All inquiries will be treated confidentially.

About VELUX
In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer
VELUX Residential is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Residential to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.

Location: ul. Krakowiaków 34 Warszawa

Additional location:

• Ådalsvej 99 Hørsholm