Solution Architect CoE Integrations

Solution Architect CoE Integrations
As an Integration Solution Architect, you will work on smart integrations in a complex IT landscape. Are you technically strong and passionate about innovation? Then we are looking for you!

Why you should choose us as an Solution Architect CoE Integrations

• Technology with impact: You’ll work in an environment where API-first, event-driven architecture, real-time dataflows, and cloud-native services take center stage. Think SNS/EventBridge, GraphQL, Kafka, API gateways, serverless patterns, and containerized apps.
• Challenging role: You’ll help build a domain-driven integration architecture, with connections designed based on bounded contexts, autonomy, and decoupling.
• Freedom and ownership: You’ll have plenty of room to apply and deepen your technical expertise. You’ll explore technologies like dataspaces, AI-driven integrations (MCP), A2A models, and linked data.
• Collaboration: You’ll work closely with DevOps teams, cloud engineers, and domain architects. You’ll help them build integrations independently, with smart tooling and clear frameworks.
• Forward-thinking environment: Our ambition is clear—to be a leader in integration. You will play a key role in future-proofing our connections and dataflows.

This is your role
As a Solution Architect within the Center of Excellence Integration, you help development teams make integrations smarter, faster, and more robust. You design technical solutions (~40%), support DevOps teams hands-on during implementation (~30%), and contribute to standards and enablement (~10%). The rest of your time is invested in innovation, such as Dataspaces, Linked Data, AI integrations, and Self-service Tooling.

Your challenge? Developing solutions that are robust, widely applicable, scalable, secure, and future-proof.

The biggest challenge lies in finding the right balance between technical robustness and broad usability. You’ll develop integration solutions that meet high standards for security, scalability, and sustainability, while also being accessible and usable for development teams. Additionally, you’ll support teams in working independently with integrations, without compromising on quality and consistency.

Your colleagues
You’ll be part of the Center of Excellence Integration, the central IT unit where in-depth integration expertise, standards, and innovation come together. The CoE supports development teams with tooling, frameworks, and advice to implement integrations independently and effectively. Together with solution architects, cloud engineers, and integration specialists, you’ll help build a scalable, secure, and future-proof integration landscape.

What we offer you
A role full of innovation, and work that you literally see on every street in the Netherlands. At PostNL, we aim to grow into the logistics e-commerce platform of the future, so that we can deliver special moments even smarter, faster, and better. Your mentality and our challenge come together here. In return, you can count on an attractive benefits package.

The top benefits of your position are:

• A salary between 5.123,00 and €7.448,00 gross per month (scale 11) based on a 37-hour workweek
• The possibility to work hybrid with flexible working hours. Do you work two or more days a week from home? Then you will receive a €45 net compensation per month
• 8% holiday allowance and 25 vacation days based on a full-time employment
• Travel allowance for commuting
• A good pension plan through the PostNL Pension Fund
• Training and development opportunities through the PostNL Academy
• Discounts on holidays, events, and products

What you bring
You are a technically skilled integration expert with a passion for scalable and future-oriented solutions. You can easily switch between abstract thinking and concrete implementation. You’re analytical, a strong communicator, and enjoy working collaboratively.

You also recognize yourself in the following:

• 5+ years of experience in a technical integration role (developer, tech lead, or integration specialist) in a complex corporate environment 
• In-depth experience of AWS or similar Cloud Platform and Containerization
• Solid knowledge of APIs (REST, GraphQL), event-driven solutions (Kafka, SNS/EventBridge), Tibco, Camel, and cloud-native patterns
• Proven leadership; in this role leadership is important. There's a large group of engineers, so you need to be comfortable with speaking to large groups and in communicating your ideas. Also, you need to be able to delegate tasks and responsibilities whenever necesarry.

If you have any questions or are interested in this role please contact the recruiter Micky Dendias, via micky.dendias@postnl.nl