Senior Architect - Generic IT

• A salary up to €9,337 gross per month (scale 62) (based on 36 hours - grading based on work experience).
• A 36-hour work week.
• 144 hours of statutory leave (based on full-time employment) + extra leave depending on age (at least one week).
• The possibility to exchange 3 Christian holidays for 3 non-Christian holidays.
• 3% end-of-year bonus, 8% holiday allowance and an excellent pension scheme.
• Your train travel in 2nd class is free; travel in 1st class is possible with a small personal contribution.
• Your family travels for free during off-peak hours.
• Discount on European train travel once you have worked at NS for 1 year.
• Professional development opportunities
• A choice plan including, among others, a bicycle plan, extra pension accrual, or extra vacation days.
• Want to know more? View our employment conditions and collective labor agreement (CAO).

That is why you want to work as a Senior Architect - Generic IT at NS

• You will co-determine the architectural direction of the generic IT platforms used throughout NS.
• You operate at the intersection of technology, strategy, and stakeholder management and have a direct influence on important decision-making.
• You work in a complex organizational environment where your architectural vision, persuasiveness, and ability to connect people truly make the difference.

"You are not just working on architecture. It is precisely the combination of content, influence, and connecting people that makes this role challenging and interesting." - Remco

• You create support for architectural choices among management, stakeholders, and technical teams.
• You translate complex technical issues into understandable advice for various target groups within NS.
• You actively build relationships within a complex stakeholder environment and know how to connect different interests.
• You are an important interlocutor for management during strategic and architectural decision-making.
• You make guiding decisions in situations where technical, organizational, and administrative interests converge.

What makes this role unique is that your success is not determined solely by technical knowledge. You operate in an environment where architecture, stakeholder management, and organizational sensitivity converge. You know how to bring people along, create support for changes, and feel comfortable in an environment where different interests and perspectives meet.

We are emphatically not looking for a specialist domain architect who operates primarily within a single technology area. We are looking for an architect who combines technical depth with organizational sensitivity, stakeholder management, and the ability to provide direction within a complex organization.

You have the experience and seniority to fully fulfill this role, but certainly do not yet see yourself as having 'finished learning'. You want to further develop as an architect, actively seek new perspectives, and find it interesting to continue growing within a complex organization like NS.

At NS, we work with the three behavioral characteristics: speaking up and listening, courage, and readiness to change. For this position, the emphasis is on courage. That means you dare to provide direction in complex situations, stand firmly by your architectural vision, and are simultaneously able to bring people along in the change. You understand that successful architecture is not just about the best technical solution, but also about creating support and connecting interests.

Working at NS means that you can make *the* difference in the dynamic world of sustainable mobility. You help keep the Netherlands accessible, for everyone. At NS, you get a lot of freedom. The possibilities to develop yourself are great. We promise you that no day is the same. And as one of the most beautiful employers in the Netherlands, we have even more to offer. For this position, including: