Portfolio / Solution Architect

Wolters Kluwer L&R went through an amazing transformation in the past years. We are all about creating top-notch online services for a variety of professional customers worldwide. Everything we do is driven by state-of-the-art software. The Wolters Kluwer Digital eXperience Group (*/dxg) is assigned with the acceleration of the time-to-market and innovation rate of Wolters Kluwer businesses globally, by leveraging both local and centralized innovations across the company.

Mission

As a Portfolio/Solution Architect, you will lead complex architectural projects with significant autonomy. You will provide expert guidance in creating integrated, innovative solutions that align with organizational goals. Your contributions will be critical in strategic technology planning and driving product excellence through high-quality designs and implementations in collaboration with the business organization with a strong emphasis on promoting reuse and synergies. Your scope will be Legal, which includes (among others) Corporate Law Department and Legal Firms.

More specifically you can expect the following accountabilities:

• Lead strategic analysis of business and stakeholder requirements.
• Drive reusability within and across product lines and regions
• Help Development teams to be more effective by providing guidance and mentoring to ensure adherence to industry best practices and standardsKeep track of and have deep understanding of technology and market trends that may impact the company business;
• Having an experience of cloud native technologies such as Docker/Kubernetes; preferably on Microsoft Azure.
• Collaborate with CoE and drive the main joint initiatives within the region (security CoE, architecture CoE, DevSecOps CoE).
• Being fluent in Java and Java enterprise, and the Java ecosystem. .Net knowledge would be a plus.
• Contribute through the execution of technology & architectural strategy and standards to the successful delivery of high-quality products on time while working in an Agile/Scrum development;
• Introduce industry leading practices and technologies and align the specific technologies identified with the relevant business capabilities they support (technology roadmap);
• Define and maintain the enterprise architectural governance process to ensure ongoing alignment with the business strategy both at the business unit and corporate level;
• Ensure strict adherence to organizational standards and industry best practices. Drive main architecture processes like Architecture Reviews, Technical Debt, Architecture Decision Record.
• Support M&A processes within and outside the region.
• Define and document technology standards, policies and the appropriate governance process to enforce them;

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in computer science;
• 15+ years of experience as a software engineer with architectural responsibilities;
• Proven track record in Software (platform) architecture and familiar with modern architectural approaches (Microservices, CQRS, Event Sourcing, etc.);
• Experience transforming on-premise products or platforms to Cloud based offerings;
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment in an Agile setting;
• Mentorship and Guidance: Strong capability to mentor and guide team members toward success.
• Driving a culture of trust, cooperation, honest feedback and focus on value for the market/customer;
• Understanding of all phases of the product development life cycle and how to apply the appropriate methodologies and processes to the situation at hand;
• Competent in presenting technical and business information to a range of audiences including senior leadership and non-technical audiences;
• Creative, dependable and trustworthy, with a can-do attitude;
• Ability to make the right decisions with sometimes limited information, in a fast-paced environment;
• Highly self-disciplined and self-directed;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fluency in English with French as a plus

What you can expect

You will be part of a dynamic team in an international environment with a lot of ambition! In addition to competitive remuneration, supplemented with fringe benefits, Wolters Kluwer permanently invests in the growth and career development of its employees and wants to give them every opportunity to succeed.