Solution Architect Geospatial Platform

Design the geospatial platform of the future at Rabobank. As Solution Architect Geospatial Platform, you will shape Azure-based geospatial services and drive impactful, data-driven decisions for global transitions in food, climate, and energy. Join our multidisciplinary team and make a difference—read on or apply now.

You & your role

Lead the development of the Geospatial Platform by bringing structure to complex technical challenges. As Solution Architect Geospatial Platform, you translate technical challenges into scalable solutions and ensure a secure, reliable, and future-proof infrastructure. You are the linchpin between technology, strategy, and collaboration, working closely with fellow architects and guiding the platform team to success.

Practical examples

• Designing and standardising geospatial services for a cloud-native environment.


• Integrating Azure services (Data Factory, Data Lake, Synapse) with geospatial APIs and the ArcGIS stack.


• Implementing security and compliance within the geospatial platform.

Facts & figures

• 36 hours per week.


• Part of a multidisciplinary team of engineers and analysts.


• Over 49,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Leading the architecture process for the Geospatial Platform, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability by translating long-term vision into concrete steps and guiding engineers in implementation.


• Coordinating collaboration between different platform teams, sharing innovations and best practices to foster a culture of continuous improvement.


• Fostering data-driven innovation within the team, enabling impactful solutions for global transitions.

As Solution Architect, you are responsible for translating the long-term vision into concrete steps and guiding engineers in implementing platform capabilities.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of differences. By combining people’s differences, we become an even better bank. We are therefore curious about what you will add to our Geospatial Platform team.

“Join our diverse and dynamic team where every aspect matters! Together, we work towards the shared mission of empowering our clients and colleagues to solve and understand major contemporary problems within the context of location by providing innovative geospatial capabilities and delivering essential geographical data.”

The people of the Geospatial Platform team are responsible for developing and maintaining the geospatial platform that supports Rabobank’s global mission. Collaboration is our way of working; as one data-minded team within Rabobank, we combine expertise and innovation to deliver impactful solutions. Our open culture values diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning.

Work on yourself & the world around you at the same time

At Rabobank, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That’s why we want to invest in you and work together for a better world. At Rabobank, you work on yourself & the world around you at the same time.

You will see this reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid working environment, and a good balance between work and home. You can contribute to banking for our private and business clients, as well as to societal issues such as food and energy transitions.

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank

At Rabobank, we believe we become stronger by complementing each other. By embracing our differences, we bring out the best in each other. We seek diversity in knowledge, skills, and experience, but also in gender, background, and culture. We strive for diversity and the space to be yourself—whoever you are. That is what diversity and inclusion at Rabobank is all about.

You & your talent

• Architectural expertise in designing cloud-native solutions (preferably Azure).


• Strong knowledge of Azure services: Data Factory, Data Lake, Synapse, Functions, DevOps pipelines.


• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep).


• Focus on customer (translated from “klantgericht”).


• Striving for results (translated from “resultaatgericht”).


• Stimulating collaboration (translated from “collaborating”).

You & the application process

• Apply for the Solution Architect Geospatial Platform vacancy at Rabobank


• Questions about working at Rabobank and the procedure? Raphaël Drenthel, IT Recruiter via Raphael.Drenthel@rabobank.nl (CVS sent directly to this email-address will not be handled. We kindly ask that you only apply via the portal)


• After you have sent your CV and motivation letter, you will receive a response from us as soon as possible. If we see a first match, then interview(s) will be part of the application process


• The answers to frequently asked questions can be found at rabobank.jobs/nl/veelgestelde-vragen.


• A reliability assessment is part of the procedure.


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