Solution Architect – Collections & Distressed Client Management

Requirement ID: 10926751
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Start Date: 28 August 2026
Duration: 6 months
Working Language: English
Experience: 10+ years

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and evolution of strategic technology solutions within the Collections and Distressed Client Management domain.

The role combines strong banking and credit lifecycle knowledge with modern cloud-native architecture expertise. The successful candidate will translate business, regulatory, and operational requirements into scalable technology solutions supporting collections, debt treatment, recovery, and distressed client management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture initiatives within Collections and Distressed Client Management.
• Translate business strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational needs into target-state architectures and roadmaps.
• Provide architectural guidance across early collections, late collections, debt treatment, and debt recovery.
• Design scalable, cloud-native, event-driven solutions using modern architecture patterns.
• Lead solution design reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Define integration strategies across core banking, risk, CRM, and related platforms.
• Engage and influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Facilitate architecture governance and decision-making forums.
• Produce architecture documentation, standards, roadmaps, and technical designs.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads on architecture best practices.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, risk requirements, and technology investments.

Technical Skills

• Java 17+
• Spring Boot
• Spring Cloud
• RESTful APIs
• Microservices
• Event-driven architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• API Gateway patterns
• Integration architecture
• Microsoft Azure
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines
• GitHub Actions
• DevSecOps
• Release and deployment automation
• GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted software engineering practices

Essential Experience

• 10+ years in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture.
• Proven experience architecting mission-critical banking platforms.
• Experience leading cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of collections, recovery, lending, credit, or risk management.
• Experience working within highly regulated financial services environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and architectural leadership capabilities.
• Experience with Agile ways of working.

Domain Knowledge

Strong knowledge of the credit lifecycle and distressed client management, including:

• Customer default management
• Early collections
• Late collections
• Forbearance
• Debt treatment
• Debt recovery
• Lending and credit risk

Desirable Skills

• Experience with AI-enabled development and developer productivity tools.
• Experience with large-scale banking transformation programmes.
• Experience working across business and technology architecture.
• Solution and Functional Architect (SAFA) experience.

Location & Contract Details

• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Start Date: 28 August 2026
• Duration: 6 months
• Language: English
• Local language: Not required

Candidates with a strong combination of banking domain expertise and modern cloud-native solution architecture experience are preferred.