Solution Architect - Integration Platform & Industry 4.0

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

• About IS/IT
• In rapidly changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a place where talented people come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make tomorrow possible.

Our Thales Netherlands IS/IT team operates at the heart of Thales’ digital transformation. Positioned between IS/IT and the business, we support more than 3,000 colleagues across multiple Business Lines and functions. We also work closely with international IS/IT teams within the Thales Group. Our mission? Providing secure and reliable access to information in one click, while continuously improving and taking pride in what we achieve together. We embrace agile principles, learn from experimentation and strive for a modern, future‑proof IT organisation.

• About your future job
• As a Solution Architect for the SID squad, you will be part of the IS/IT Business Applications domain. You help drive the digitalisation, standardisation and modernisation of our organisation. Your focus lies on integrations, Industry 4.0 solutions and designing robust, scalable application architectures, including shapingigital solutions on leading low‑code platforms such as Mendix and ServiceNow.

You are a leading force within the team: a sparring partner who provides direction, makes decision. You actively bring the team along in architectural choices, create clarity and ensure everyone understands why certain solutions are chosen. You work full‑time on Solution Architecture and act as a key link between the business, IT and our enterprise architecture, ensuring strong alignment, communication and collaboration across squads and stakeholders.

The SID squad operates at the centre of our digital landscape, connecting business needs, IT capabilities and architectural direction to ensure coherence and shared understanding across the organisation.

Your contribution:

Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their processes, challenges and needs

Translate business questions into clear, future‑proof IS/IT solutions

Design application, data and integration architectures using modelling techniques such as ArchiMate

Drive Industry 4.0 initiatives by designing and implementing integrated solutions across smart mobility, IoT (including platforms such as Cumulocity), industrial networks and process automation, including the introduction of RPA (UiPath), ensuring these innovations strengthen and standardize our application landscape

Collaborate with the Lead Engineers to shape the squad’s technical and architectural roadmap

Collaborate with other architects and international Thales teams to exchange best practices and tooling

Contribute to our ramp‑up by delivering solutions that help our users work more efficiently

Why you'd be a good match

You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

You have experience with:

API architecture and integration patterns

Application design and solutioning

Integration technologies such as SOAP, REST and Kafka

Basic networking and security concepts

Modelling (e.g. ArchiMate)

You are a strong communicator and sparring partner for both business and IT

You work transparently, predictably and take ownership

You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English

What’s in it for you

Become part of a close‑knit team within an innovative, international high‑tech organization

(International) growth opportunities in technical, managerial or commercial roles

Room for personal development, initiative and craftsmanship

A modern, open working environment with attention to work‑life balance and flexibility

40 days of leave, travel reimbursement and a flexible à‑la‑carte package (including additional leave, internet allowance, bicycle plan, company fitness, union contribution)

An excellent pension scheme

Diversity Statement

We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.

Security Requirements

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in The Netherlands and employment and/or education history. This vacancy requires a security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please refer to the General Intelligence and Security Service.