Domain Architect

RTL

  • Hilversum, Noord-Holland
  • Vast
  • Voltijds
  • 1 maand geleden
Your ProfileArchitectural Leadership
  • Blueprinting domain architectures and crafting transition paths.
  • Deep understanding of brownfield complexity, legacy migration, and hybrid landscapes.
  • Proficiency in modeling (C4, UML, BPMN) and communication via diagrams.
  • Modern Engineering Practices
  • API-driven, event-driven, microservices-based and cloud-native design.
  • Architecting with security and customer privacy in mind.
Agile, Pragmatic and Decisive
  • Working in Agile (SCRUM/Kanban) environments without being dogmatic.
  • Comfortable with decentralized decision-making and emergent design.
  • Architecture governance is pragmatic, not bureaucratic focused on enabling flow, not friction.
  • Experienced in iterative development, MVP thinking, and evolutionary architecture.
  • Cloud and Infrastructure Knowledge
  • Experience designing on hyperscalers like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Familiarity with networking, infrastructure, and cloud-native tooling, infrastructure, and cloud-native tooling.
  • Comfortable collaborating on deep cloud topics with platform engineers.
Other:
  • You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English. Additionally, we would like it if you speak Dutch or are willing to learn.
  • You are excited about RTL, media, journalism, or their role in society.
  • You thrive in a bilingual environment where Dutch and English go hand in hand. Therefore, speaking Dutch is a plus, but being willing to learn it is equally appreciated. Of course, RTL will support you with Dutch classes if needed.
  • RTL is proud to be a Dutch company at heart, with our focus on local content and the Dutch society. Dutch is the primary language in our company, with the exception of the Technology domain, where English is the main language. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and engaged. That’s why we make every effort to ensure our communication is as accessible as possible in both Dutch and English.
Your TasksAs a Domain Architect, you own the architectural direction for your domain (News and Production), contributing to RTL’s broader enterprise architecture. You’ll shape the vision, define the roadmap, and guide the transition architectures needed to modernize complex, brownfield systems.You will:
  • Define the Domain Blueprint and guard its integrity through change.
  • Design architectures that are modular, scalable, resilient, and interoperable.
  • Ensure architectural standards and best practices are applied effectively while being adaptable to context.
  • Collaborate, align, define common goals and have deep debates and possibly disagreements, find the right balance between short- and long-term technology and product goals with Product Owners and Tech Leads.
  • Engage with internal business stakeholders and work within a co-innovation model with vendors, ensuring partnerships drive RTL’s goals.
Your TeamYou’ll be part of RTL’s Architecture team within our Technology business unit, embedded closely with cross-functional teams across RTL. You’ll work in a forward-thinking environment that values innovation, experimentation, and architectural excellence. We’re building a strong team of Domain Architects to shape and guide the architecture of our critical business domains for our television landscape and digital brands like Videoland, RTL.nl and Buienradar.nl. You will work closely with other Domain Architects to ensure architectural alignment across RTL’sAbout UsRTL started in 1989 as the first commercial broadcaster in the Netherlands. Our mission has not changed since then: we want to reach and inspire everyone in the Netherlands with essential stories that touch the heart and mind. RTL has five television channels (RTL 4, RTL 5, RTL 7, RTL 8 and RTL Z), streaming platform Videoland, three digital theme channels (RTL Lounge, RTL Crime, RTL Telekids), sales organization Ad Alliance and the platforms RTL.nl and RTL Weer / Buienradar. RTL Nieuws, Editie NL and RTL Z bring you 24/7 the latest news, their own journalistic research and interpretation via the broadcasts, website, app and socials. Our makers tell the stories that are relevant to the Netherlands. Personal, recognizable, close by and thanks to our technology and content experts you can view it where and when you want. We are always looking for new colleagues who bring a perspective that complements and makes us better. RTL is a subsidiary of the international RTL Group, part of Bertelsmann.Bedrijf: RTL NEDERLAND BVLand: NetherlandsProvincie: Noord-HollandPlaats: HilversumPostcode: 1217WPJob ID: 279977

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