Vion is an international producer of meat, meat products and plant-based alternatives with production locations in the Netherlands and Germany. Vion has sales support offices in thirteen countries worldwide. Our four business units provide fresh pork, beef, meat products, plant-based alternatives and by-products for retail, foodservice and the meat processing industry .

The Role

The Applications Domain Architect optimizes the application landscape from design to continual improvement, ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture. Proactively managing EA activities for a portfolio of applications, they understand business concepts and consult on requirements, providing leadership for solutions aligned with governance and standards. This includes creating deliverables for managing the portfolio, collaborating on design with internal teams and suppliers, and overseeing both front-end and back-end services. A top-notch architect ensures optimized business operations through expertise in application architecture.

Responsible for the entire application lifecycle, from conception to implementation, the architect translates business goals into functional application plans. They supervise application implementation stages, consult with the business on requirements, and align functionalities with development plans. Documentation of development processes is integral to their role. With a holistic approach, the architect considers business capabilities, value-streams, and processes. Overall, the Applications Domain Architect plays a crucial role in driving targeted business outcomes by bridging business needs with effective architectural solutions, contributing to the organization's success.

Your Responsibilities

• Collaborating with senior managers to determine business-specific application needs.
• Compiling and implementing application development plans for new or existing applications.
• Supervising the design, testing, and modification stages.
• Demonstrating application prototypes and integrating user feedback.
• Performing application integration, maintenance, upgrades, and migration.
• Documenting application maintenance processes, procedures, and standards.
• Integrating trends in application architecture.
• Implement and maintain LCM of applications

What we expect from you

• Bachelor's degree in computer science with a specialization in software engineering, application development, or similar.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience as an application architect, preferably in a related industry.
• The ability to code is not required. However, having programming skills helps you to have a better insight into the applications you are working with.
• Experienced in aligning application development with business needs.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You speak Dutch and English on a professional level.
• Easy in collaboration and clear communication skills.

What can you expect from us

• We offer a versatile role within a leading international food company where you'll find space to get the best out of yourself;
• Every day is different. In this dynamic sector you never know what you will get on your plate the next day.
• A competitive salary; which will be between €60.000,- en €90.000,- a year based on knowledge and experience;
• 25 vacation days (including the option to purchase 5 additional days). Based on full-time
• In addition to the salary, you will receive 8% holiday pay;
• Unlimited access to the Vion Academy with more than 600 different training courses and courses for your own personal development and growth;
• Opportunities for doing external training for your own personal development and growth.
• Vion has various schemes for active participants, such as a bicycle plan and group health insurance.

How to apply?

"We have outsourced our recruitment for this vacancy to Personnel Search IT Recruitment. Would you like to apply or do you need more information? Please contact Marc Vermeulen by phone at / or email "