NN Group

Databricks Champion - Platform Solution Architect

NN Group  •  The Hague, NL (Hybrid)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

At NN Group, we are scaling our Data & AI platforms to enable advanced analytics, AI, and data-driven decision-making across all Business Units. As a Databricks Champion – Platform Solution Architect, you will play a key role in driving the adoption of new Databricks services while ensuring compliance with NN policies, architecture standards, and regulatory requirements.

You will operate at the intersection of platform engineering, architecture, and governance, translating new Databricks capabilities into secure, reusable, and enterprise-ready platform services.

Your impact

  • Enable safe and scalable adoption of new Databricks capabilities across NN
  • Ensure all implementations meet NN security, risk, and governance standards
  • Define reference architectures and standards for platform services
  • Act as a trusted advisor to platform teams, architects, and Business Units

This is a freelance assignment for 36 hours per week until the end of 2026.

What you are going to do

Platform Architecture & Enablement

  • Define and evolve reference architectures for Databricks services (Unity Catalog, MosaicAI, Serverless, Lakebase etc.)
  • Translate new features into enterprise-grade platform capabilities
  • Provide guidance and support to teams implementing solutions on Databricks
  • Promote reuse through templates, standards, and best practices

Service Assessment & Onboarding

  • Assess new Databricks services against:
    • NN architecture standards
    • Security and compliance requirements
    • Operational readiness
  • Define onboarding guidelines, guardrails, and adoption patterns
  • Work with vendors (e.g. Databricks) to align capabilities with NN needs

Governance, Risk & Compliance

  • Ensure platform services comply with NN policies on:
    • Identity & access management
    • Data governance (e.g. Unity Catalog, metadata, lineage)
    • Security, audit, and monitoring
  • Embed governance-by-design in all services
  • Translate regulatory requirements into technical implementations

Implementation & Standardization

  • Support or lead implementation of new platform capabilities
  • Define configurations and policies for workspaces, environments, and data access
  • Drive automation using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and multi-cloud strategies

What we offer you
Our people are the driving force behind our organisation. We value the knowledge and expertise you bring. We believe that your temporary commitment can take our organization to a higher level. We offer you:

  • A competitive hourly rate depending on your knowledge and experience
  • An assignment until 31-12-2026
  • Hybrid way of working, partly from home and partly from the office in the Hague
  • International working environment with loads of knowledge sharing

Who you are

  • 7+ years of experience in Data Platform / Cloud / Solution Architecture
  • Proven experience with Databricks platform in enterprise environments
  • Experience working in regulated environments (financial services is a plus)
  • Strong knowledge of Databricks (Unity Catalog, MLflow, Delta Lake, governance)
  • Databricks Champion (Certified Architect)
  • Cloud experience (Azure and/or AWS)
  • Experience with:
    • Data governance and metadata management
    • Security and access control models
    • CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
  • Understanding of large-scale data platform architectures
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to translate policy and governance into technical solutions
  • Coaching mindset with focus on enablement and adoption
  • Experience with AI/ML platforms and governance
  • Experience in a Center of Excellence or platform enablement function

Who you will work with

You will work closely with the Data & AI department. You will enable domain teams by providing reliable platforms, clear standards, and hands-on support.

You will collaborate closely with: Data engineers, analytics engineers, and data scientists across the organization, other platform and infrastructure teams, architecture, security, and governance stakeholders.

We value teamwork, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning, and we actively encourage innovation and personal development.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about the job, you can reach out to Nina Moekotte (Talent Acquisition Specialist), via nina.moekotte@nn-group.com

NN Group

About NN Group

NN Group is an international financial services company, active in 10 countries, with a strong presence in a number of European countries and Japan. We are rooted in the Netherlands and have a rich history spanning 180 years.

With our 16,000 colleagues, NN Group provides retirement services, pensions, insurance, banking and investments to approximately 19 million customers. NN Group includes Nationale-Nederlanden, NN, ABN AMRO Insurance, Movir, AZL, BeFrank, OHRA and Woonnu.

NN Group opened for trading on 2 July 2014 on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol ‘NN’ after its initial public offering (IPO).

Throughout our history, we have merged, grown and changed, but the core of who we are has remained the same. At NN Group, we put our resources, expertise, and networks to use for the well-being of our customers, the advancement of our communities, the preservation of our planet, and for the promotion of a stable, inclusive, and sustainable economy.

Our purpose is to help people care for what matters most to them. Because what matters to them matters to us.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Den Haag, NL
Year Founded
Unknown
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