Solution Designer

Solution Designer

Your primary responsibility as Solution Designer is to analyze business rules, functional and non-functional requirements, translating them into detailed technical specifications aligned with the target architecture. This includes defining system interactions, data exchanges, and integration approach definition, in accordance with ING architectural principles.

Beyond technical expertise, you are expected to maintain a strong business focus and make strategic decisions whenever new challenges arise, consistently balancing:

• Delivery timelines
• Implementation effort
• Avoidance of additional technical debt
• Solution simplicity, following the principle that the simplest effective solution is usually the best one

You are expected to adopt a proactive problem-solving mindset, identifying target solutions to issues as early as possible and continuously seeking opportunities to automate processes and improve efficiency.

Knowledge sharing is a key aspect of the role. You are expected to actively contribute to building and disseminating team knowledge, eliminating organizational silos, and promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

You will also contribute to the resilience and operational stability of the team by supporting incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, vulnerability remediation, and the overall technical health of the applications and platforms within the team's scope.

Context

 Be ready to learn and continuously evolve.

You will work within a cross-functional team responsible for managing, evolving, and modernizing strategic cross-bank IT solutions and workflows that support critical business processes and integrate with many of the bank's most important platforms and assets.

This role offers continuous exposure to complex business challenges, emerging technologies, and diverse stakeholders, providing outstanding opportunities for both professional growth and continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities

• To participate in solution shaping activities, proactively identifying risks, inefficiencies, improvement opportunities, and optimization initiatives across processes and applications
• To contribute to feasibility assessments for new initiatives, evaluating technical impacts, dependencies, risks, and implementation options
• To perform detailed technical analysis/ Design
• To collaborate closely with developers providing guidance and support during development activities
• To participate in IT delivery project planning, execution and stakeholder management
• To test support and problem determination
• To participate in vendor evaluations, supplier selection processes, and the definition of technical and contractual Tech requirements
• To break down business requirements and solution designs into well-defined user stories, thoroughly examining the costs, benefits and risks of various options prior to selecting an approach; explanation/ justification of decisions in a logical and systematic fashion

Requirements

• Degree in Information Technology/Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in the same role in a complex environment
• Experience in the IT Developer role in a complex environment
• Excellent knowledge of IT architecture in place (for the relevant domain) and technical flows
• Advanced experience in REST & SOAP application services development
• Experience in front-end solution design
• Proven experience in application development with JAVA on/with J2EE platform, Spring, Spring Boot
• Experience with unit testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), and integration testing frameworks
• Good knowledge of issue and code versioning tools (Azure and Git)
• Good knowledge of DBMS and SQL (Oracle, PL/SQL)
• Good knowledge of Agile paradigm and Scrum approach
• Good knowledge of UML standard
• Good knowledge of microservices architecture and domain design model
• Good knowledge of Retail Banking and\or Private Individual Banking and\or Business Banking
• Good English knowledge (written and spoken)
• Synthesis and analysis and Systemic Vision
• Good Leadership capabilities, good Relation skills and negotiation skills
• Teamwork
• Customer centricity orientation

Soft skills:

• Proactivity
• Fast-learning and adaptability
• Passion for technology
• Excellence in execution
• Result oriented
• Team player
• Problem solving
• Effective communication
• Able to work under pressure

Contract offer:

Working conditions: Permanent employment contract

Working hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Applicable Collective Labour Agreement: National Collective Labour Agreement for employees in the credit sector (NCLA)

Location: Milan (hybrid)

Starting annual base salary: 48.000€

Variable remuneration: in line with the applicable remuneration policies (with a target based on the role, outcomes linked to the Group, Business line/function and individual performance)

Our compensation approach is built on objective, gender-neutral criteria aligned with the role’s core requirements. That said, we believe talent goes beyond any framework: your total reward package will be tailored to reflect your unique experience, skills, and potential, ensuring we fully recognize the value you bring.

The benefits of joining ING

In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer:

• Flexible Smart Working
• Competitive base salaries and performance-based bonuses
• Meal vouchers and corporate restaurant and bar
• Health insurance and Accident insurance
• Pension fund and welfare plan
• Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets
• International Environnent and Talent Program
• Commitment to sustainability
• Lots of training development opportunities to help you grow
• Lots of moments dedicated to physical and mental well-being
• A special day off when it is your birthday: we call it #doyourbirthday!
• And of course, we can’t forget free water & coffee at the office!

About ING

ING offers many opportunities to build a diverse and rewarding career. You will be joining an international innovative digital bank, the first in Italy to adopt a fully flexible smart working model, and you will be working in a stimulating environment where you can grow both as an individual and as a professional. Our purpose - empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business - represents our belief in people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach or to tell people how to live their lives. We empower people and businesses to realize their own vision for a better future.
#doyourthing is our brand direction with us each and every day. It is how we articulate our purpose and our promise to make banking frictionless to the world.
‘do your thing’ is about people being free to live the life they want to live, knowing that they will make their world a little better for it.
Do you think you are "a step ahead"? Apply now!

Our Commitment

Diversity is a fundamental element of our corporate culture, and we are fully committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment, based on mutual respect and the value of diversity, offering equal job opportunities to all qualified candidates.

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