Securitas · Warszawa
Solution Architect
Securitas Group Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. By leveraging technology in partne...
Securitas Group
Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. By leveraging
technology in partnership with our clients, we offer a broad portfolio of value-enhancing services and solutions integrated across
the security value chain – from on-site services to advanced monitoring, comprehensive risk prediction and advisory services.
With around 322 000 employees in 44 markets, our innovative, holistic approach with local and global expertise makes us a trusted
business partner to many of the world’s best-known companies. Benefitting from almost nine decades of deep experience and guided
by our values of integrity, vigilance, and helpfulness, we create sustainable value by helping our clients optimize their
operations and protect what matters most - their people and assets.
Securitas IT
Securitas’ vision is to become the Intelligent Protective Services Partner by being client centric, data driven and people
focused. Our protective services help make your world a safer place.
IT is a key function in enabling the modern and powerful technology needed to fulfil Securitas’ business strategy.
In Europe, our 400+ IT co‑workers support digital products and services for clients, and transform and protect our existing IT
landscape, making sure colleagues across the European Division can work efficiently in a modern IT environment.
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About the role
As a Solution Architect, you help connect our operational services with our core enterprise platforms (such as ERP, CRM, HR,
finance and data platforms).
You work closely with the Enterprise Architect and the Enterprise Architecture Team to:
document and understand our current IT landscape
support impact assessments for changes and new initiatives
contribute to transition and target architectures
Over time, you will take ownership of defined domains and become a key partner for both business and IT in shaping how our IT
landscape supports Securitas’ strategy.
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Responsibilities
The Solution Architect supports the definition and realisation of transition and target architectures, with a focus on operational
services and their integration with core platforms.
You will:
Support the Enterprise Architect in defining transition architectures and target architectures for selected domains.
- Develop a solid understanding of key business processes and how they are supported by enterprise applications and operational
systems.
Maintain and improve architecture documentation, including landscape views, integration maps and process‑to‑system mappings.
- Prepare and support solution design workshops with business and IT stakeholders; over time, facilitate parts of these
workshops.
Apply established design principles, standards and architecture guardrails for your Domains when assessing solution options.
Contribute to solution recommendations by analysing impacts, dependencies, risks and alignment with target architecture.
Support impact assessments for new initiatives and change requests across applications, integrations, data and processes.
- Develop, maintain and communicate processes and standard practices related to high‑level design and implementation of solutions
across a portfolio of initiatives and enhancements.
- Work with business and IT stakeholders to understand requirements, identify solution gaps and available capabilities, and help
define solutions that meet business needs.
Contribute to technology roadmaps for selected domains, in line with divisional and group architecture directions.
Prepare material for architecture forums and governance decisions (presentations, diagrams, summaries).
Interact with stakeholders in business and IT and support them in understanding architecture options and implications.
- Support the definition of scope for new implementation programmes and change requests, including functional/technical/process
scope, dependencies and high‑level estimates.
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Key Deliverables
- Lead and contributions to Solution Architecture Descriptions (SAD) and related documentation (investigations, analysis, design
options, PoC input).
Conceptual and logical models of applications, integrations, data flows and business capabilities.
- Updated and accurate architecture artefacts in the architecture repository (e.g. application catalogues, integration maps,
capability/process maps).
Input to cost and effort estimations for solution options.
Impact assessments for change requests and new initiatives.
End‑to‑end mapping of key processes across applications and integrations.
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Key Partnerships
- Enterprise Architect – align on the target EU enterprise architecture and solution architectures; escalate issues and decisions
when needed.
- IT Product Managers / Product Owners – collaborate on solution options and priorities; escalate priority conflicts when
necessary.
Business Process Leads – collaborate to ensure solutions support agreed processes and ways of working.
- Country Solution Architects / Local IT Architects – support country‑specific solution creation and ensure alignment with
divisional target architecture.
- Integration Lead and Integration Architect – align on integration design, dependencies and maintenance in line with the SAD and
integration standards.
- Security and Data Protection stakeholders – ensure that security, privacy and compliance requirements are considered in
solution designs.
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Requirements
Experience
5+ years of work experience in IT or digital product development, preferably in complex or multi‑country environments.
- Experience working with, or closely alongside, enterprise or solution architecture (for example as a solution designer, senior
business analyst, integration specialist or application owner).
Experience with enterprise applications (e.g. ERP, CRM, HR, finance) and/or operational systems.
Experience contributing to solution designs, impact assessments or architecture documentation.
Understanding of foundational integration and security requirements and how they influence solution design.
Business process knowledge and awareness of business‑facing IT services.
Nice to have:
Experience with business capability models, process models or data modelling.
Experience using architecture tools (e.g. LeanIX or similar).
Architecture‑related training or certification (e.g. TOGAF, IASA or similar).
Key Personal Skills
Strong analytical skills and a structured way of working.
Comfortable working with architecture diagrams, models and documentation.
Knowledge and hands‑on experience with integrations in complex IT environments.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; able to explain complex topics in a simple way.
Strong presentation skills; able to prepare and present architecture material to different audiences.
Strong stakeholder interaction skills; able to listen, ask clarifying questions and build trust.
Curious, proactive and eager to learn from senior architects and subject matter experts.
Ability to make balanced recommendations within the Solution and Enterprise Architecture guardrails.
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Working conditions
This role is open for candidates based in Europe.
It's a hybrid working model (office regulations depending on the specific country).
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What we offer
At Securitas we believe in doing the right thing and doing it well. For our customers and our employees. Our employees come from
all walks of life and bring with them many talents and perspectives. We aim for diverse representation throughout the company, and
we are committed to equal pay, safe working conditions, gender balance and an inclusive work environment with a wide range of
skills and development opportunities.
If this sounds like the right next step in your professional career, don't hesitate and apply!
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Solution Architect
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Securitas IT
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Publicerad
23 juni
Sista ansökningsdag
16 augusti
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