Architect vacatures in Zaandam

Values & Innovation

At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.

Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.

Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.

Purpose of Role

The Under Armour Enterprise Architecture team is responsible for ensuring alignment between architectural roadmaps, business strategies, and supporting enterprise transformation activities. The team is currently seeking a Sr. Lead, Enterprise Architect with an application specialization in (Digital) Commerce for the EMEA region. This role helps ensure the application portfolio aligns with business needs, enterprise standards and industry best practices. The architect produces detailed documentation for applications, projects, processes, governance, patterns, principles and integrations. This role also partners closely with technical leaders, solution architects and stakeholders to ensure alignment, integrate new technologies, rationalize redundant applications, produce architecture roadmaps, provide insight into industry trends and drive innovation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience as a lead engineer or solutions architect in the (Digital) Commerce space and experience operating within TOGAF or similar Enterprise Architecture framework.

Your Impact

• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions aligned with business goals
• Develop technical architecture, data flows and diagrams for new initiatives, current state and target system architectures
• Develop and socializes multi-horizon roadmaps and capability maps aligned to business strategy, value streams and funding cycles
• Guide and educate on architecture strategy, integration standards, and industry trends across a varied composable commerce ecosystem
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Mentor lead engineers and solution architects in modern architecture practices, composable design, and documentation quality
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Build prototypes for new initiatives and evolving business needs
• Assist in discovery and RFx processes
• Support audit and compliance activities
• Produce clear, auditable artifacts and lead architecture reviews
• Contribute to cybersecurity, privacy and AI governance workflows - streamline intake, clarify decision criteria and reduce cycle time
• Stay current with industry trends and hands on development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred and +8 years of relevant experience
• Domain Expertise: Proven expertise architecting digital commerce solutions spanning storefront, checkout, payments, order capture, fulfillment orchestration, and returns/exchanges on commerce platforms (eg SFCC, Shopify, CommerceTools, etc).
• Deep understanding of composable/MACH principles and headless architectures; ability to design for modularity, interoperability, and scalability.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in performance engineering, observability, secure system design (zero-trust, privacy), relational databases, Git, command line, and modeling tools.
• Strategic Influence: Effective at aligning cross-functional stakeholders, driving consensus in matrixed environments, and connecting architecture decisions to business outcomes and value realization.
• Global Systems Leadership: Experience launching and supporting highly available, mission-critical systems worldwide; familiar with RFx processes and enterprise-grade resiliency patterns.
• Communication & Storytelling: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical topics for non-technical audiences through clear writing and executive-level storytelling.
• Can assess and understand technology's business impacts and optimize the user journey for a seamless experience.

Workplace Location

• Location: Amsterdam office.
• Work life Integration Designation: Teammates are required to work on-site for 4 days per week beginning January 2026.
• Travel : Possible travel to regional offices, conferences, and training.

Relocation

• No relocation provided

Base Compensation

€97,507.96-€121,884.95 EUR

Most new hires fall within this range and have the opportunity to earn more over time. Initial placement within the salary range, however, is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills and experience for the position. UA is committed to helping our teammates succeed and advance in their careers. Base salary is only one component of our competitive Total Rewards package.

Benefits & Perks

• Paid "UA Give Back" Volunteer Days: Work alongside your team to support initiatives in your local community.
• Under Armour Merchandise Discounts
• Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources- We offer teammates across the country programs to promote physical activity and overall well-being.
• 38 hour working week
• Hybrid work
• 28 days holiday
• Teammate Resource groups e.g. Green Machine, Sustainability, LGBTQIA+, Women in Leading and Living, Balance for mental health and wellbeing etc.
• Human Performance Institute (Gym) on site
• Local Language course when moving from abroad

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.