Solution Architect

About Us

At FDJ UNITED, we don't just follow the game, we reinvent it.

FDJ UNITED is one of Europe’s leading betting and gaming operators, with a vast portfolio of iconic brands and a reputation for technological excellence. With more than 5,000 employees and a presence in around fifteen regulated markets, the Group offers a diversified, responsible range of games, both under exclusive rights and open to competition. We set new standards, proving that entertainment and safety can go hand in hand. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to delivering the best and safest entertaining experiences for our customers every day.

We’re looking for bold people who are eager to succeed and ready to level-up the game. If you thrive on innovation, embrace challenges, and want to make a real impact at all levels, FDJ UNITED is your playing field.

Join us in shaping the future of gaming. Are you ready to LEVEL-UP THE GAME?

As an Architect at FDJ you will, together with the other architects, have an overall architecture responsibility for our Player Account Management platform (PAM). You will report to the head of architecture.

You will, together with the head of architecture, and the team, contribute to the architectural vision and governance of the platform, guiding it towards a future-ready state. You will also collaborate with other functions to lead the design, development, and management of a secure, scalable, and innovative platform that enhances the player experience throughout the entire customer lifecycle. At the same time, you will have a close cooperation to the development teams and their code.

In this role, you will engage, collaborate, and partner with various stakeholders and technical leaders to understand both long-term and short-term strategies. You will participate in driving the strategic vision of the platform, ensuring it evolves to meet the business's changing needs while upholding the highest standards of security, compliance, and user satisfaction.

Key accountabilities of this role are:

• Oversee the architecture of the PAM
• Provide input for the technical strategy, roadmap and priorities for the platform in collaboration with the other architect and other important stakeholders
• Balance centralized governance with localized creativity, fostering both stability and innovation within the PAM platform
• Advocate for and drive the adoption of best practices to ensure consistent solution architecture
• across the PAM organization.
• Assist stakeholders in understanding the technical implications and consequences of strategic decisions
• Lead initiatives to ensure the platform's scalability and performance align with defined strategies and processes
• Ensure compliance with HR and security requirements, including data security, fraud prevention, and industry-relevant regulations
• Map business requirements to technical requirements and constraints, and conduct GAP analysis
• Advising and guiding in technology choices and their application
• Ensure that you adhere to the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) obligations for your role.
• Identify and raise any non-compliance incidents promptly to your line manager.
• Challenge processes, policies and projects that will negatively impact compliance within the Group.
• Complete all mandatory compliance training assigned to you.
• Reach out to the Compliance Teams if unsure of any of your compliance obligations or the requirements are unclear.

We're looking for someone with the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Passionate about new technologies and keeps up to date on new trends and possibilities
• You are, or at least have been, an experienced java programmer and have worked heavily with micro services architecture
• Used to taking responsibility and setting the architectural roadmap
• Is focused on the big picture and empowers others to make detailed decisions
• Have years of demonstrable experience of solution architecture
• Have years of experience of taking responsibility and setting the architectural roadmap
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and best practices
• Always considers the longevity of the platform
• Ability to gain the holistic view, be a good listener and to be able to reach consensus with a larger group
• Having experience with lots of different technologies like: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, JMS, Hibernate, JSON, Oracle, Couchbase, Git, Maven, RPM, Docker

Our Way Of Working

Our world is hybrid.

A career is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. One of the perks of joining us is that we value you as a person first. Our hybrid world allows you to focus on your goals and responsibilities and lets you self-organise to improve your deliveries and get the work done in your own way.

Application Process

We believe talent knows no boundaries. Our hiring process focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential to contribute to our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and evaluate each candidate based on merit, regardless of personal characteristics as the age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or disability.