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# Enterprise Architect

- **Company:** Aprico Consultants
- **Location:** Brussel, Belgium
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Portfolio Management, IT Management, Software Tools, IT Architecture, Archimate, Togaf, Event Driven Architecture, Domain Driven Design, Microservices
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.be/jobad/bead568a4952013309207ee24aa6c75188

## About the Role

For one of our leading clients in the energy sector, we are looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to strengthen the IT Architecture team. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of business and IT, translating corporate strategy into actionable architecture roadmaps and portfolio strategies., You are a strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities and the ability to engage stakeholders at all organizational levels. You combine architectural depth with business acumen and a pragmatic, result-oriented mindset.
Additionally, you bring :

 - 10 years of experience in an Enterprise Architecture role
 - Strong knowledge of IT processes and standards such as ITIL, TOGAF, ArchiMate, and Domain-Driven Design
 - Experience with Application Portfolio Management (APM) and frameworks such as Gartner TIME
 - Expertise in cloud-native architecture patterns, microservices, and event-driven architectures
 - Experience with modeling tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect (or similar)
 - Proven ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and collaborate effectively in diverse teams
 - Experience in transformation contexts (e.g. mergers) is a strong plus
 - Fluent English (mandatory), with Dutch and/or French required; German is a plus
 - Strong communication skills in both Dutch/French and English.

## Description

As an Enterprise Architect, you will work on a high-impact mission within a complex, large-scale environment operating critical infrastructure across Europe
What you'll do :

 - You will act as a strategic advisor within the Enterprise Architecture function, driving application portfolio management and shaping the long-term IT roadmap
 - Analyze corporate strategy and translate it into portfolio management strategies, business-driven IT roadmaps, and business capability maps
 - Evaluate and optimize the application portfolio in close collaboration with application owners and stakeholders
 - Define architecture and functional design needs to support business goals and advocate reference architectures
 - Conduct trade-off analyses (e.g. ATAM, CBAM) and validate recommendations with senior business and IT management
-,Maintain architecture artifacts including application maps (applications, data, integration, technology layers) and architecture decision repositories

 - Contribute to building an enterprise-wide IT roadmap reflecting initiatives, dependencies, and transformation impacts
 - Integrate architecture processes with IT management domains such as Project Portfolio Management and IT Service Management Required qualifications


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