Lead Solution Architect - Financial Services / Mainframe & Azure

Us3 Consulting

Brussel, Belgium

4 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.adzuna.be

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) .NET Framework Microsoft Windows Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Applications Architecture Microsoft Azure IBM DB2 Linux Distributed Systems High-Level Architecture IBM Mainframe Mainframes

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Job description

Define and deliver end-to-end Solution Architectures for large-scale IT transformation programmes.
Lead architecture from inception through design, implementation and deployment.
Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure and resilient architecture solutions.
Act as the key link between Enterprise Architecture, Domain Architecture, engineering teams and application owners.
Ensure solutions align with enterprise technology standards, target architectures and strategic roadmaps.
Lead technical discussions across multiple systems, applications, locations and technology domains.
Contribute to Reference Architectures, architecture patterns and reusable technology building blocks.
Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineering teams during implementation.
Assess complex architectural challenges and provide pragmatic, fit-for-purpose recommendations.
Contribute to the evolution of Solution Architecture and Software Engineering practices.
Identify opportunities for innovation and improvements in IT delivery and engineering processes.
Support the definition of domain target architectures and technology roadmaps.

Requirements

15+ years of IT industry experience, with significant experience in Solution Architecture.
Proven experience as a Lead Solution Architect on large-scale transformation programmes, ideally €10M+.
Strong experience designing and deploying mission-critical transactional systems within large and complex organisations.
Strong understanding of Financial Services / Capital Markets environments; knowledge of regulatory requirements is advantageous.
Proven IBM Mainframe experience, including DB2 environments.
Strong development/architecture experience with either:
Java / Linux, or
Microsoft .NET / Windows.
Strong understanding of Azure Cloud architecture and services.
Experience with APIs, integration technologies and enterprise data technologies.
Knowledge of event-driven architecture, ideally with Apache Kafka.
Experience with private cloud technologies is desirable.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, integration patterns and modern application architectures.
Ability to work across multiple architectural domains and solve complex technical problems.
Experience producing both high-level architecture strategies and detailed technical implementation designs.