Senior Solution Architect -BOS000480

ITProposal
Brussels, Belgium
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, Dutch
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Brussels, Belgium

Tech stack

Geographic Information Systems
Applications Architecture
Application Integration Architecture
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Data Warehousing
DevOps
Enterprise Content Management
GIS Applications
UML
Working Model 2D
Archimate
Togaf
Containerization

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to design and guide enterprise-scale IT solutions within a complex digital transformation environment. You will work closely with enterprise, data, GIS, DevOps, business analysis, and project management teams to ensure that technology solutions align with strategic architecture and long-term business objectives.

This role is ideal for an architect who can bridge business and technology, translate requirements into scalable solution architectures, and provide architectural governance across multiple initiatives., * Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable IT solutions.

  • Convert enterprise architecture principles and reference architectures into practical solution designs.
  • Define and maintain application, integration, and technology architectures.
  • Collaborate with enterprise architects, data architects, GIS architects, DevOps engineers, business analysts, and project managers.
  • Ensure architectural consistency across multiple projects and applications.
  • Develop and maintain architectural standards, principles, guardrails, and Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).
  • Present and defend architectural decisions to both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Support digital transformation initiatives involving modern technologies and platforms.
  • Provide architectural guidance throughout project lifecycles.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years' experience as a Solution Architect in complex enterprise IT environments.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience as a specialist architect (e.g., Application, Infrastructure, Security, Network, ERP, ECM, Data Warehouse/BI, or Enterprise Architecture).
  • Strong experience in:
  • Application Architecture
  • Integration Architecture
  • Technology Architecture
  • Proven ability to:
  • Translate business requirements into architectural solutions.
  • Apply enterprise architecture principles to solution design.
  • Manage and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience with architecture modelling frameworks and tools:
  • TOGAF
  • ArchiMate
  • UML
  • Sparx Enterprise Architect

  • Solid understanding of enterprise business processes.

  • Knowledge of project management concepts including planning, estimation, coordination, timelines, and costs.

  • Native or near-native Dutch (CEFR C2) is mandatory.

  • Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD principles.

  • Experience with GIS, geospatial data, or geospatial applications.

  • Experience establishing architecture standards, principles, governance, and ADRs.

  • Experience ensuring architectural alignment across multiple parallel projects.

  • Broad architectural knowledge across infrastructure, applications, security, data, and business processes, with deep expertise in at least one domain.

  • Enterprise Architecture

  • Solution Architecture

  • Application Architecture

  • Integration Architecture

  • Cloud Platforms

  • Containerization

  • CI/CD

  • TOGAF

  • ArchiMate

  • UML

  • Sparx Enterprise Architect

  • GIS / Geospatial Technologies (preferred)

  • Hybrid working model.

  • Minimum 1 day per week at the Brussels headquarters.

  • Additional 1 day per week at a regional office.

  • Remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to project needs.

  • Dutch (CEFR C2) Mandatory

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