Lead Enterprise Architect

• Main missions

  • Ensuring alignment between business needs and IT solutions
  • Designing technical architectures and solutions
  • Collaborating with business and IT stakeholders
  • Formalize the needs in terms of functional and technical requirements
  • To propose pragmatic recommendations and solutions
  • Defining architectural standards
  • Ensure the documentation of solutions
  • Participate in the validation of deliverables

  Specific tasks and responsibilities

  • Define and implement the digitalization strategy
  • Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture framework
  • Establish an architectural governance structure (committees validation processes)
  • Develop a multi-year roadmap for digital transformation
  • Coordinate architectural activities within strategic programs
  • To guide the architecture boards and ensure the consistency of decisions
  • Contribute to a coherent and secure cloud strategy
  • Leading cybersecurity initiatives (IAM asset management NIS2)
  • Supporting the transformation of infrastructure towards new models (e.g. greenfield)
  • Oversee the inventory and streamlining of the application portfolio
  • Ensuring consistency between legacy systems and new solutions
  • Providing coaching to architects and project teams
  • Providing strategic advice to management
  • Contribute to the definition of capability maps and reference architectures

  Desired profile

  Education and experience

  • Degree in computer science or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in complex IT projects
  • Experience in architecture and digital transformation
  • Advantage: experience with the public sector (Ministries European Institutions etc.)

  Technical skills

  • Proficiency in IT architecture principles (TOGAF is an asset)
  • Knowledge of modeling methods (BPMN UML Archimate)
  • Understanding the application development cycle
  • Knowledge of microservices and application integration
  • Skills in data and infrastructure management

  Behavioral skills

  • results orientation
  • Analytical and synthesis skills
  • Ability to work across departments
  • Excellent communication
  • Autonomy and proactivity

Required Skills:

ArchimateBPMNUMLMicroservicesSystem Life Cycle