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The mission is to serve as an Enterprise Architect within the IT Architecture team. The primary objective is to conduct the cyclical process of evaluating the application portfolio and recommending strategies for various applications.
Our client is seeking an Architect for their IT Architecture team, specifically within the Enterprise Architecture function. The ideal consultant should have expertise in Application Portfolio Management and IT roadmap processes. Experience in the Energy and Utilities sector is a plus, as is familiarity with transformation phases during mergers.
Description:
* Analyze corporate strategy and translate it into portfolio management strategies, business driven IT roadmaps and business capability maps.
* Define the architecture and functional design needs to support and meet company business goals.
* Communicate the application strategy process to business and IT actors of our client.
* Gather and analyze business requirements using business-, IT- surveys in order to evaluate the IT landscape.
* Conduct trade-off analysis using industry known methods (e.g.: ATAM) in order to formulate constructive recommendations.
* Help to maintain the application portfolio in close corporation with application owners and other stakeholders.
* Collect application related information (for instance, cost-related information) as additional input for the analysis using industry standard methods (e.g.: CBAM).
* Maintain an application map of the as-is landscape, of the various layers, e.g. applications, technology, data and integration in order to enrich the Enterprise Architecture repository.
* Maintain the architecture decisions repository.
* Validate the recommendations with the senior management of business and IT.
* Contribute in building an enterprise-wide IT roadmap covering current and planned initiatives, projects and programs reflecting impacts and dependencies.
* Integrate architecture-related processes with other IT management processes like Project Portfolio and IT Service Management.
Requirements:
* Experience in an Enterprise Architecture function (min. 10 years).
* Can work autonomously and take initiative for engaging with people at all levels.
* Result oriented.
* Experience in IT Processes and methodologies, using standards such as ITIL, TOGAF, ArchiMate, Domain Driven Design.
* Experience with cloud-native Architecture patterns.
* Ability of advocating reference architectures.
* Familiar with Microservices & Event driven architectures.
* Familiar with Gartner Architecture Frameworks (TIME for APM for example).
* Experience with Modeling tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect (or similar tools).
* Team player with strong collaboration focus and very good presentation skills.
* Experience with merger situations and following transformations is a plus.
* Notable real-world experience of architecting, designing, and delivering IT products in an agile environment is a plus.
* Fluent in English. Supplier and procurement documentation and meetings with external parties will be in English. The consultant will collaborate with French, Dutch and German speaking team members. Dutch and/or French knowledge is mandatory. Knowledge of German is a plus.
OUR OFFER
* Contractual flexibility, a permanent contract or a freelance assignment.
* Flexible working hours with the possibility of teleworking (1 to 3 days a week).
* A team of enthusiastic, professional and talented colleagues in a good mood and atmosphere.
* Personalized career coaching to support your development.
* A company with a pleasant, dynamic and innovative working atmosphere.
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