Location: Brussels center (2d/week on site minimum)Languages: English and Dutch and/or FrenchEmployment Type: FreelanceStart Date: ASAPEnd Date: 31/12/2025(Renewable) In the context of the group IT formation of the client group, the Enterprise Architect service willAnalyze corporate strategy and translate it into portfolio management strategies, business driven IT roadmaps and business capability MAPSDefine the architecture and functional design needs to support and meet company business goalsCommunicate the application strategy process to business and IT actors of client GroupGather and analyze business requirements using business-, IT- surveys in order to evaluate the IT landscapeConduct trade-off analysis using industry known methods (e.G.: Atam) in order to formulateconstructive recommendationsHelp to maintain the application portfolio in close corporation with application owners and other stakeholdersCollect 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 repositoryMaintain the architecture decisions repositoryvalidate the recommendations with the senior management of business and ITContribute in building an enterprise-wide IT roadmap covering current and planned initiatives, projects and programs reflecting impacts and dependenciesIntegrate architecture-related processes with other IT management processes like Project Portfolio and IT Service Management RequirementsExperience in an Enterprise Architecture function (min. 10 years)Experience in IT Processes and methodologies, using standards such as ITIL, Togaf, ArchiMate, Domain Driven Design...Experience with cloud-native Architecture patternsFamiliar with MicroServices & Event driven architecturesFamiliar 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 skillsExperience with merger situations and following transformations is a plusNotable real-world experience of architecting, designing, and delivering IT products in an agile environment is a plusFluent in English. Dutch or French knowledge is mandatory