Location: Brussels center (2d/week on site minimum)
Languages: English and Dutch and/or French
Employment Type: Freelance
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: 31/12/2025(Renewable)
In the context of the group IT formation of the client group, the Enterprise Architect service will
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 client Group
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 formulateconstructive 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)
Experience in IT Processes and methodologies, using standards such as ITIL, Togaf, ArchiMate, Domain Driven Design...
Experience with cloud-native Architecture patterns
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. Dutch or French knowledge is mandatory