Solution Architect 

Start Date: As soon as possible

End Date: 31/12/2026

Location: Antwerpen

Responsibilities:

• Design and govern solutions and architectures in complex, multi-system landscapes.
• Define and evolve integration architectures using APIs, messaging, and service-based patterns.
• Design and optimize end-to-end solution models, including long-running processes.
• Support legacy modernization, consolidation, and migration initiatives.
• Contribute to identity, access, and security architectures, including compliance-driven contexts.
• Align business processes, information flows, and technical solutions.
• Support exception handling, resilience, and operational stability for mission-critical flows.
• Provide architectural guidance during delivery, release, and production support.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and external partners.
• Support RFI/RFP and supplier selection activities where relevant.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect.
• Extensive background in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with integration architectures (REST APIs, messaging, ESB, service orchestration).
• Experience with workflow/BPMN-based process modeling and orchestration.
• Solid understanding of security and IAM concepts within enterprise landscapes.
• Experience operating in production-grade environments with high reliability requirements.
• Ability to work across analysis, design, delivery, and operational phases.
• Comfortable interacting with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desired Skills and Certifications:

• Exposure to cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps-oriented environments.
• Experience with vendor management and sourcing processes.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate, similar).

Growth & Development:

• A willingness to further develop architectural modeling capabilities (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate or similar enterprise architecture frameworks).
• An interest in strengthening cloud architecture expertise, including progression towards certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
• Continuous learning in Azure fundamentals, including App Services, Functions, Storage, API Management, and identity management (Entra ID/Azure AD).
• A proactive mindset towards DevOps maturity, governance, and operational excellence.

Formal certifications are not mandatory, but a willingness to deepen and broaden expertise in areas that strengthen overall architecture and platform maturity is highly valued.