Banking Domain Architect

Location: Brussels

Start Date: 05/05/2025

End Date: 24/11/2025

Mission Context:

The IT Architect ensures the coherence and sustainability of the overall Channels Individuals IT solutions and systems according to the enterprise strategy, domain blueprints, and technology evolution. This role involves considering internal and external constraints such as risk, cost, and delay, in line with architectural practices, rules, and principles.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Business and IT to promote and validate solutions with all related stakeholders.
• Capture business needs and model them by documenting a technical and functional solution.
• Design the solution’s architecture to align with the bank’s strategy and standards.
• Utilize Enterprise Data Modelling expertise to design secure APIs supporting digital transformation projects.
• Leverage Cloud expertise to support design with cloud capabilities.
• Participate in and advise on studies, projects, and assets concerning the evolution of architecture.
• Support and control the implementation of architectural rules and decisions.
• Define, document, and maintain the reference architecture with a focus on simplification.
• Actively participate in architectural committees.
• Communicate current and target architecture, rules, and good practices.
• Stay updated with technology evolutions and incorporate them into the company architecture where appropriate.

Scope:

Focus on Core products (e.g., payment, accounts) within Web and Mobile channels, encompassing the entire enterprise architecture.

Agile Requirements:

• Positive attitude, pragmatism, and efficiency.
• Thirst for knowledge and knowledge sharing.
• Focus on team success over individual success.
• Embrace feedback for continuous improvement.
• Cross-functional team collaboration.

Language Requirements:

• Dutch: Fluent in either NL or FR with notions of the other.
• French: Fluent in either NL or FR with notions of the other.
• English: Fluent.

Telework Expectation:

50% on-site & 50% homeworking.

Required Experience/Knowledge:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of functional/technical/application architecture.
• Experience with architectural modeling (such as Archimate).
• Experience with data modeling and API design.
• Analysis and definition of application architectures.
• Preferable experience with Enterprise Architecture tools like Archi.
• Knowledge of project management.
• Practical experience with Scrum is preferable.

Soft Skills:

• Team player.
• Communicative, networking, negotiator.
• Analytical, accurate.
• Creative, innovative, visionary.
• Risk aware.