IT Architect 

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Long-term

Location: Brussels

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable IT architecture solutions aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and system specifications.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve system performance and reliability.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices in all architectural designs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks to enhance system capabilities and future-proof the application landscape.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical governance, ensuring adherence to design principles, performance standards, and maintainability goals.
• Define architectural patterns and integration approaches such as microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-first design that enable flexibility, robustness, and scalability.
• Document architecture decisions, reference models, and solution blueprints, fostering alignment and reuse across teams.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years in IT architecture or related roles.
• Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Skills: Proficiency in architecture frameworks and tools, application architecture, modeling, BPMN, enterprise systems, microservices, integration frameworks, and security frameworks.
• Languages: Fluent in English; knowledge of Dutch or French is a plus.