Senior Solution Architect

Start Date: 01/01/2026

End Date: 31/12/2026

Location: Brussels

Responsibilities:

• Translate business and IT requirements into solution designs aligned with long-term vision and reference architecture.
• Improve business results by converting business requirements into IT solutions.
• Create high-level solution designs for procurement processes and review vendor-produced designs.
• Enhance standards, methodologies, best practices, and technical solutions through project and program engagement.
• Assess and understand the impact of new technology introductions on the organization's technology landscape.
• Manage solution architectures from conception to production delivery.
• Design physical and logical components of solution architectures for positive business outcomes.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to estimate costs and implementation timelines for architecture components.
• Define technical architecture (software, infrastructure, data) and business architecture.
• Validate designs, costs, planning, and quality of solutions from bidders.
• Understand information technology and data communications.
• Possess knowledge of modern implementation and testing methodologies.
• Follow up on IT delivery processes and contribute to process improvements.
• Define, track, and validate delivery of technical artifacts.
• Create and defend business cases for IT landscape improvements to IT and business boards.
• Perform Q&A, release validation, and operations to enhance processes and activities.

Requirements:

• Experience in software development and software lifecycle.
• Experience in containerization and private cloud environments.
• Experience with complex datasets (large structured data).
• Experience in strict secure environments and security audits.
• Experience in vendor collaboration for build and delivery.
• Proficiency in documentation using standard notations (UML, ArchiMate).
• Experience in automation (SaaS, testing).
• Experience in TSO/RCC world and their regional processes.
• 5+ years of experience as a solution architect.
• Fluency in English.