Solution Architect

Note: Candidates should be based in Belgium and 8 days a month on site in Brussels is mandatory.

General Job description:

You support the delivery of IT initiatives as Solution Architect accountable for the definition and the realization of end-to-end architecture solutions that fulfil the functional, non-functional, security & resilience requirements.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years of experience as Solutions Architect with overall IT experience of minimum 10 years.
• Experience in Financial Services industry is desired but not essential.
• Experience of having worked in end-to-end solution architecture on large projects with stringent recovery, availability, operability & resiliency requirements.
• Preferably proven experience in Microsoft technologies, modernising monolithic applications, event-driven and API architecture, and cloud computing.
• You are a problem-solver with strong analytical skills (eg breaking up & structuring complex problems into manageable pieces), which you apply to problems spanning across multiple architectural domains.
• You are proactive in identifying the need for change and proposing solutions that are innovative and make the difference in improving our IT software delivery or engineering processes.
• You can use your experience & knowledge to build strong relationships with other solution architects and the other divisions of the organisation.
• You will also be able to coach & mentor new members of the team in how to apply solutions architecture and to understand the domains and their interactions & complexities.
• You can understand and challenge Business Requirements
• You can explain your solution design to non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, active listening)
• Assertiveness in driving tasks to completion