Tasks
Define and maintain (parts of) the Enterprise Information Architecture, design architecture for IT Projects.
Define and maintain the cartography of the IT-assets (as-is and to-be)
Translate Business strategy and new objectives into (changes in) the Architecture.
Advise on the adoption of new technologies and concepts to keep architecture in line with market and available technologies.
Support on ensuring integration of the architectural methodology and other procedures in place, including project management and IT development methods.
Translate Functional Requests in Technical Model taking into account Functional Reference Model and Technical standards and constraints.
Design solutions, which respect projects milestones and budgets while making the current architecture evolving towards the target one as well as respecting Infrastructure and Security constraints.
Do the follow-up of the realization; document and report noticed implementation deviations in order to feed Reference Architecture and suggest eventual realignments with the target.
Perform certifications and homologations of solution architectures proposed that impact the domain.
Guarantee group norms and standards are followed.
Ideal Profile
Education: Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience
Certification: Architecture certifications (Project Management certification is nice to have)
Languages: French - Good; Dutch - Any; English - Good
Required knowledge
Experience: >5 years in Invest, Life insurance and/or Architecture
Technical Experience
Mandatory
Hands on architecture experience for:
MIFID & Invest domain
Life insurance domain
General knowledge of financial services
Preferable
Knowledge and hands-on experience on the following:
Agile delivery
API architecture
Data architecture
Soft skills
Team player
Quick self-starter, pro-active attitude
Good Communication and Influencing skills
Good analytical and synthesis skills
Autonomy, commitment and perseverance
Ability to work in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment