Application Architect

Isabel; Brussel Hoofdstad; Híbrido; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

50% hybrid work

Flexible hours

Coaching and tailored development

Flat, collaborative structure

Professional gatherings and BeFun team

Top Employer certification

Resumo da oferta

Isabel is seeking an Application Architect to join our Architecture team with a focus on the Verified Data application landscape. You will shape solution designs that balance business needs with technical objectives and promote architecture documentation as code using the C4 model.

In this role you will lead during initiation phases, guide delivery teams, ensure alignment with our technology strategy, and stay ahead of trends to drive innovation across our financial application domain.

Qualificações

• Experience with architectural design patterns and microservices.
• Ability to create scalable, resilient architectures aligned with business needs.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering and performance optimization.
• Understanding of security best practices with support from a Security Architect.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, IaC, containers, and orchestration technologies.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort with multiple development methodologies and adapting to new systems.
• Fluency in English and Dutch or French.

Responsabilidades

• Gather requirements from user, technical, and performance specs to design unified solutions.
• Champion architectural proposals to maximize project value.
• Lead initiation phase and provide ongoing architectural leadership to delivery teams.
• Ensure designs align with technology strategy and governance standards.
• Promote architecture documentation as code using the C4 model.
• Stay current with technology trends to drive innovation in the application domain.
• Assess modularity and dependencies; identify improvement areas without hands-on coding.
• Deconstruct legacy and modern systems to inform roadmaps.

Conhecimentos

Architectural design patterns

Microservices

Scalable architectures

Reliability engineering

Performance optimization

Security best practices

Cloud computing

Infrastructure as Code

Containerization

Orchestration

Communication

English & Dutch or French

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Let\u2019s shape the future of finance - together

At Isabel, we believe that real innovation happens when people and ideas connect. That\'s why we\'re building more than technology, we\'re building an ecosystem. One where every voice counts, and where your work can truly make a difference. We\'re looking for curious minds and collaborative builders. People who believe success means growing together, learning from each other, and challenging the status quo. If that sounds like you, keep reading.

As Application Architect you will be part of our Architecture team, with a specific focus on one of our domains: the Verified Data application landscape. You\'ll contribute to solution designs that meet both business and technical objectives, ensuring alignment with Isabel\'s long-term vision. In addition to contributing to design and review activities, you\'ll actively promote architecture documentation as code, using the C4 model to describe software systems at multiple levels of abstraction. This ensures that documentation remains accurate, version-controlled, and aligned with the development lifecycle, while fostering transparency and knowledge sharing across teams.

What You\'ll Do

• Engage actively with all relevant parties to gather comprehensive requirements — encompassing user, technical, and performance specifications — and synthesize these into unified solution designs.
• Champion your architectural proposals, striving to achieve excellence in fulfilling stakeholder needs and maximizing the value of project outcomes.
• Take the helm during the project\'s initiation phase and provide ongoing leadership and expertise to the delivery teams throughout the execution phase, serving as the project\'s architectural lead when necessary.
• Ensure that the proposed solutions are aligned with the overarching technology strategy and comply with corporate governance standards.
• Cultivate a practice of thorough documentation, guaranteeing that it is a true and clear reflection of active operations and is readily understandable and available to stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of technology trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement within the application domain.
• Propose architectural patterns, assess modularity and dependencies, and identify improvement areas - without participating in hands-on development.
• Understand and deconstruct legacy and modern systems to inform design decisions, guide modernization efforts, and propose architecture roadmaps.
  

What Makes You a Great Fit

This role is ideal for someone who can analyze and understand complex, large-scale applications independently - not to develop them, but to extract architectural insights, assess design quality, and support strategic evolution of our application ecosystem.

You\'ll thrive in this role if you:

• have experience in architectural design patterns, microservices architecture, and creating system architectures that are scalable, resilient, and aligned with business needs.
• are able to identify, quantify, and strategize the reduction of technical debt.
• have a track record in reliability engineering & performance optimization.
• have an understanding of security best practices (you\'ll be supported by a Security Architect).
• have an understanding of cloud computing platforms, infrastructure as code, containerization, and orchestration technologies (you\'ll be supported by a Infrastructure Architect).
• Capable of analyzing how data storage, access, and integration are handled in enterprise systems, particularly in high-availability financial environments.
• can effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical people and work with various departments to understand their needs and constraints.
• have the ability to adapt to and work with various development and project management methodologies.
• are able to explore and understand unfamiliar, complex systems with minimal guidance, especially through source code and system documentation.
• Are fluent in English AND Dutch or French.

Why join us

At Isabel, we offer more than a job, we offer a place to grow, contribute, and thrive.

• A human-sized Belgian company (250 people) where your ideas and impact matter
• 50% hybrid work, flexible hours, and autonomy to manage your time
• Coaching, training, and tailored development paths for every career stage
• A flat, collaborative structure with real ownership and cross-functional work
• Competitive rewards: Flex Income Plan, annual bonus, insurance, meal vouchers
• A strong engagement culture and inclusive mindset
• Easy mobility options: our MOBI strategy supports flexible, low-footprint commuting, whether by bike, public transport, or electric car
• Professional gatherings that encourage collaboration and networking, as well as fun and purposeful activities led by our BeFun team
• A certified Top Employer with 30 years of tech leadership and ambition

Ready to join us?

Your voice, your vision, and your impact all have a place here. Let\u2019s shape smarter solutions and a stronger digital economy. Together.