Chief Enterprise Architect & Digital Transformation Lead

HIVE-X; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FPS Interior - Directorate General Innovation & Digital Solutions (DG ISD) seeks a Lead Enterprise Architect to ensure alignment between strategic business needs and IT solutions. You will design architectures, govern programs, and coordinate across stakeholders to enable a coherent cloud strategy and cybersecurity initiatives.

The role requires a strong background in IT architecture, digital transformation, and experience with complex projects, ideally with public sector exposure.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of experience in complex IT projects.
• Experience in architecture and digital transformation.
• Asset: experience with the public sector (Ministries, European Institutions, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment between business needs and IT solutions.
• Design architectures and technical solutions.
• Coordinate architectural activities within strategic programs.
• Supervise the architecture boards and ensure the consistency of decisions.
• Contribute to a coherent and secure cloud strategy; lead initiatives related to cybersecurity (IAM, asset management, NIS2).
• Provide strategic advice to management.
• Coach architects and project teams.

Skills

Archimate

BPMN

UML

Microservices

Systems Development Lifecycle

Data management

IT architecture principles

Education

Degree in computer science

Tools

TOGAF

Archimate tooling

Job description

FPS Interior - Directorate General Innovation & Digital Solutions (DG ISD) seeks a Lead Enterprise Architect to ensure alignment between strategic business needs and IT solutions. You will design architectures, govern programs, and coordinate across stakeholders to enable a coherent cloud strategy and cybersecurity initiatives.

The role requires a strong background in IT architecture, digital transformation, and experience with complex projects, ideally with public sector exposure.