Enterprise Architect

ITS Group Benelux; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Company car or mobility package

Training plan and certifications

Job summary

ITS Group Benelux seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to implement and operationalize a federated architecture operating model across entities. You will establish governance, drive ARB processes, and align business and IT with reusable reference architectures.

You will coach architecture communities, define standards, and ensure adherence through portfolio and project delivery, data, security, and vendor selection.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Enterprise Architecture or similar1

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the implementation of the approved Enterprise Architecture operating model.
• Establish and continuously improve the architecture governance framework across the organization.
• Operationalize the federated Target Operating Model for all architecture roles and entities.
• Provide a unified architecture vision across business and IT domains.
• Implement and facilitate Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and governance processes.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Federated Architecture

ARB

Governance Frameworks

Reference Architectures

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

TOGAF

Archimate

French/Dutch language (nice-to-have)

Tools

Architecture Tools (ARB facilitation)

Job description

Great assignments await you with our key account clients in rich and varied environments

The client is looking for a senior Enterprise Architect to support the implementation and operationalization of a Group-wide Enterprise Architecture operating model within a complex, federated, multi-entity environment. The consultant will transform an approved target operating model into concrete governance practices, establish architecture decision processes, define standards and review mechanisms, and drive adoption across business and IT stakeholders. The role requires a highly pragmatic architect capable of creating structure, facilitating decisions, delivering quick results, and ensuring that governance translates into tangible implementation outcomes. The mission combines strategic architecture leadership, governance design, stakeholder alignment, architecture coaching, and operational execution.

Your missions:

• Own and drive the implementation of the approved Enterprise Architecture operating model.
• Establish and continuously improve the architecture governance framework across the organization.
• Operationalize the federated Target Operating Model for all architecture roles and entities.
• Provide a unified architecture vision across business and IT domains.
• Implement and facilitate Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and governance processes.
• Embed architecture practices into portfolio management, project delivery, product development, security, data, integration, and vendor selection processes.
• Define and implement architecture decision-making mechanisms and compliance processes.
• Develop reusable architecture practices, standards, principles, and reference architectures.
• Build and animate an Architecture Community and architecture working groups.
• Define KPIs and governance metrics to measure architecture adoption and effectiveness.
• Transfer knowledge and ensure long-term autonomy of internal stakeholders.
• Drive alignment between Group and local entities while maintaining delivery efficiency.

Your activities:

• Translate the approved operating model into practical working methods.
• Create a prioritized implementation backlog.
• Define milestones, dependencies, risks, decision points and pilot initiatives.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, policies and reference architectures.
• Define and maintain governance workflows and decision processes.
• Ensure traceability of architectural decisions and escalation paths.

Architecture Review Board (ARB)

• Define ARB scope, participation model, quorum rules and governance processes.
• Organize and facilitate Architecture Review Board sessions.
• Prepare decision-ready architecture review packages.
• Record, track and communicate architectural decisions.
• Establish escalation mechanisms and governance controls.
• Establish delegated decision rights and decision-routing mechanisms.
• Implement waiver and exception management processes.
• Define architecture compliance reviews and compliance levels.
• Create accelerated governance processes for urgent business needs.
• Clarify responsibilities, mandates and decision rights of:
  • Enterprise Architects
  • Domain Architects
  • Technical Architects
  • Solution Architects
• Define interactions, handovers and escalation paths between architecture roles.
• Support the rollout of the federated architecture model across entities.

Stakeholder Alignment

• Align business, product, delivery, engineering, infrastructure, security and data stakeholders.
• Build consensus around priorities, trade-offs and reusable solutions.
• Promote shared ownership across teams and entities.
• Communicate and defend the architecture vision at senior management level.

Architecture Integration into Delivery

• Integrate architecture within:
  • Portfolio management
  • Funding processes
  • Demand intake processes
  • Project delivery
  • Product delivery
  • Application lifecycle management
  • Security and risk management
  • Data and integration initiatives
  • Technology selection
  • Vendor selection
• Define the minimum viable architecture artefact framework.
• Establish ownership and approval processes.
• Implement review triggers.
• Define retirement and lifecycle management rules.
• Translate platform guardrails into actionable guidance for delivery teams.

Community & Capability Development

• Coach architectural communities and architecture stakeholders.
• Establish Architecture Communities of Practice.
• Lead focused architecture working groups.
• Deliver knowledge transfer activities.
• Enable internal teams to operate the governance model independently.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define and monitor KPIs related to:
  • Architecture adoption
  • Decision effectiveness
  • Delivery enablement
  • Reuse
  • Compliance
  • Risk reduction
  • Stakeholder value
• Drive continuous improvement of governance practices.
• Foster momentum and accountability across teams.

You have the following skills:

• Enterprise Architecture (10+ years)
• Federated Architecture Operating Models
• Architecture Review Boards (ARB)
• Architecture Governance Frameworks
• Architecture Compliance Management
• Reference Architectures
• Enterprise Standards & Policies
• Architecture Service Models

Architecture Methodologies & Frameworks

• TOGAF
• ArchiMate
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• ITIL

Governance & Decision Management

• Governance Design and Implementation
• Delegated Decision Rights
• Waiver & Exception Management
• Compliance Reviews

Stakeholder & Leadership Skills

• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Change Management
• Community Leadership
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Organizational Alignment

Delivery & Transformation

• Agile Delivery Environments
• Portfolio & Demand Management
• Product Delivery
• Project Delivery
• Technology Selection
• Organizational Transformation

Technical & Domain Knowledge

• IT Infrastructure
• Security Architecture
• Application Lifecycle Management
• Digital Platform Governance

Languages

• French (nice-to-have)
• Dutch (nice-to-have)
• German (nice-to-have)

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in the Energy & Utilities sector
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering IT solutions in Agile environments
• Experience in multinational and multi-entity organizations
• Experience operating in federated governance environments
• You have at least 10 years of professional experiences in IT
• If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG or NL/ENG it’s best
• You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
• Let’s have a chat !

Advantages

• Hospitalization insurance (partner/children incl.)
• Group insurance
• Dental insurance (partner/children included)
• 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
• 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
• Representation fee net per month.
• Internet fee of € 40 per month.
• Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
• Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
• Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
• Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)
• Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
• Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
• Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
• Flexibility and trust
• Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
• Co-optation system because sharing is caring!
• 1st pre-screening on the phone to discuss about your search and conditions and our first potential opportunities matching.
• Job descriptions sent and Teams meeting fixed with us (HR and Sales) to dig into your experience and the role.
• Package proposal so we all agree beforehand.
• Your CV is sent to the different clients you’ve agreed to, to find the best mission for you!

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