Enterprise Architect – Governance & Frameworks

Pauwels Consulting; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a consultant to help implement a federated architecture operating model in the energy sector. You will define common principles, guardrails, standards, and reference architectures to guide technology decisions while ensuring local execution remains empowered across entities.

You will translate group-level standards for domain and technical architects, facilitate architecture governance, advise portfolio stakeholders on technology choices, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Experience with Enterprise Architecture and Architecture Governance.
• Knowledge of Target Operating Models (TOM) and Federated Architecture.
• Skills in defining reference architectures, standards, and architectural guardrails.
• Familiarity with the intersection of architecture with Security, Data, and Engineering domains.
• Proactive and solution-oriented with strong advisory skills.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Define common principles, guardrails, standards, and reference architectures to guide organizational technology decisions.
• Translate group-level standards into actionable local context for domain and technical architects.
• Facilitate architecture governance processes across various organizational levels and entities.
• Advise portfolio stakeholders on technology choices to ensure alignment with cross-entity decision rules.
• Collaborate with security, data, and engineering teams to enable implementation of the architectural vision.
• Support the development of reusable technology patterns to enable faster and safer decision-making.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Architecture Governance

Target Operating Models

Federated Architecture

Reference Architectures

Standards

Architectural Guardrails

Security

Data

Engineering

Advisory Skills

English Fluency

Job description

Our client, a leading organization in the energy sector, is looking for a consultant to help implement a federated architecture operating model. The role focuses on establishing a coherent architectural direction while ensuring local execution remains empowered across various entities.

• Define common principles, guardrails, standards, and reference architectures to guide organizational technology decisions.
• Translate group-level standards into actionable local context for domain and technical architects.
• Facilitate architecture governance processes across various organizational levels and entities.
• Advise portfolio stakeholders on technology choices to ensure alignment with cross-entity decision rules.
• Collaborate with security, data, and engineering teams to enable implementation of the architectural vision.
• Support the development of reusable technology patterns to enable faster and safer decision-making.

• You have experience with Enterprise Architecture and Architecture Governance.
• You bring knowledge of Target Operating Models (TOM) and Federated Architecture.
• You possess skills in defining reference architectures, standards, and architectural guardrails.
• You're familiar with the intersection of architecture with Security, Data, and Engineering domains.
• You're proactive and solution-oriented with strong advisory skills.
• You are fluent in English.

Nice to Haves

• Experience within the energy or utilities industry.
• Knowledge of Agile portfolio management.

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 6 months
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Brussels
• Working model: Hybrid
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers