Information Technology Architect

Ampstek; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AmpsTek in Brussels is seeking a proficient IT Architect with a strong background in financial services to shape our Core Banking landscape, particularly in lending, mortgages and daily servicing.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on architecture leadership, guiding multi-year roadmaps, collaborating with Tribe Leads and IT Area Leads, and ensuring security, risk, and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• We are looking for a proficient IT Architect with a strong background in financial services.
• The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands-on architectural depth to shape Core Banking, lending, mortgages and servicing.
• You will interact with Tribe Leads and IT Area Leads to align on target architecture and execution roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Aligns with senior architecture roles to translate business strategy into target-state architecture and roadmap execution.
• Define and drive the target architecture for Core Banking transformation across domains and delivery teams.
• Identify and facilitate key design decisions and produce Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Balance transformation ambition with pragmatic delivery and minimize technical debt.
• Define transition states, migration patterns, and decommissioning strategies for legacy platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering leads, business owners, and product teams to ensure feasibility and buy-in.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise guidelines, security standards, regulatory expectations, and global technology strategies.

Skills

IT Architecture

Core Banking

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Roadmap planning

Tools

TOGAF

Job description

AmpsTek – a global technology leader since 2013 – is transforming how businesses approach technology and staffing solutions. Founded by seasoned technology leaders across the UK, Europe, APAC, North America, and LATAM, and with registered offices in 30+ countries, we deliver exceptional service, scalable solutions, and measurable impact.

With a portfolio of 200+ clients and millions of users across web and mobile platforms, we empower businesses to innovate, grow, and succeed.

Join our team and be part of a dynamic, growth-oriented organization that values talent, creativity, and results.

About the Role:

Location : Brussels Belgium Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite/week

Role Type: EmploymentContract

Description:

We are looking for a proficient IT Architect with a strong background in financial services.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands on architectural depth to help us shape the future of our Core Banking landscape, particularly in business lending, mortgages and daily banking product fullfilment and Servicing and in collateral administration services.

This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on architecture leadership, driving the modernization roadmap while ensuring an optimal balance between business outcomes, operational stability, risk management, and technical debt reduction.

As architect, you will be interacting with key stakeholders such as Tribe Leads and IT Area Leads, locally and internationally, to align on the target architecture, to facilitate decision making and to support the elaboration of an execution roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Aligns closely with senior architecture roles focused on translating business strategy into target-state architecture and roadmap execution.


• Define and drive the target architecture for Core Banking transformation, across multiple domains and delivery teams.


• Identify and facilitate key design decisions. Produce Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).


• Balances transformation ambition with pragmatic delivery.


• Define transition states, migration patterns, and decommissioning strategies for legacy platforms. Support the creation of a multi-year roadmaps covering daily banking accounts, lending, collateral management in alignment with key stakeholders (Tribe, lead, Product Area Lead, IT Area Lead, Entreprise Architects).


• Collaborate with engineering leads, business owners, and product teams to ensure feasibility and buy in.


• Ensure alignment with enterprise guidelines, security standards, regulatory expectations, and global technology strategies.


• Ensure architecture implementation remains aligned with agreed target designs while minimizing tactical debt. Essential