IT Architecture Lead & Transition Strategist

NISH Technologies; Brussel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NISH Tech BV, a Belgium-based IT consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Team Leader & Transition Manager to drive a major architecture and operating-model transformation for a European Energy & Utilities client. You will lead Solution Architects, drive transition plans, and ensure governance and delivery continuity across Product, Architecture and Delivery functions.

The role requires 10+ years in transition management, strong IT architecture background, and proficiency in Dutch and/or

Qualifications

• More than 10 years of transition management and project management experience.
• Strong IT architecture experience.
• Experience with IT processes and methodologies.
• TOGAF and ArchiMate knowledge.
• Cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Reference architecture advocacy.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience with architecture modelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Solution Architects across multiple digital initiatives.
• Manage architecture resource requests and assignments.
• Contribute to IT architecture governance and decision-making frameworks.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities across Product, Architecture and Delivery functions.
• Drive and monitor transition plans.
• Support operating-model transformation and organizational change.
• Identify and remove organizational, process and stakeholder blockers.
• Facilitate collaboration between architecture and product teams.
• Establish standardized architecture deliverables and quality controls.
• Monitor operational architecture activities, alerts and issues.
• Translate strategic architecture vision into operational actions.
• Provide progress updates and recommendations to leadership.
• Promote collaboration, team cohesion and effective ways of working.
• Support enterprise architecture activities and governance.
• Ensure delivery continuity throughout the transition.

Skills

Transition management

Project management

IT architecture

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Cloud-native

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Architecture modelling tools

Dutch/French/English

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Job description

NISH Tech BV, a Belgium-based IT consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Team Leader & Transition Manager to drive a major architecture and operating-model transformation for a European Energy & Utilities client. You will lead Solution Architects, drive transition plans, and ensure governance and delivery continuity across Product, Architecture and Delivery functions.

The role requires 10+ years in transition management, strong IT architecture background, and proficiency in Dutch and/or