Senior Enterprise Architect - Transition & Delivery Lead

ThoughtLabs Belgium; Brussel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtLabs Belgium is seeking an experienced Enterprise/Solution Architect to lead transition management initiatives and align Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams. You will define governance models, clarify roles, and drive a rapid realization of the target operating model across platforms.

Fluency in Dutch and/or French and English is required to engage stakeholders across the organization. Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, event-driven patterns, and Sparx

Qualifications

• Experience in transition management and project management (more than 10 years).
• Experience with IT processes and methodologies (ITIL, TOGAF, ArchiMate, DDD).
• Experience with cloud-native architecture patterns and reference architectures.
• Familiar with Microservices and Event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Gartner Architecture Frameworks (TIME for APM).
• Modeling with Sparx Enterprise Architect (or similar).
• Team player with strong collaboration and presentation skills.
• Experience with mergers and transformations is a plus.
• Real-world IT product architecture in agile environments is a plus.
• Dutch and/or French and English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement governance models and decision-making frameworks.
• Clarify roles and interfaces between Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams.
• Drive the transition plan and maintain delivery continuity.
• Identify and remove blockers across organizational layers.
• Facilitate integration of Architecture and Product teams and foster collaboration.
• Create momentum and ensure the merged organization becomes operational and self-sustaining.
• Provide regular progress updates and leadership recommendations.
• Manage the workforce of solution architects across projects and programs.
• Participate in the IT architecture steering group.
• Implement standardized deliverables and quality controls for the architecture team.
• Operational follow-up, alerts, and problem management.

Skills

Transition management

Project management

ITIL

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Domain Driven Design

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

Gartner Architecture Frameworks

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Merger experience

Agile

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Job description

ThoughtLabs Belgium is seeking an experienced Enterprise/Solution Architect to lead transition management initiatives and align Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams. You will define governance models, clarify roles, and drive a rapid realization of the target operating model across platforms.

Fluency in Dutch and/or French and English is required to engage stakeholders across the organization. Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, event-driven patterns, and Sparx