Senior IBM Mainframe Solution Architect – Brussels

ITProposal; Brussel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ITProposal is seeking an experienced Solution Architect with strong IBM Mainframe expertise to design and oversee complex application solutions in Brussels, Belgium. The role requires bridging business and IT requirements and ensuring architectures meet enterprise standards.

Key responsibilities include designing architectures, translating requirements into data models, and guiding junior IT professionals throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in development and functional design.
• Strong IBM Mainframe expertise.
• Hands‑on knowledge of PL/I, DB2, MQ, and CICS.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate complex system architectures and application solutions.
• Translate business requirements and operational constraints into functional and data models.
• Ensure application designs align with enterprise architecture standards and guidelines.
• Collaborate with Application Architects, Enterprise Architects, developers, and business stakeholders.
• Review technical specifications, documentation, coding, testing, and debugging activities.
• Contribute to application design standards, reusable frameworks, patterns, and tools.
• Support production troubleshooting, application enhancements, and testing when required.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to junior IT professionals.
• Maintain design documentation and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure teams to communicate application architecture and technical requirements.

Skills

IBM Mainframe

PL/I

DB2

MQ

CICS

Job description

ITProposal is seeking an experienced Solution Architect with strong IBM Mainframe expertise to design and oversee complex application solutions in Brussels, Belgium. The role requires bridging business and IT requirements and ensuring architectures meet enterprise standards.

Key responsibilities include designing architectures, translating requirements into data models, and guiding junior IT professionals throughout the project lifecycle.