Solution Architect

AXA; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Public transport reimbursement

Mobility budget

Job summary

AXA Belgium is seeking a Solution Architect to drive the Employee Benefits transformation. You will connect business goals with technology, shaping target architecture and coordinating across architecture, security, engineering, and delivery teams in a multi‑year program.

You will guide solution options, promote reuse, and document key decisions while collaborating with enterprise and business architects to ensure successful delivery. Fluent English with French or Dutch is required.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant experience including 3 years in solution architecture on large transformation programs.
• At least five years of experience in solution or software architecture.
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns (APIs, services, event‑driven architecture) and architectural concepts (SOA, microservices, domain‑driven design).

Responsibilities

• Build a strong understanding of the Employee Benefits domain, its priorities, and its challenges.
• Define target architecture and transformation roadmap for the domain.
• Design pragmatic solutions balancing architecture, business outcomes, delivery timelines, budget, security, and non‑functional requirements.
• Propose innovative approaches using modern architectural patterns and technologies.
• Develop solution options, explain trade‑offs, and align stakeholders across business, architecture, security, and delivery.
• Promote reuse of existing capabilities and create reusable assets.
• Document key architectural decisions across application cooperation, identity management, information and technology viewpoints.
• Guide delivery teams to stay aligned with the architecture.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Business Architects, Delivery Managers, and engineers.
• Act as a sparring partner and coach within the architecture and engineering community.

Skills

10+ years experience

Transformation program

Solution architecture

Integration patterns

APIs & microservices

AWS serverless

Agentic AI

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Stakeholder management

English + Dutch/French

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Job description

Solution Architect — Employee Benefits Transformation

Join AXA Belgium’s Architecture team at a pivotal moment for the Life Corporate (Employee Benefits) domain. As part of a multi-year transformation programme, you will shape the architecture behind new digital capabilities and shared technology foundations across the AXA ecosystem. You will influence strategic decisions, introduce modern technologies and platforms, and guide solutions from initial design through successful delivery.

The opportunity

As Solution Architect, you will connect business ambition with technology execution. You will work across business, architecture, security, engineering, and delivery teams to define pragmatic solutions that support today’s priorities while moving the domain towards its target architecture. You will report to the Enterprise Architect for the domain and act as a trusted partner throughout the transformation.

Your daily tasks:

• Build a strong understanding of the Employee Benefits business, its priorities, and its challenges.
• Help define and evolve the domain’s target architecture and transformation roadmap.
• Design pragmatic solutions that balance strategic architecture, business outcomes, delivery timelines, budget, security, and non‑functional requirements.
• Explore and propose innovative approaches using modern architectural patterns and technologies.
• Develop solution options, explain trade‑offs, and build alignment among business, architecture, security, and delivery stakeholders.
• Promote the reuse of existing capabilities and create reusable assets where they add value.
• Document key architectural decisions across application cooperation, integration, identity and access management, information and technology viewpoints.
• Guide delivery teams and ensure that implemented solutions remain aligned with the agreed architecture.
• Collaborate closely with Enterprise and Business Architects, Delivery Managers, and lead functional and technical engineers.
• Act as a trusted sparring partner and coach within the architecture and engineering community.

Must have skills:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience including 3 years of solution architecture on a large transformation program.
• At least five years of relevant experience in solution architecture, software architecture, or a comparable role.
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns (APIs, services, event‑driven architecture, etc.), and architectural concepts (service‑oriented architecture, microservices, componentisation, domain‑driven design, API‑led connectivity, etc.)
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS serverless services and containers.
• Knowledge of BPMS and Agentic AI. Experience is an asset.
• Very good knowledge of IT market trends and technology evolution.
• Experience designing solutions with ArchiMate. Knowledge of Sparx EA is an asset.
• The ability to develop and compare solution options against functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to make complex technical topics clear to business and delivery audiences.
• The ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, listen, and coach.
• A collaborative, structured, proactive, quality‑focused, and results‑oriented approach.
• The ability to work effectively in an Agile environment and learn quickly.
• Fluency in English combined with French or Dutch.
• A master’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have skills:

• An understanding of mainframe environments and their constraints.
• Experience in Employee Benefits, insurance, or another regulated sector.

AXA aims to be a reflection of the diverse society in which we live and has therefore been pursuing a policy of active diversity, non‑discrimination, and equal opportunities for many years. In this context, we guarantee equal treatment and access to recruitment, regardless of age, origin, cultural background, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or other characteristics.

AXA Belgium

We are more than 3000 employees, partnering with 3200 brokers, located in our modern offices in Brussels, Antwerp, Eupen, and Liège. We are serving 3 million customers, and we are proud to be the number 1 car insurer. It is our ambition to not only be a payer but rather a real partner for our customers.

Our four core values drive us every day to give our best for our customers while collaborating effectively with our colleagues: Customer First, Integrity, Courage, and One AXA.

At AXA, we reject unfair or unlawful discrimination in any form. More info in our Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

What we offer

A nice reward for your work

• An attractive salary, supplemented with discretionary personal and collective bonuses and of course, meal and eco vouchers, the full reimbursement of public transport, and a cafeteria plan.
• You will also have a mobility budget of 990 euros as well as net expenses of 150 euros per month.

The benefits of working at an insurance company

• From group to hospitalization insurance and ambulatory care (family members can also join at an advantageous rate) and with up to 30% discount on all additional insurance products.

A job that respects your personal life and dreams

• A flexible schedule of 35 hours per week, 36 days of leave per year to recharge, as well as the option to work partially from home.
• You will benefit from sports classes at work, employee wellness programs and trainings, to keep you in great shape, both physically and mentally.