Solution Architect

E‑Resourcing Ltd; Melle; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

E‑Resourcing Ltd in Belgium is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to analyse, design, document and guide IT solutions across project lifecycles.

You will evaluate landscapes, translate business needs into secure, scalable architectures, and maintain SAP LeanIX documentation while ensuring consistency across lifecycles.

The role focuses on reducing risk, enabling autonomous delivery teams, and shaping future-ready technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Solution Architect translating business requirements into technical designs.
• 4+ years in integration architecture.
• 2+ years supporting delivery or product teams during implementation.
• Experience with architectural modelling techniques/tools (ArchiMate, TOGAF, UML).

Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment between business needs, functional requirements and technical solutions.
• Design and propose architectural solutions considering trade-offs and dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles, security guidelines, technology standards and roadmaps.
• Support delivery and product teams during analysis, development, implementation, migration and deployment.
• Document architectural decisions and maintain traceability between requirements, design choices and implemented solutions.
• Identify and report architectural risks, deviations from standards and technical debt.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical documentation and design decision records.
• Validate architectural approaches through Proofs of Concept (PoCs).
• Promote composable architecture principles that enable delivery teams to maintain autonomy.
• Maintain architectural information and application integrations in SAP LeanIX.

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Dutch CEFR C2

Cloud/hybrid architecture

Documenting decisions

Tools

ArchiMate

TOGAF

UML

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Job description

Senior Solution Architect

We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to analyse, design, document and guide IT solutions throughout the entire lifecycle of projects and portfolio initiatives.

You will assess existing IT landscapes, identify architectural constraints and translate business needs into secure, scalable, maintainable and future-oriented technical solutions.

You will also maintain architectural documentation in SAP LeanIX and ensure that application and integration architectures remain consistent throughout their lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment between business needs, functional requirements and technical solutions.
• Design and propose architectural solutions, evaluating alternatives, trade-offs, risks, costs and dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles, security guidelines, technology standards and strategic roadmaps.
• Support delivery and product teams throughout analysis, development, implementation, migration and deployment.
• Document architectural decisions and maintain traceability between requirements, design choices and implemented solutions.
• Identify and report architectural risks, deviations from standards and technical debt.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical documentation and design decision records.
• Validate architectural approaches through Proofs of Concept (PoCs).
• Promote composable architecture principles that enable delivery teams to maintain a high degree of autonomy.
• Maintain architectural information and application integrations in SAP LeanIX.

Mandatory Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as a Solution Architect.
• At least 5 years of experience translating business and functional requirements into technical designs.
• At least 4 years of experience in integration architecture.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting delivery or product teams during implementation.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience with architectural modelling techniques and tools, such as ArchiMate, TOGAF, UML and Sparx Enterprise Architect.
• Proven experience with cloud or hybrid architectures, documented using the provided template.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to clearly explain and justify architectural decisions.
• Dutch language proficiency at CEFR level C2.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is an advantage:

• API management.
• ArchiMate modelling.
• Business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Container platforms, such as Kubernetes.
• Event-driven architecture.
• Leading Proofs of Concept to compare architectural alternatives.
• Legacy system modernisation.
• Microservices architecture.
• TOGAF or an equivalent enterprise architecture framework.
• Integration technologies and architectures, including Azure Service Bus (ASB), Kafka, SAP Cloud Integration (SAP CPI) and SAP Process Integration/Orchestration (SAP PI/PO).
• Relevant Azure architecture certifications