Associate Enterprise Architect — Shape a Future‑Proof Tech Landscape

Heerema Marine Contractors; Leiden; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plan

30 days off + 10 extra days

In-house gym

Friday get-togethers

Leiden office

Job summary

Heerema Marine Contractors is seeking an Associate Enterprise Architect to shape a coherent, future-proof digital landscape. You will translate business needs into enterprise architecture and drive early stages of initiatives with Azure DevOps, collaborating with product owners and delivery teams.

You will contribute to architecture reviews, maintain LeanIX models, and ensure alignment between demand and delivery across the IT landscape. Leiden office-based role with strong growth potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of experience in Solution Architecture or related IT environments.
• Experience designing enterprise-grade solutions.
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, cloud environments, APIs and modern architectures.
• Familiarity with ArchiMate or BPMN.
• Exposure to LeanIX is a plus.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps environments.
• Experience with structured intake processes and backlog management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development and maintenance of the enterprise application and technology landscape.
• Participate in architecture reviews to ensure designs align with standards and target architecture.
• Structure incoming demand into clear problem statements, business value and defined scope.
• Translate ideas into Epics and Features in Azure DevOps and drive early stages of initiatives.
• Align architecture direction with delivery by working with Product Owners and teams to create a value-driven backlog.
• Translate solution-level insights into enterprise models, patterns and reusable approaches.
• Support business capability mapping and alignment between processes, IT solutions and demand.
• Maintain architecture documentation and repository data (e.g. LeanIX) for transparency.
• Assess new initiatives from an enterprise architecture perspective.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure alignment between enterprise direction and implementation.
• Contribute to evolution of architecture standards and reference architectures.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Agile/DevOps

Stakeholder communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in IT/Engineering

Tools

LeanIX

ArchiMate

BPMN

Azure DevOps

Job description

Heerema Marine Contractors is seeking an Associate Enterprise Architect to shape a coherent, future-proof digital landscape. You will translate business needs into enterprise architecture and drive early stages of initiatives with Azure DevOps, collaborating with product owners and delivery teams.

You will contribute to architecture reviews, maintain LeanIX models, and ensure alignment between demand and delivery across the IT landscape. Leiden office-based role with strong growth potential.