Strategic Application Architect – Enterprise & Cloud

Everience Benelux; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Everience is seeking an experienced Application Architect to support strategic IT and digital transformation for a client in the energy sector. You will shape the application architecture landscape, ensuring scalable, future-proof solutions aligned with business and technology goals.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, project teams, architects, and experts to guide decisions, develop roadmaps, and govern architecture across the programme.

Qualifications

• Min 5–10 years in enterprise or solution architecture roles.
• Strong knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate, SAFe, or Zachman.
• Experience in large, international organisations and complex programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture activities for strategic initiatives and transformation programmes.
• Define and maintain architecture standards, roadmaps, and target architectures.
• Assess initiatives from an architectural perspective and ensure alignment with enterprise principles.
• Provide guidance on application, integration, data, and cloud architecture topics.
• Develop architecture deliverables such as roadmaps, designs, and governance docs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for optimisation and standardisation.
• Support governance processes, including reviews and architectural assessments.
• Facilitate workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure development teams align solutions with target architecture and long-term strategy.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF

ArchiMate

API Integration

Cloud Architecture

Job description

Everience is seeking an experienced Application Architect to support strategic IT and digital transformation for a client in the energy sector. You will shape the application architecture landscape, ensuring scalable, future-proof solutions aligned with business and technology goals.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, project teams, architects, and experts to guide decisions, develop roadmaps, and govern architecture across the programme.