This is a mission within the Fedasil agency in the ICT department. This assignment is necessary for the establishment of the FPS Migration.

Fedasil aims to professionalize data exchange between various internal applications and external sources, among other things to facilitate reporting. The chosen solution includes the implementation of a centralized data layer.

Additionally, the agency participates in the eMigration program, and the challenges to meet expectations in the area of architecture and information communication are significant. eMigration is the program that sets up computerization and optimizations for the following entities (DVZ, CGVS, and RVV). In setting up the FPS Migration, it is desirable to achieve a joint to-be architecture for the eMigration program and the various programs that exist within Fedasil.

To successfully carry out these strategic and tactical missions for Fedasil, it is proposed to appoint an Enterprise/Business Architect, whose expertise is currently not present within the agency. Therefore, it is decided to launch this position as a mission for a consultant on the market.

Objectives

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for compiling an inventory of applications developed with Microsoft technologies (SharePoint, AD, Power BI, PowerApps, Power Automate) and other applications with which data is exchanged (including Match-IT, CAAMI, Cumul, etc.). He/she must also describe all data flows within the agency, including those with external parties (Kruispunt Sociale Zekerheid, Civil Registry, partners, etc.). A significant portion of this data is stored in a data warehouse.

Based on this inventory, he/she can propose a targeted solution to create a centralized data layer that facilitates data exchange between applications.

On the one hand, the agency can more easily generate reports based on consolidated databases by cross-referencing available data.

On the other hand, Fedasil’s participation in the eMigration program is optimized (in consultation with the architect of the eMigration program) by simplifying the data flows within the agency and centralizing the data to be exchanged.

This includes the following specific assignments:

• Business architect: To ensure the link between the application and data layer (see further) on the one hand and the client on the other hand at a tactical and strategic level, a business architecture is established.

• Application layer: Inventory and analysis of (AS IS and TO BE) application landscape.

• Data layer: Mapping (AS IS and TO BE) relationships and connections between the above-mentioned applications, data flows, and proposals for optimization via Centralized Data Layer (taking into account current architectural components Azure Data Warehouse and PowerBI and in consultation with the software architect of Match-IT and the Head of Data and Analysis).

• Analyzing current documentation and setting up an action plan to bring it to the required level.

• Analyzing synergies and gaps within the agency’s own architecture and mapping possible optimizations with the eMigration program (in consultation with the eMigration architect).

Duration

This mission will be carried out within a period of twelve months.