1. Job Description

Drafting an integrated and consolidated Application Architecture for projects within the strategic programs (Grant/Legislative Changes) in order to properly operate these and guarantee applications of good usability and sustainable quality, which includes among others:

• Taking a leading role in identifying and structuring applications, application components, and application functions that support the transversal core processes (Grant).
• Drawing up a product catalog and a logical application landscape, including an overview of the products and their interrelationships, to support the Grant process.
• Maintaining and updating these architecture deliverables to ensure their continuity in order to meet the needs and efficiency of the information systems.
• Contributing to, optimizing, and monitoring the intermediate and target architectures, both program-specific and at the enterprise level.
• Realizing the target architecture, together with business and IT, in line with the strategic objectives of the organization.
• Supporting strategic decisions through impact analyses, scenario development, and providing correct, essential, and sufficient information.
• Contributing to business cases (e.g., Buy vs. Build), RFPs, defining master plans and programs, and the realization of proofs of concept.
• Collaborating on the creation of transformation roadmaps, including architectural dependencies, risks, and priorities.
• Monitoring the architectural quality of IT solutions, in collaboration with the application architects and project teams.
• Translating, applying, and promoting the generally accepted Application Architecture standards to the various teams, taking into account internal transformation trajectories and other applicable standards within SFPD.
• Supporting other roles (architects, IT project managers, functional analysts, developers, ...) in applying architectural principles, standards, and reference models.

• Targeted coaching of other architects.

• Technical and Generic Competencies

• Experience in setting up, implementing, and monitoring IT Architecture governance and application architecture.

• Analytical and strategic thinking skills: able to perform impact analysis, evaluate scenarios, and substantiate decisions.
• Able to evaluate legacy applications, draw up migration plans, and guide integration into new platforms.
• Possessing the necessary technical background to engage constructively and substantively with IT experts.
• You have the necessary leadership qualities to involve your stakeholders in Architectural Governance and decision-making.
• You are an excellent communicator, you bring structure for your stakeholders, and you work in a planned manner.
• Experience in change management. You can guide transformations and effectively manage resistance.
• Collaboration-oriented: works effectively with diverse roles (architects, project managers, business analysts, developers) and stimulates cross-domain collaboration.
• Autonomy and result-orientedness.

Assets:

• Experience in the public sector, knowledge of pensions and the Belgian social security system.

The place of employment is Brussels. We offer the possibility to telework part-time.

After a CV screening based on the selection criteria, a shortlist with the best matching candidates will be drawn up. These candidates will be invited for an interview.