ICT Architect Job ID: JP054278

ICT Architect

Overview

A leading healthcare and social care organization is seeking an experienced ICT Architect to support and strengthen its architecture governance and technology decision-making processes. The role focuses on ensuring that ICT solutions remain secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned with the organization's target architecture and strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and assess project proposals against architectural standards and target architecture.
• Provide architectural guidance, recommendations, risk assessments, and alternative solution options.
• Define and maintain integration principles, architecture standards, and reference architectures.
• Evaluate application and solution designs for scalability, maintainability, security, and operational viability.
• Assess integration architectures, APIs, monitoring, error handling, versioning, and interoperability requirements.
• Advise on infrastructure and technology decisions, including cloud, hybrid environments, hosting, identity management, and operational management.
• Support project teams and technical experts with solution designs and high-level architecture decisions.
• Contribute to architecture governance, documentation standards, and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Promote security-by-design and compliance-focused architecture practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in Application and Solution Architecture.
• Strong expertise in Enterprise Integration Architecture and platform strategy.
• Proven experience in Architecture Governance and architectural decision-making.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure architecture, cloud environments, and operational management.
• Experience evaluating enterprise solutions such as ERP, CRM, document management, planning, or BI platforms.
• Knowledge of security architecture, identity management, data governance, and compliance requirements.
• Experience defining architecture standards, principles, and reference models.
• Strong stakeholder management, coaching, and advisory skills.

Profile

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities.
• Able to balance business objectives with technical constraints.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Collaborative and capable of working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Quality-driven with a focus on long-term sustainability and governance.

Languages

• Dutch or French: Native/Bilingual proficiency
• English: Professional proficiency

Work Setup

• Hybrid working model
• Brussels region
• Long-term assignment with possible extension.