Overview We are supporting a large organisation operating in a complex, distributed environment, currently evolving a modern digital platform spanning multiple domains, technologies, and teams. This is a highly transversal Principal Architect role, operating end-to-end across systems, platforms, integrations, and data-heavy environments. The role combines strong architectural vision and systems thinking with deep hands-on engineering involvement, ensuring architecture decisions align with business strategy, time-to-market, and long-term platform evolution. The Role As Principal Architect, you will own architecture end-to-end, operating across platforms, integrations, and data-heavy systems rather than within a single domain. You will: Define and evolve end-to-end architecture aligned with business strategy, delivery speed, and long-term scalability Design and validate distributed, event-driven systems and integration patterns Work closely with Data and Platform teams to improve system design, delivery efficiency, automation, and quality Stay close to engineering teams, stepping in when needed to review designs, validate workflows, and unblock delivery Continuously assess the engineering funnel to ensure strong technical execution and scalability Maintain a clear architectural inventory (APIs, platforms, integrations, capabilities) using tools such as Ardoq Technical Scope CI/CD, automated testing, DevEx, scalability and resilience What We’re Looking For Principal / Lead Architect experience in complex environments Hands-on, execution-focused, pragmatic Comfortable with ambiguity and continuous improvement Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Media Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Koda Staff by 2x Get notified about new Architect jobs in Liège, Walloon Region, Belgium. Herstal, Walloon Region, Belgium 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr