Senior Solution Architect – .NET & Azure Cloud – Banking Client – BrusselsDuration: 1 year freelance contractRate: FlexibleHybrid Working – 8 days onsite per month in Brussel or Paris office
Role ResponsibilitiesArchitectural Leadership: Define and implement end-to-end architecture solutions for IT initiatives, ensuring they meet functional, non-functional, and security requirements.Collaboration: Work with requirement owners, domain architects, and IT engineers to build high-quality solutions.Integration: Bridge the gap between Enterprise Architecture and IT delivery teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and domain target architectures.Community Contribution: Develop reusable solution patterns and building blocks and actively participate in the evolution of Solution Architecture and Software Engineering practices.Technology Expertise: Apply hands-on technology and delivery experience to define domain target architectures and roadmaps.Knowledge Sharing: Engage in communities of practice with other architects to share standard methodologies and lessons learned.
Profile RequirementsExperience: Extensive experience in the IT industry, particularly as a solution architect on large-scale transformation projects.Agile and DevOps: Experience with large-scale agile projects and DevOps practices, including CI/CD. Knowledge of agile working at scale and methods such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) would be beneficial.Architectural Skills: Proficiency in Event Driven and Service-based architectures, microservices, and RESTful APIs.Technical Knowledge:Experience in .Net/AzureCloudFamiliarity with integration and data technologies, and experience with front-end frameworks like Angular is advantageous.Complex Problem Solving: Ability to handle complex systems and problems across functions, locations, and organizations.Autonomy: Capable of conducting architectural analysis and providing pragmatic suggestions with minimal mentorship and know when to escalate.Strategic and Technical Balance: Ability to work on high-level strategic documents and zoom in on technical implementation challenges.Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities to break down complex problems and provide actionable solutions.Pragmatism: Focus on delivering fit-for-purpose results using a pragmatic approach.Innovation and Change: Identify the need for change and propose innovative solutions to improve IT delivery processes.Communication: Strong communication skills to advocate for architectural recommendations to project teams and senior management.Relationship Management: Ability to build positive relationships.Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of post-trade market infrastructures and Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g. Open Agile Architecture or TOGAF) is a plus.Financial Services: Experience in the Financial Services industry, a good understanding of collateral, and the related regulatory environments is beneficial.Language Skills: Proficiency in English is required.This role offers the chance to define a significant impact on IT landscape while working in a collaborative and innovative environment.
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