What will you do?
We are seeking a senior Lead Architect for Cross-Border BU to lead strategic architecture initiatives across Bnode's International Cross-Border business. This role will focus on assessing and shaping the technology landscape for cross-border, and designing a modern data platform and digital services ecosystem.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in enterprise architecture, transport systems, data platforms, and microservices-based product organizations, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and future-proof technical solutions while inspiring teams and stakeholders around a clear architectural vision.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture Leadership
* Assess and document the current technology landscape for cross-border logistics and transport platforms.
* Define scalable, secure, and modular reference architectures for logistics, transport, and digital services.
* Lead the design of a modern data platform architecture (lakehouse, data mesh) and define key data products.
* Support the definition of architecture for ecommerce integrations and API digital services
Platform Development & Guidance
* Create and review technical designs for coherence, scalability, and resilience across domains.
* Guide the adoption of microservices and product-centric architecture models.
* Provide architectural support for event-driven architecture (EDA) initiatives, including Kafka-based event streaming and schema governance.
Collaboration & Governance
* Work closely with product owners, developers, and business analysts to translate business requirements into technical architectures.
* Collaborate with suppliers and remote teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and delivery.
* Contribute to architecture governance and quality enablement across teams.
Innovation and Best Practices
* Stay updated on advancements in cloud-native technologies, data platforms, and ecommerce ecosystems.
* Ensure compliance with data security standards and establish governance practices for APIs and schemas.
* Promote architectural best practices across teams and domains.
Who are you?
Experience
* A Masters (or equivalent) in Computer Science or other relevant discipline
* 15+ years in enterprise or solution architecture, with experience across logistics, transport, or ecommerce domains.
* Proven experience designing and implementing data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), microservices architectures (Java, PHP, Python), and API ecosystems.
* Exposure to EDA principles and technologies (Kafka, Avro, schema registry) is a plus.
* Experience with AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, RDS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch); Azure exposure is a plus.
* Experience with DevSecOps practices and secure software development lifecycles.
Technical Skills
* Strong understanding of product organization models and domain-driven design.
* Experience with API-driven architectures (RESTful APIs, API gateways).
* Proficiency in containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS).
* Familiarity with data mesh, lakehouse architectures, and data governance principles.
Soft Skills
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.
* Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
* Proven leadership skills, including guiding and mentoring development teams.
· An inspirational leader who motivates teams, builds confidence in architectural direction, and drives adoption of change through vision and influence rather than authority.
Preferred Skills
* Prior experience in logistics, transport, and ecommerce platforms is a strong plus.
What do we offer?
Like a long-awaited parcel, we want to make you feel welcome and valued. Our offer includes a competitive monthly salary, that goes without saying. On top of that, you can count on:
* Meal vouchers of €8 per working
day
* Hospitalization-, group- and
disability insurances
* A phone subscription, including
25GB data
* A flexible renumeration plan,
which allows you to customize your own benefits. A company car, bike
leasing, public transportation, extra days off,... the choice is yours
* Possibility to enter the
Federal Mobility plan
* Work/life balance, thanks to
flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
* 20 days of statutory leave and
7 additional extralegal days off
* An end-of-year and
performance-based bonus and double holiday pay
* Many benefits from more than 100 bpost-partners
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