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Job Introduction
Serco is the preferred partner for European Institutions and International Organisations, offering ICT services and Contact Centre management across Europe. Our expertise extends from Information System support to consultancy under the government framework, supporting key entities such as the European Commission and Executive Agencies. As a leader in Service Integration and Management, we ensure seamless delivery of services across various platforms, embodying our commitment to excellence in every aspect of our work.
We are hiring a Enterprise Architect for the European Commission in Brussels and various locations around Europe.
Main Responsibilities
* Developing and maintaining enterprise architecture blueprints, covering business processes, information flows, applications, and technology infrastructure.
* Creating and documenting key architecture deliverables, including:
* Architectural Decision Records (ADR) – Capturing key technology choices, rationale, and tradeoffs;
* Solution Architecture Documents (SAD) – Providing detailed solution designs, system interactions, and implementation guidelines;
* Defining and maintaining a long-term architecture vision, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and sustainability of IT systems;
* Aligning architecture with business strategy, enabling digital transformation, cloud adoption, and modernization initiatives;
* Ensuring consistency and integration across enterprise systems through standardized patterns, reusable components, and API-driven architectures.
Standards and Governance
* Establishing enterprise-wide architecture standards to guide technology selection, system design, and integration patterns;
* Defining governance frameworks to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, security policies, and industry best practices;
* Driving compliance and standardization by implementing architectural review processes and ensuring adherence to approved methodologies.
Collaboration and Communication
* Engaging with stakeholders (architects, development teams, security teams) to gather requirements, constraints, and strategic goals;
* Leading architecture review boards to assess technology choices, design decisions, and ensure adherence to enterprise standards;
* Moderating technical debates to reach consensus on key architectural topics, ensuring that decisions are made in a structured and documented manner (e.g., via Architectural Decision Records – ADRs);
* Facilitating workshops and design sessions to define system architectures, integration approaches, and cloud adoption strategies.
Successful Candidate
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
Bachelor's or Master's degree
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
* Cloud computing: Understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure / AWS / ServiceNow)
* Microservices Architecture: deep understanding of distributed systems, service decomposition, and domain-driven design (DDD);
* Service Mesh Architecture: knowledge of service mesh frameworks, and their role in traffic management and security;
* Container Orchestration: proficiency in container based solutions (Kubernetes), Docker and containerized workloads for deploying microservices at scale;
* Event-driven Architecture: understanding of asynchronous messaging patterns, Kafka and event sourcing;
* Middleware: understanding the middleware technologies and their role in integrating different components of an IT architecture deployed in hybrid environments.
* DevOps and CI/CD: knowledge of DevOps principles and experience with continuous integration and deployment
* API Design and Management: knowledge of API design principles and experience in managing APIs for efficient system integration.
* Emerging Technologies: awareness of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
* Security Architecture: knowledge of information system security principles and the ability to design secure systems and infrastructure.
* Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: proficiency in popular enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or others.
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