Job Description

Technical Lead – Solution Architecture

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Duration: 6 months

Start Date: ASAP

Experience: 10+ years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to drive end-to-end architecture solutions for complex, cross-functional IT initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine strong architectural expertise with hands-on engineering experience across enterprise systems, cloud technologies, and application development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end architecture solutions, ensuring functional, security, resilience, and non-functional requirements are met.
• Collaborate with Requirement Owners, Domain Architects, IT engineers, and application teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure solution architectures align with enterprise standards and domain target architectures.
• Contribute to the development of solution architecture and software engineering practices.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns and building blocks.
• Support the definition of target architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Provide architectural guidance for complex, large-scale transformation projects.
• Identify technical challenges and recommend pragmatic, scalable solutions.

Required Skills and Experience

• 15+ years of experience in the IT industry.
• Proven experience as a Lead Solution Architect on large-scale transformation projects.
• Experience designing and delivering critical transactional systems in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of IBM Mainframe.
• Experience with Java or Windows .NET development technologies.
• Knowledge of Azure Cloud, APIs, integration mechanisms, and data technologies.
• Strong architectural analysis, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into practical architectural solutions.
• Experience working across multiple systems, functions, locations, and teams.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in financial services and knowledge of the relevant regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of private cloud technologies and Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and Apache Kafka.
• Experience with Linux and the Java development stack.
• Experience with reference architectures, architectural roadmaps, and enterprise-wide technology transformation.