Lead Solution Architect

About the Company

Our organization is a prominent player in the rapidly evolving mobility sector. We support customers throughout all their journeys and continuously develop innovative, efficient and future-proof solutions.

In our modern work environment, we strongly focus on digitalization, cutting-edge technology and a human-centric approach. We are heavily investing in next-generation platforms and building a forward-looking IT architecture.

About the Role

As a Lead Solution Architect, you play a strategic and technical key role in the organization's digital transformation. You translate business needs into sustainable technological solutions and hold end-to-end responsibility for IT and AI architecture.

Together with a team of IT architects and AI specialists, you shape a modern, scalable and resilient architecture. You report directly to the CTO/CIO/Director Digital and act as the chair of the Architecture Board, where you take the final decisions on solution designs.

Your Responsibilities

Architecture & Technology

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Develop Enterprise & Solution Architecture: capability maps, target architecture and standardized building blocks.
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Build and maintain the architecture runway.
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Translate business requirements into scalable and future-proof solutions.
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Create and oversee the organization's technology roadmap.
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Evaluate and select key technology platforms (e.g., Azure, Salesforce, Dynamics 365).

Data, AI & Integration

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Define and implement the AI strategy, governance and monitoring.
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Set integration standards: API-first, event-driven design, API governance and iPaaS policies.

Security & Governance

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Work closely with the CISO on security-by-design, threat modeling, secure patterns, Zero Trust and NIS2/GDPR compliance.
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Oversee governance processes: compliance reviews, tech debt management, lifecycle management and steering committee participation.

Leadership

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Lead, coach and further develop the architecture team.
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Handle recruitment, talent development and performance management.

Your Profile

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At least 8-10 years of relevant experience, including 3-5 years in a lead or managerial architecture role.
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Strong technical and functional understanding; able to connect business context with IT solutions.
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Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365 and Salesforce.
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Familiarity with AI initiatives, data-driven architectures and integration patterns.
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Excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills (EN/FR/NL).
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Experience with project methods such as Scrum, PM² or Prince2 is a plus.
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Relevant certifications (TOGAF, Azure Architect Expert, SAFe, Scrum Master/PO) are considered an asset.

Our account managers and recruiters each focus on one Business Inteligence, Data or Analytics expertise, one specific type of contract and one particular region. Thanks to this triple focus, they know all relevant organisations within their focus area. As a result, they quickly find your best match.