In the Role of the IT Architect you will:
• Design and support the implementation of the User interfaces to support the new ATM applications
• Support the development and business teams in selecting and designing the right solution to meet the business objectives – User Domain
• Support and guide the operations teams in understanding the systems architecture, high-level functionalities and system components
• Support the testing team in identification of the right testing approach for individual system components
• Support Environment Management team in setup of the right target platforms for the systems in scope
• Provide expertise on the overall user interface technologies, engineering best practices, standards, architectural approaches and complex technical resolution
• Set up and maintain contacts with business units to understand business activities, drivers, and requirements; consider solution strategies and alternatives for possible implementation, and establish appropriate information system programs
• Provide architectural leadership in the resolution of inter-program and inter-project issues and advice management, business areas, etc
• Develop and coordinate architecture roadmaps and plans
• Continuously research and assess new analysis approaches for potential use, and provide recommendations and subject matter expertise regarding trends, technology, tools and services
• Check compliance within the enterprise architecture and reinforce adherence to standards, policies, procedures, etc
• Perform any other task in line with the main purpose of the job

Must have Skills (Demonstrable experience required):
• Ability to manage stakeholders at a CXO level.
• Emotional Intelligence required to deal with people and influence them
• Demonstrable ability to distil complex idea into simple concepts which can presented and conveyed convincingly
• Employed/Contracted with large organisations
• Ideally Belgium based – or ability to travel to Belgium on a regular basis for customer intimacy
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant architecture experience to perform the advertised tasks
• Communication: Adapts communication to different situations and audiences
• Strategic focus: Aligns action to strategy
• Analytical skills: Applies methodical approach to complex information
• Working experience for the following organizations would be considered an advantage: DFS, ENAIRE, NATS or PANSA (or other member of iTEC Alliance)
• Problem Solving: Anticipates and solves business issues
• Customer focus: Adapts services to respond to customer needs
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment
• Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours, i.e., result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach

Must have Required Qualification:
• Solid domain experience (UI technologies);
• Experience with most recent UI architectural patterns (e.g micro-front-end, Back-end for Front-End, Single-Page Application, Federated Login, Atomic Design, …)
• Experience with architecting UI solutions within a Design System comprising different UI technologies and tools namely:
• React
• WebPack & Module Federation
• ANT
• Playwright
• Lerna
• Chromatic
• Zeroheight
• Storybook JS
• Experience applying UX research & Prototyping methodologies involving end-user
• Experience on User Experience Monitoring approaches and technologies
• Knowledge and hands on experience in the following technologies: RDBMS (Postgres), NoSQL (MongoDB), Confluent Kafka, Openshift would be considered and advantage
• Hands on enterprise management experience including use of standard tools (Enterprise Architect credentials such as TOGAF, Open CA, ArchiMate, etc. would be advantage)

Desirable: Completed university studies of 4 years (Master’s degree) in a relevant domain (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology)