Head of IT Solutions

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Head of IT Solutions & Architecture

Requisition ID 11515

Posting Start Date 12/10/2026

Introduction

Elia Transmission Belgium is looking for a Head of IT Solutions & Architecture to lead the teams responsible for solution delivery and architecture governance across its critical IT landscape.

Reporting directly to the CIO ETB and as a member of the IT Leadership Team, you will drive technology decisions, architecture standards and technical leadership across multiple business domains.

Job Description

As Head of IT Solutions & Architecture, you ensure that IT solutions teams (products and projects) are properly staffed with the right expertise but also that the delivery is following the proper technology /security/architecture standards.

You lead a department of approximately 50 to 60 professionals across the domains of Market, Customer & Planning, System Operations, Infrastructure and Asset Management. Working closely with business stakeholders, architecture communities and external partners, you help shape the future application landscape of Elia Transmission Belgium.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the IT Solutions & Architecture department, including people, budget and workforce planning.
• Ensure proper staffing of the solution and architecture domains both in quantity and quality in order to serve the product teams.
• Define and drive the technology and application strategy across the organisation.
• Ensure strong technical leadership within product teams and promote high engineering standards.
• Translate, complete and enforce architecture principles, standards and governance processes within the delivery teams (products & projects).
• With the team, ensure that governance, notably with regards architecture documentation & decisions, are followed and embedded into the delivery teams across the Elia organisation.
• Ensure that roadmaps of modernization and refactoring towards cloud-native are effectively delivered.
• Manage key relationships with technology partners and suppliers.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CIO, business leaders and senior stakeholders on solution and architecture matters.
• Oversee application lifecycle management, technical debt reduction and technology modernisation initiatives.
• Develop talent, capabilities and career paths within the architecture and solution community.

Your Profile

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in IT leadership within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven track record in leading large teams through managers and senior technical experts.
• Strong expertise in solution architecture, application delivery and architecture governance.
• Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and service management principles such as ITIL.
• Solid understanding of modern application, cloud, integration and data technologies.
• Experience with agile or product-driven organisations.
• Proven experience in vendor management, sourcing and strategic technology decisions.
• Strong understanding of security, resilience and compliance requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach.
• Fluent in English and professionally proficient in French or Dutch, with knowledge of the other national language. German is an asset.

Offer

• Salary a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€10 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results.
• Insurance group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance.
• Vacation You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for