Domain Architect

pOur client, a prominent organization in the health insurance sector, is looking for a Senior Domain Architect to own the architecture of a business domain within its central Architecture team. This role aligns business capabilities, business processes and IT solutions, maintains the domain reference architecture, and plays a key part in simplifying and rationalising a complex application landscape as part of a multi-year transformation roadmap. The work is split roughly evenly between enterprise and solution architecture. /p h3Responsibilities /h3 ul liUnderstand business needs and objectives, and translate them into target architectures, roadmaps and concrete solutions together with delivery teams and stakeholders. /li liDefine, maintain and evolve the domain architecture and reference architecture in line with enterprise architecture principles and standards. /li liGuide delivery teams in architectural choices and key decisions throughout the lifecycle of initiatives. /li liDefine application integration principles and contribute to the modelling of APIs, data flows and data exchanges. /li liAssess the impact of planned changes on applications, interfaces, data, business processes and other architectural domains. /li liIdentify opportunities to simplify, rationalise and modernise the application landscape, promoting modular and maintainable architectures. /li liCollaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Data and other Domain Architects to ensure overall solution consistency, and take part in architecture governance forums. /li liMaintain complete and up-to-date architecture documentation in LeanIX, covering business capabilities, applications, interfaces, data flows, dependencies and roadmaps. /li /ul h3Requirements /h3 ul liYou have 10+ years of IT experience, including significant experience as a Domain Architect, Application Architect, Solution Architect or in a similar role. /li liYou hold a Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent through experience. /li liYou hold an architecture certification such as TOGAF, ArchiMate or equivalent. /li liYou bring a functional, business-oriented view of architecture and translate business needs into long-term architectural direction, while holding your own in technical discussions. /li liYou possess a strong understanding of modern application architectures, distributed systems and integration models. /li liYou have good knowledge of Domain-Driven Design, Hexagonal Architecture, API-First, CQRS, Event-Driven Architecture and integration patterns. /li liYou bring experience with architecture governance, standards definition and supporting teams in their adoption. /li liYou have experience with an Enterprise Architecture Management tool such as LeanIX. /li liYou have good knowledge of Agile, DevOps and product-oriented organizations. /li liYou're pragmatic and down-to-earth, with strong communication skills towards business, technical and management stakeholders. /li liYou are fluent in English. /li /ul h3Nice to Haves /h3 ul liExperience in the insurance, health insurance or mutuality sector. /li liHands-on experience with LeanIX. /li liExperience with simplification or rationalisation of legacy application landscapes. /li liKnowledge of French and/or Dutch. /li /ul h3Offer /h3 ul liStart date: ASAP /li liDuration: 6 months, with possible extension /li liLocation: Brussels (2 to 3 days per week on site) /li liContract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers /li /ul