Enterprise Architect

pA major European energy infrastructure organization is strengthening its Group IT architecture operating model. The Enterprise Architect will immediately take ownership of translating the approved operating model into concrete working practices across Group and local entities. The mission focuses on establishing pragmatic architecture governance, operationalizing federated decision‑making, enabling Architecture Review Boards, and embedding architecture into portfolio, product and delivery processes while ensuring visible and measurable results. /p h3Responsibilities /h3 ul liTranslate the approved architecture operating model into concrete working practices, priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, decision points and pilots. /li liDefine and continuously improve the architecture governance framework, including principles, standards, policies, reference architectures and golden scenarios. /li liEstablish clear Architecture Review Board decision workflows, including decision packs, traceability and escalation paths. /li liOperationalize the federated Target Operating Model across Group and Local Enterprise Architects, Domain Architects, Technical Architects and Solution Architects. /li liClarify architecture mandates, decision rights, handovers, interactions and escalation mechanisms. /li liDefine and communicate a clear architecture vision across Group, local, business, product, delivery, engineering, security, data and infrastructure stakeholders. /li liEstablish or improve Group and Local Architecture Review Board practices. /li liFacilitate initial architecture governance and ARB sessions. /li liImplement objective architecture review triggers and delegated decision‑routing mechanisms. /li liImplement Architecture Decision Records, waiver and exception management, compliance levels and urgent fast‑track processes. /li liTranslate digital platform guardrails into practical guidance for local delivery teams. /li liEmbed architecture early into portfolio management, funding, demand intake, project and product delivery, application lifecycle, security, risk, data, integration and technology or vendor selection. /li liDefine proportionate architecture involvement based on criticality, complexity, risk, deviation and cross‑entity impact. /li liEstablish a minimum viable architecture artefact set with clear ownership, approval, versioning, review and retirement rules. /li liCoach architecture roles and establish an Architecture Community and focused working groups. /li liTransfer knowledge to internal stakeholders to enable independent operation of the architecture model. /li liDefine KPIs covering adoption, decision effectiveness, delivery enablement, reuse, compliance, risk and stakeholder value. /li liFacilitate decisions, remove ambiguity, challenge stakeholders constructively and ensure agreed actions are implemented. /li /ul h3Must have /h3 ul liMinimum b10 years of experience in an Enterprise Architecture role /b. /li liAbility to work autonomously and create structure in ambiguous environments. /li liProven experience in bfederated, multi‑entity or similarly complex architecture governance environments /b. /li liProven experience facilitating bArchitecture Review Board (ARB) /b sessions. /li liExperience producing decision‑ready architecture packs with appropriate traceability. /li liHands‑on experience implementing bdelegated decision rights /b. /li liHands‑on experience with bArchitecture Decision Records (ADRs) /b. /li liHands‑on experience with architecture waivers and exceptions. /li liExperience implementing architecture compliance reviews and architecture service models. /li liStrong strategic thinking combined with a pragmatic and results‑oriented approach. /li liStrong facilitation and stakeholder‑management capabilities. /li liAbility to align senior management, architects, business, product, engineering, infrastructure and delivery stakeholders. /li liAbility to communicate a compelling architecture vision and facilitate difficult trade‑offs. /li liSolid knowledge of IT processes and recognized approaches such as bITIL, TOGAF, ArchiMate and Domain‑Driven Design /b. /li liFluent English for documentation, meetings and supplier interactions. /li liAbility to work full‑time. /li liAbility to work on site approximately b2 days per week /b, primarily across Brussels locations and, when required, Berlin. /li liFor non‑EU candidates: valid authorization to work in Belgium and a valid Belgian residence permit. /li /ul h3Should have /h3 ul liHands‑on experience designing and delivering IT solutions in an bAgile environment /b. /li liExperience establishing architecture communities or cross‑functional architecture working groups. /li liStrong experience driving architecture adoption and organizational change across multiple stakeholder groups. /li /ul h3Nice to have /h3 ul liExperience in the bEnergy Utilities sector /b. /li liKnowledge of bFrench, Dutch or German /b. /li /ul h3Who we are /h3