EPAM Systems

Are you an Architecture leader with a strong desire to thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment as part of a very successful global technology consulting company?

EPAM is expanding our European Delivery Function in Belgium and is looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect who brings a comprehensive blend of technical and consultative skills to drive and support our technology strategy conversion, ensuring alignment with business objectives for our various industry-focused clients in the region.

The role requires a background in Enterprise Architecture, technology consulting, client engagement and stakeholder management with a focus on defining and guiding the architectural vision across complex, large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on key projects in Belgium in close collaboration with our broader European leadership teams as the practice continues to grow.

We operate a flexible work environment made up of home working, office-based team collaboration, and client-site interaction.

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Responsibilities

• Play a key role in our Belgium business by leading Enterprise Architecture across key client projects
• Drive strategic advisory by partnering with clients’ senior stakeholders to understand their business goals, challenges, and constraints whilst sharpening technology strategy and roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Participate in senior-level forums, councils and meetings to present, facilitate and report on the progress of the target architecture adoption
• Partner with multi-disciplinary teams including architecture, technology consulting, delivery management, product management and development teams
• Prepare, present and effectively communicate on architecture-related issues and risks to senior forums and management committees
• Oversee architecture vision and governance by defining enterprise-level architecture blueprints whilst establishing architectural governance frameworks, standards and best practices
• Oversee solution alignment by ensuring all solutions and platforms align with enterprise architecture and review and guide solution designs created by delivery teams
• Provide technology leadership, ensuring direction to solution and technical architects and stay up to date with emerging technologies, frameworks and tools
• Act as a liaison between business leaders and technology teams
• Direct our technology consultancy efforts in pre-sales pursuits, create and present architecture proposals and proof-of-concepts as required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (or relevant work experience)
• Fluent English speaker as well as either Dutch or French
• Extensive Enterprise Architecture experience, ideally with a background or good understanding of Solution Architecture and Software Engineering
• Experience in one or two industry sectors (Retail or Insurance being a strong advantage) with an excellent understanding of major functional capabilities and common platform solutions across those sectors
• Well-versed in the development of Enterprise Architecture, including governance, business drivers, technology and change management processes
• Experience in managing and leading teams of experts in architecture and technology consulting
• Strong client-facing experience with the ability to influence and guide teams toward the right technical solutions, paired with a consultative, problem-solving approach that balances both short-term needs and long-term strategic goals
• Pre-sales experience with the ability to act in an advisory capacity to senior level client management whilst executing and leading on rapid conceptual designs, proof-of-concepts and client presentations
• Certifications in architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)

We offer

• 4 weeks of paid holidays
• 6 supplementary/compensation (paid) days (pro rata temporis)
• Private healthcare insurance
• Group insurance
• Meal vouchers
• Eco-vouchers
• Joint Committee gross bonus
• Transportation/bike allowance /company car /bike lease (if eligible)
• IT equipment (laptop)
• Mobile subscription (no device)
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
• All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements

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