IT Solution Architect

IT Solution Architect

Your Role:
The Solution Architect is an IT professional with strong emphasis on applications, data and/or technology architectures and a thorough understanding of business LoB she/he is supporting. The Solution Architect outlines solutions across functional domains then monitors their implementation (via design authority meetings). The Solution Architect reports directly to the Enterprise Architect of the domain and work in close tandem with Business Architects and Delivery Managers.

Your Mission:
• You work in an Agile environment.
• For each functionality (Epic/Feature), you create the solution architecture which contain application components, integration (services, API, events and file), application cooperation, information and Public Cloud (AWS) usage views and which are formalized using Archimate.
• You ensure to connect technology with measurable business value
• You collaborate with the product team (dev and ops engineers) to ensure e2e alignment on the solution
• You take ownership of non-functional requirements specification.
• You communicate the solution and make sure stakeholders and management understand it (to the detail necessary).
• You collaborate with the enterprise architects for strategic direction and you contribute in the implementation of the target architecture roadmap. 
• You challenge and validate/define the scope to ensure that business can take the right decisions for the organization.
• You ensure that initiative remain aligned with the initial business architecture to ensure the right result is obtained for the organization. 
• You support the business in business process digitization (challenge, simplify,…) by proposing innovative solutions.

Qualifications
• You have a master degree or equivalent experience and you have minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• You must be fluent in French, be able to read/write English and understand Dutch.
• You have excellent communication skills (ability to communicate to all relevant stakeholders on their relevant level of information need) and you can write complex documents and deliver persuasive presentations
• You are a quick learner and have the ability to rapidly grasp the IT application landscape and the business functions these applications fulfill.
• You are good at networking and influencing.
• You are result driven.
• You have very good knowledge of IT market trends and following technology evolutions.
• You are familiar with converting and analyzing complex functional and non-functional requirements and able to make other complex technical information understandable.
• You are flexible, pro-active, structured and quality oriented. 
• You are a team player and you leverage the knowledge of your peers to ensure the best possible solution.
• AWS Cloud architecture experience is an asset

AXA aims to be a reflection of the diverse society in which we live and has therefore been pursuing a policy of active diversity, non-discrimination, and equal opportunities for many years. In this context, we guarantee equal treatment and access to recruitment, regardless of age, origin, cultural background, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or other characteristics.

AXA Belgium 

We are more than 3000 employees, partnering with 3200 brokers, located in our modern offices in Brussels, Antwerp, Eupen, and Liège. We are serving 3 million customers, and we are proud to be the number 1 car insurer. It is our ambition to not only be a payer but rather a real partner for our customers. 

Our four core values drive us every day to give our best for our customers while collaborating effectively with our colleagues: Customer First, Integrity, Courage, and One AXA. 

At AXA, we reject unfair or unlawful discrimination in any form. More info in our Diversity & Inclusion Policy. 

What we offer  

A nice reward for your work 

An attractive salary, supplemented with discretionary personal and collective bonuses and of course, meal and eco vouchers, the full reimbursement of public transport, and a cafeteria plan.  

The benefits of working at an insurance company 

From group to hospitalization insurance and ambulatory care (family members can also join at an advantageous rate) and with up to 30% discount on all additional insurance products. 

A job that respects your personal life and dreams 

A flexible schedule of 35 hours per week, 36 days of leave per year to recharge, as well as the option to work partially from home.   

You will benefit from sports classes at work, employee wellness programs and trainings, to keep you in great shape, both physically and mentally.