Vivid Resourcing - Freelance Enterprise Architect (G...

Responsibilities

• Design and own the enterprise architecture vision for a newly established regional IT department
• Develop and maintain a 12-24 month application roadmap, aligned with business strategy and operational priorities
• Define and implement a robust integration layer to connect existing and future applications in a structured, scalable way
• Assess current tools, processes, and shadow IT, and rationalize them into a coherent target architecture
• Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance suitable for a growing IT organization
• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate operational needs into architectural solutions
• Support technology selection, solution design, and early implementation phases
• Contribute to building the foundations of the IT function, including documentation, processes, and ways of working

Profile

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect in complex or distributed environments
• Demonstrated experience setting up IT environments from scratch (greenfield projects are essential)
• Strong background in application architecture and system integration
• Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluency in English, French and Dutch (all 3 required)
• Builder mindset - comfortable with ambiguity and starting from a blank page
• Pragmatic and business-oriented, not overly theoretical
• Structured, autonomous, and proactive
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability

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