Solution Architect

Job Description:

We are growing our team to assist clients achieve their business challenges, the industry practice, focusing on energy & technology, supply chain and public transport, implements complex solutions, specific to these sectors, in an end-to-end way, based on the most modern technologies and architectures with Agile project teams.

To support our growth ambition, we are looking for a Solution Architect and Business Leader with high drive to strengthen the team.

Role:

• From an in-depth understanding of a market functioning and future evolutions in a specific market (energy, supply chain, public transport, …), be able to develop a target reference architecture and to develop potential transition roadmaps.

• Based on a strong technical background and considering market challenges identified, screen the market for interesting solutions, both in the classical world as in the innovation world, to solve business challenges.

• Collaborate with solution and technology partners to define and implement the best solution taking the criteria and requirements from the customer into account.

• Assess client IT landscapes, spot the weak points and develop modernization strategies and roadmaps.

• Deliver IT architectures and integration architectures at the different stages of the execution of a roadmap to support our customers in their digital transformation journey.

• Interact with the business – understand the strategy and how IT can enable this strategy.

• Present ideas, architectures, solutions, roadmap in a convincing way to the team and to customers and interact through workshops in a consultative selling approach.

• Strong collaboration skills with team members

• Assist the technical team with the implantation of the designed solutions and act as a mentor to team members.

• Inspire proposal teams, lead the solutioning, and write commercial proposals.

• Actively participate to an innovation eco-system based in Belgium to screen and collaborate with startups against a specific given scope.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted advisor towards our clients, develop their interest in DXC services

• Keep your knowledge up to date through technology watch opportunities

• Be instrumental in expanding our business in different functional domains

• Provide cross-functional technical leadership across all solution components

• Deliver consulting missions with passion, to client satisfaction

• Lead the technical teams in the implementation of the designed solutions

• Collaborate with partners on customer opportunities

• Ultimate responsibility for the quality and pertinence of proposals

Requirements:

• Multiple years of experience in IT architecture within more than one domain: enterprise, solution, applications, cloud, infrastructure, security, … .

• TOGAF certification level 1 & 2.

• Sufficient technical knowledge to design and scope multiple deliverables across several technologies.

• Strong technical project leadership capabilities and be able to deal with complex issues.

• Ability to interact with customers regarding business and technical information.

• Strong estimating skills and ability to provide input for pricing.

• Understanding of frameworks such as ITSM/ITIL, COBIT, IT4IT, … is a plus.

• Share relevant or useful information in a timely manner.

• Demonstrate strong initiative to learn with minimal direction.

• Language requirements: fluent in Dutch or French (oral and written) and English. You can write proposals in these languages.

Offer:

• A motivating salary package, including fringe benefits and flexible working hours, and possibilities to work from home.

• Being part of an ambitious and growing team.

• On-the-job training and access to our online platform “DXC-University”.

• Opportunities to work with the latest technologies for a top range of customers.

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