Senior Enterprise Architect - Industry

About the role

Sopra Steria Next, the consulting brand of Sopra Steria, is hiring a Senior Enterprise Architect for its consulting team in Machelen. You will help clients in strategic industry sectors turn their business strategies into enterprise-wide technology solutions, lead architecture engagements and drive transformation roadmaps. Your industry experience in Energy & Utilities, Transport, Life Sciences or Manufacturing will be key.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with senior business stakeholders to shape enterprise strategy and align technology direction with organisational goals.
• Lead the development of target architecture blueprints, enterprise roadmaps and transformation plans.
• Define architecture principles, standards and governance processes.
• Translate complex business requirements into architectural designs and IT roadmaps.
• Drive cross-domain alignment across business, data, application and technology architectures.
• Support implementation governance, architecture decision reviews and risk management.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and mentor junior architects.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or similar strategic IT roles.
• Industry experience in Energy & Utilities, Transport, Life Sciences or Manufacturing.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.
• Highly valued: strategic thinking, comfort working with C-level executives, collaborative mindset and leadership.

Required skills

• TOGAF and ArchiMate, and enterprise architecture methodologies.
• Cloud platforms, data integration and modern digital architectures.