Software Factory Architect
- Provide consultations in software engineering areas
- Act as a trusted technical advisor
- Design software development lifecycle and processes
- Recommend decisions and review end-to-end software solution architecture for complex projects
- Own and evolve the engineering vision across the software factory
- Define architecture standards, reference architectures and best practices
- Ensure consistency and alignment of architectures across the enterprise
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor
- Minimum 8 years of relevant IT professional experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role
- Minimum education level: Level 7 (Master's degree or equivalent) in an ICT-relevant field
- At least 2 of the following certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
- or equivalent, internationally recognized certification
- Minimum English language proficiency: B2
- Knowledge of software architecture design for complex, distributed systems
- Proven experience designing enterprise-scale and cloud-native architectures
- Hands-on experience with backend and/or frontend development (e.g., .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Strong DevSecOps knowledge, including CI/CD strategy and platform design, containers, orchestration and platform engineering concepts
- Recognized technical leader with experience influencing teams without direct authority
- Ability to define and communicate architecture vision and technical strategies
- Ability to evaluate technical risk and make high-impact decisions
- Experience in mentoring senior engineers, development leads, technical leaders and architects
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong documentation skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong understanding of architecture styles
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure services
- Experience modelling systems in ArchiMate notation
- Security clearance required (EU Restricted) from 1st day of collaboration