Solution Architect AWS Serverless (Employed or freelance)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities

As Solution Architect, you translate business and technical needs into a coherent target architecture for a major transformation programme focused on Employee Benefits. You work closely with stakeholders across business, delivery, security, privacy, legal and operations, and align your proposals with group architecture guidelines.

• Define the target architecture for the transformation programme and detail the architecture for each implementation phase.
• Propose temporary workaround solutions when the preferred path toward the target architecture is not immediately feasible.
• Assess architectural and technology risks within the programme scope.
• Contribute to the introduction and adoption of new technologies relevant to the programme.
• Prepare and present solution options, compare them against multiple criteria, and support decision-making for both business and technical audiences.
• Follow the established architecture governance process and obtain the required approvals before implementation starts.
• Prepare building permits for local and/or group architecture governance boards for each relevant EPIC.
• Use the existing architecture presentation templates and document EPIC architectures in Sparx in line with the applicable modelling guidelines.
• Identify, document and govern gaps between approved architecture and actual implementation.

📝 Your profile

• You have at least 6 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years as a Solution Architect.
• You communicate easily in English with both business and technical stakeholders.
• You are able to present alternative solutions and evaluate them against several criteria.
• You have hands-on knowledge of deploying applications in AWS, with a clear focus on serverless services.
• You understand BPMS, event-driven architecture integrations and agentic platforms.
• You are comfortable working onsite in Brussels 3 days per week.
• You bring strong interpersonal skills such as teamwork, listening ability, resilience and creativity.
• Experience in a large transformation programme is a plus.
• Knowledge of the Employee Benefits domain is an asset.
• Technical understanding of mainframe constraints is a plus.
• French or Dutch is an asset.

💼 Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.
(Freelance is also possible)