French Speaking Solution Architect

Proteus Europe is searching for a French Speaking Solution Architect for our client based in Brussels, Belgium

Our Client:-

Our client is a French multinational insurance firm.

Your New role:-

The Solution Architect outlines solution architecture descriptions across domains, functions, and business domains, then monitors and governs their implementation in projects. For this the Solution Architect works in a close Tandem with Enterprise Architecture and Project Manager(s).

You act as part of a project team translating business and IT requirements into solution architecture designs for large or medium scale systems using your knowledge of technologies and integrating existing products and new developments.

As such you are expected to:

- Take ownership of non-functional requirements specification.
- Review and approve functional and non-functional requirement specifications.
- Design optimal solution architectures that support the business and help realize the target architecture.
- Acting as a coach towards the project team(s).
- Responsible for the overall quality of the solutions (implementation and/or customization).

Crafting the right architecture to solve the problem at hand is only part of architects' responsibilities.

The architect must also:

- Define, document, and communicate it.
- Share your knowledge of the current solutions, technologies and methodologies with your colleagues by participating to communities of practices.
- Protect (own) the solution architecture and protect its integrity and consistency. Make sure everyone is using it, and using it correctly.

Your Skills and experience:-

Essential Skills:-

You have a computer science degree or equivalent experience and you have minimum 10 years of
experience in the IT sector including 5 years in IT solutions design on complex projects Experience in Finance, Human Resources, Data Warehousing is a plus.

You have excellent communication skills and you can write complex documents and deliver
persuasive presentations

You have the ability to define and analyse user requirements and advise customers on scope and
options for business and IT improvements

You are flexible, pro-active, structured and quality oriented

You are a team player and you leverage the knowledge of your peers to build the best possible solution

You speak French and English

Your knowledge/experience:

You are familiar with architecture governance

You are familiar with at least one modelling tool. Experience with UML is a must.

You are familiar with at least one modelling tool

You have a good knowledge of the SOA paradigm

You have a reasonable knowledge of at least one Application Server

You have a reasonable knowledge of at least one Enterprise Service Bus

You have excellent architecture and solution design skills

You must have experience with at least one relational database engine, preferably Oracle RDBMS

You have excellent skills in multi-technology integration architectures: Cobol/Mainframe, Java EE,

Desirable Skills:-

Archimate is a plus. Knowledge of Financial processes, Human resource processes and/or Data Warehousing are a plus.

Proteus Europe operates in partnership with our candidates by building strong and lasting
relationships at all levels.

If you apply for this role, we will:

- Contact you within one week to discuss your current situation and suitability for this role.
- Keep searching for other suitable positions should this role not be right for you.
- Keep you informed at every stage of the recruitment process.
- Actively follow up with our client on your behalf to gain useful feedback throughout the

process.

If you are looking for a new role, but this role isn't quite right for you, please contact us in
confidence for a discussion about how we can help you.