Solution Architect BI

Market dynamics, regulatory and technological evolutions (demand side management, smart metering, mobility, social media, …) in the energy sector put a high pressure on IT in general and more specifically in the Data and BI domains. As such the job requires the ability to place the numerous demands of our business units in the overall context of the evolution of the IT systems, and hence the facilitation of the indispensable tradeoffs.
You will join a team of 7 solution, domain
•assess the impact of business change requests on the existing architecture and support the prioritization of these changes;
•provide technical direction and guidance on Enterprise Information Management projects (MDM, BI, ETL) ensuring adherence to the target architecture standards;
•work in close collaboration with the project stakeholders to understand the business requirements so that recommended solution options provide the best fit against requirements and budget;
•understand very well the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) drivers and contribute to keep their evolution under control;
•perform the design authority role on projects ensuring that the detailed designs and solutions remain aligned to the defined architecture, managing and resolving any issues as they arise;
•work with external and internal suppliers to ensure that the appropriate technology direction is clear;
•keep a watchful eye on technological and methodological evolutions in your domain and introduce these evolutions at the right time within our customer;
•ensure correct and up-to-date application architecture artefacts and blueprints;
•collaborate with colleague architects in providing consensus-based IT solutions that are scalable and adaptable to changing business needs.

Technical skills:
•hold a master degree in exact sciences (preferably in IT) or have attained comparable level through relevant experience;
•have a proven track record of working on successful solution architecture designs and their implementation;
•have a technological background in MDM, ETL, data modeling, BI;
•possess an understanding of Oracle BI or SAP BW/BO and contemporary ETL/BI tools;
•worked at least 7 years in the Enterprise Information Management technology domain of which at least 3 years in a architecture role;
•able to explain complex technical solutions in plain English and French or Dutch to your business management allowing them to evaluate options and take the right decisions.
•are experienced in using EA frameworks (TOGAF, ZACHMAN, etc.), certification is an asset.
•have strong listening, communication, facilitation, influencing and analytical skills.
•are able to transform theoretical concepts into pragmatic and working solutions
•are able to identify opportunities, threats, impact of changing technology.
•are interested in understanding the energy generation and supply business. Experience in a utility company (Energy, Telecom, etc) is considered an asset.