Description
IT Solutions Architect
Euros negotiable
3-6 month contract
Near Antwerp, Belgium
Our client, a global leader in their industry, is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join their EMEA regional site in Belgium assisting with the definition and guidance of their application architecture and offer advice and direction for future progress. As the Solutions architect you will hold a broad knowledge of IT Infrastructure and also hold experience in factory systems.
Experience
*senior level subject matter expertise and related experience with the HPUX, Linux, Windows, X86 and IA64 hardware, VMware Virtualization, storage products (HP-XP, HP-EVA, NAS, etc.), backup infrastructure, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database platforms, open source and commercial web- and application-platforms, SAP ERP-platform and associated management tools.
*Knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery methodologies and best practices is required.
He/she will have excellent technical and non-technical problem-solving and communication skills,
*must have experience adopting ITIL and/or other industry best practices to processes and supporting technologies.
*out-of-box thinker capable of working independently, with teams, and/or with leading teams,
*flexible, adaptable, and self motivated.
*He/she must have experience with large-scale enterprise server design, complex system deployments and project planning.
Responsibilities:
* Develop relationships and become an information conduit between IT/SS engineering teams, BU/IT and enterprise architecture functions;
* Define and implement effective application architecture directions;
* Use and advocate the use of architecture and design best practices, methodologies, and procedures for optimized application delivery;
* Document current IT architecture and define the future state architecture based on identified solution gaps, and create the roadmaps to implement;
* Provide architecture and process advice, planning guidance, quality assurance, and guidance to all levels of organizations on project approach and solutions;
* Translate policies into IT solutions that meet or exceed BU/IT requirements;
* Decompose the opportunities into constituent application solutions, with re-usable components;
* Harvest intellectual property from engagements or solutions that can be developed into best practices for reuse;
* Identify new areas where business value can be generated by further standardizing and leveraging solutions across;
* Meet with technical and business leaders to identify and scope the business opportunities and identify potential risks and constraints.
* Evaluate new technology, processes and architectural trends and highlight possible business opportunities.
* Maintain relationships with vendors to understand their application roadmaps;
* Build and maintain strong relationships with other architects
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