Introduction
Elia Transmission Belgium is looking for a Head of IT Solutions & Architecture to lead the teams responsible for solution delivery and architecture governance across its critical IT landscape.
Reporting directly to the CIO ETB and as a member of the IT Leadership Team, you will drive technology decisions, architecture standards and technical leadership across multiple business domains.
Job Description
As Head of IT Solutions & Architecture, you ensure that IT solutions teams (products and projects) are properly staffed with the right expertise but also that the delivery is following the proper technology /security/architecture standards.
You lead a department of approximately 50 to 60 professionals across the domains of Market, Customer & Planning, System Operations, Infrastructure and Asset Management. Working closely with business stakeholders, architecture communities and external partners, you help shape the future application landscape of Elia Transmission Belgium.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the IT Solutions & Architecture department, including people, budget and workforce planning.
- Ensure proper staffing of the solution and architecture domains both in quantity and quality in order to serve the product teams.
- Define and drive the technology and application strategy across the organisation.
- Ensure strong technical leadership within product teams and promote high engineering standards.
- Translate, complete and enforce architecture principles, standards and governance processes within the delivery teams (products & projects).
- With the team, ensure that governance, notably with regards architecture documentation & decisions, are followed and embedded into the delivery teams across the Elia organisation.
- Ensure that roadmaps of modernization and refactoring towards cloud-native are effectively delivered.
- Manage key relationships with technology partners and suppliers.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the CIO, business leaders and senior stakeholders on solution and architecture matters.
- Oversee application lifecycle management, technical debt reduction and technology modernisation initiatives.
- Develop talent, capabilities and career paths within the architecture and solution community.
Your Profile
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience in IT leadership within complex enterprise environments.
- Proven track record in leading large teams through managers and senior technical experts.
- Strong expertise in solution architecture, application delivery and architecture governance.
- Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and service management principles such as ITIL.
- Solid understanding of modern application, cloud, integration and data technologies.
- Experience with agile or product-driven organisations.
- Proven experience in vendor management, sourcing and strategic technology decisions.
- Strong understanding of security, resilience and compliance requirements.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
- Strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach.
- Fluent in English and professionally proficient in French or Dutch, with knowledge of the other national language. German is an asset.
Offer
- Salary: a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€10 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results.
- Insurance: group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance.
- Vacation: You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment).
- Social fund: Year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs.
- Communication: you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement.
- Discounts: you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill.
- Mobility: we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget.
- Elia shares: Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price.
Location
Keizerslaan 20, 1000 Brussels (close to central station).