Solutions Architect, Brussels

In the context of the Flemish Government, ATOS is looking for a

Solution Architect

who is able to understand functional and business needs and translate them into

pragmatic, implementable technical solutions .

The primary focus is on

custom-built applications

(backend and frontend), working closely with development teams and customer stakeholders. Experience with non‑functional requirements is expected, but always with a

practical, delivery-oriented mindset .

Customer / Consultancy focus

Understand business and functional needs of clients and translate them into

concrete technical solutions ;

Advise customers on solution options and support the translation of needs into

realistic implementation approaches ;

Contribute to the definition and alignment of solution architectures within the broader context of the customer environment;

Work closely with customer stakeholders, users, and project teams, building trust through

clear communication&sound judgement ;

Interact with a variety of stakeholders in a public‑sector context, including functional leads and project sponsors;

Explain and defend architectural choices in a

clear&pragmatic way ;

Be able to negotiate trade‑offs between scope, cost, quality, and time;

Actively support solution choices that improve business processes, innovation, or efficiency;

Guide customers through change by explaining the impact of architectural decisions;

Maintain a learning mindset and stay up to date with relevant technologies and patterns;

Collaborate in multi‑disciplinary teams and share knowledge with developers and fellow architects;

Coach and support developers or junior architects where relevant;

Be a team player with a collaborative attitude.

Technical focus

Design and document solution architectures aligned with functional needs and project constraints;

Support the implementation of architectures covering application, integration, and deployment aspects;

Experience with middleware and modern architectures such as API gateways, API management, microservices, containers;

Contribute to alignment between business, application, and technical architecture without owning enterprise‑wide governance;

Support definition of non‑functional requirements (performance, availability, security, maintainability);

Familiar with architecture methods and modelling techniques (e.g. TOGAF concepts, ArchiMate, UML) at a

practical level ;

Experience working in agile and DevOps contexts (Scrum, SAFe exposure, CI/CD tooling);

Take security aspects into account in solution design (authentication, authorization, logging, confidentiality);

Experience with public, private, or hybrid cloud solutions; container platforms (e.g. Kubernetes) are a plus.

Who are you?

An experienced

hands‑on solution architect

or senior engineer with architectural responsibilities;

Comfortable working close to development teams and project delivery;

Experienced in complex application landscapes, without necessarily operating at full enterprise‑strategy level;

Able to structure problems and propose workable solutions rather than theoretical models;

Strong communication skills; fluent in Dutch

(mandatory)

Customer‑oriented, pragmatic, and solution‑driven;

Motivated to support teams and customers in achieving concrete results.

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