afarax is looking for freelance consultants with specific experience with business and information architecture. We need your lights !
We are a team of consultants based in Belgium with a solid network of companies active in various sectors and facing the challenges of digital transformation. Our concept is very simple : once you're in the ecosystem, you can access our projects and we'll make your life easier.
The mission
Our client is looking for a Business Architect to join their team.
The duties will include :
- Define the targeted business and data architecture of CMS and will determine the needed capabilities to implement it. Business and data architecture defines the framework for capabilities, high level processes, information concepts (and information model), interface definition, product design, composition and decomposition, … Our focus is on business side. We will work closely with IT but are not solution or data architects.
- Ensure the alignment and anchoring of the CMS Architecture with the other groups entities (Assets, Strategy, Infra, CDO office, 50Htz, Division D)
- Collaborate closely with program managers, product owners and CMS TDI containing transformation team and Digital &Data Product Managers,
- Communicate your vision proactively to the different management levels.
- Contribute to the elaboration of the CMS Transformation Roadmap (with the portfolio manager)
- Get the IT architecture and IT roadmap aligned to the CMS transformation in order to ensure the business impacts without delay and cost overrun,
- Support, develop, refine and validate the information strategy / vision in connection with the strategy of the CMS department.
- Define and monitor the architecture of this information and its implementation in order to guarantee the quality and consistency of the various data domains, both within CMS and transversally with other departments.
- Animate and / or actively participate in the necessary meetings to ensure the good implementation of the targeted business and data architecture (TFO team with the other program managers, Division D (D&D, ADM) and Digital & Data Product Managers)
- Ensure compliance with similar roles in other departments.
- Keep abreast of the latest developments.
Is this you ?
Degree in civil or commercial engineering or a master's degree in a scientific discipline.Proven senior experience in business and information architecture.Service-oriented with a view to ensuring continuity.Experience in a product and platform environment.Experience in project, product and programme management,Knowledge on Customer, Markets and System activities (utilities sector) is a major advantage.Have a sound background in the data domain (e.g. are able to promote and select correct database technology in function of business needs, definition and modeling of business data needs according to correct criteria, …). Also, being able to collaborate on data roadmaps enabling execution of CMS Transformation Roadmap, support to define the right data governance, monitor and improve data quality, …Experience in UML, BPMN and Archimate is an advantageHave an understanding of relevant modern IT architectures (e.g. platform, API, data lake, container, Kafka, microservices etc).Have an systemic mind and are an excellent communicator.Take the initiative, work independently and coordinate transversal projectsSpeak fluent French and Dutch. Fluent in English, enabling you to collaborate internationally.How we support you ?
We’ll help and support on the project.You’ll benefit from our network and challenges.We offer a possibility to build a valuable and easy partnership.You’ll have the possibility to be heard and share your knowledge.You’ll access missions that fit your current expertise or you can challenge yourself to learn new things.More projects on :