At Uni Systems, we are working towards turning digital visions into reality. We are continuously growing and we are looking for a professional Solution Architect to join our UniQue Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium team.
What will you be bringing to the team?
- Lead the design and evolution of architectures for complex solutions, ensuring alignment with agreed requirements.
- Define architectural policies, principles, and practices guiding component selection and solution design.
- Balance functional, service quality, and systems management needs while managing architectural trade-offs within a major organisational domain.
- Present architectural decisions and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
- Coordinate and govern target architecture across multiple projects and initiatives.
- Maintain architectural stability and ensure consistent design practices and compliance with standards.
- Plan and oversee scoping, requirements definition, and prioritisation for large and complex programmes.
- Select and tailor appropriate requirements engineering methods, tools, and techniques.
- Contribute to organisational standards and practices for requirements management.
- Gather stakeholder input, secure agreement on requirements, and manage competing priorities through negotiation.
- Establish and maintain requirements baselines, ensuring controlled assessment and management of changes.
- Define policies and ensure compliance with systems development standards.
- Integrate security and privacy considerations throughout the system development lifecycle.
- Identify and manage resources required across all project phases.
- Ensure delivery meets technical, financial, and quality objectives.
- Develop or approve network architectures, topologies, and configuration documentation within the area of responsibility.
- Define network design parameters including connectivity, capacity, performance, interfaces, security, and access aligned with business needs.
- Assess network risks and define recovery strategies and contingency procedures.
- Produce multiple architectural views addressing stakeholder concerns and both functional and non-functional requirements.
Requirements
What do you need to succeed in this position?
- Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with at least 5 years of related post-graduate experience or Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing technical teams.
- Strong knowledge of current and emerging Mobile Infrastructure technologies (deployable, dispersible, highly mobile CIS).
- Experience in systems design and integration, including: AC power distribution systems, Emergency power generation and fuel storage, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) solutions
- Solid understanding of wireless technologies and trends, including SATCOM.
- Experience with architecture modelling languages (UML, SysML, ArchiMate, etc.), ideally within recognised frameworks (NAFv4, TOGAF, DoDAF, Zachman) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
- Practical application of quality assurance methodologies.
- Proven involvement in development, deployment, testing, maintenance, and support of modern communications equipment.
- ITIL Foundation certification.
- PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent project management certification (e.g., PMP).
Desirable:
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent (e.g., PMP).
- ArchiMate, TOGAF, or equivalent architecture certification.
At Uni Systems, we are providing equal employment opportunities and banning any form of discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, race, color, nationality, disability, social class, political beliefs, age, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristics. Take a look at our Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Policy for more information.
