Senior Solution Architect – IT Architecture Team

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join a client’s IT architecture team. The role focuses on reviewing, challenging, and drafting solution blueprints while actively contributing to multi‑layer solution design.

Key responsibilities

• Review, question, and validate architecture documents produced by internal teams or external vendors.
• Produce solution architecture documentation following established standards and templates.
• Participate in the design of solutions across application, infrastructure, integration, and data layers.
• Gather business requirements, technical constraints, data flows, and system dependencies to formalise solutions.
• Identify gaps or inconsistencies against architectural principles and standards.
• Support architecture governance by enforcing best‑practice standards.
• Maintain up‑to‑date documentation of the application and technical landscape.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, technical experts, and business stakeholders.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of IT experience with at least one significant architecture role.
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally across multiple IT layers.
• Fluent in French and English, both spoken and written.

Required skills

• Infrastructure
• Networking
• Security
• Middleware
• Databases
• Cloud platforms
• Software development
• Application integration
• Storage
• Monitoring
• Resiliency and scalability
• System integration principles
• Business continuity concepts
• IT security concepts