Business architect

Job description

For the European Commission in Brussels, we are looking for a Business architect. TASKS • Hands-on position capable of assisting the development team in the implementation of the different functionalities and processes. • Create business architecture models with Microsoft technologies (such as SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Power Apps, …) that reflect the organization’s strategies and goals. • Draft internal architectural proposals (including designs). • Integrate the program strategies and ensure alignment with business strategies and drivers, and management priorities. • Evaluate systems for discrepancies or vulnerabilities. • Provide business architecture and systems processing guidance, for instance the integration of corporate reusable solutions with Microsoft Dynamics and asses the coherence of the various architectural levels. • Assistance during relevant parts of development, testing, analysis, technical documentation, deployment, evaluation, and reporting of these Microsoft solutions. • Estimate costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed terms of reference. • Code Review to ensure high quality code is produced. • Interaction with the business analysts, customer, users, project leaders and the developers. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Good knowledge of architecture best practices and patterns. • Good knowledge of applications design. • Good knowledge of modelling tools. • Good knowledge of enterprise architecture best practices, goals and tools (Enterprise Architect) • Good knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM (on prem and online). • Good knowledge of Relational DBMS SQL Server. • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365. • Good knowledge of business process analysis. • Good knowledge of .Net programming. • Knowledge of Microsoft Power Apps environment. • Knowledge of interoperability technology (SOA, web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture). • Good knowledge of agile process and methodologies. • Ability to participate in technical and business meetings. • Ability to apply high quality standards. • Ability to cope with fast changing technologies. • Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences. • Autonomous with strong organisational and time-management skills. • Ability to participate in technical meetings and communicate clearly on technical matters.