Lead Solution Architect – Data Platform | Expert

We are looking for an experienced Lead Solution Architect / Data Architect for a strategic assignment with a Flemish Government digital transformation organisation in Belgium.

? Location: Brussels / Ghent – Hybrid

? Industry: Government / Digital Transformation

? Start: 01 October 2026

⏱️ Full-time | 100%

? Home working possible, with at least 50% presence in the Brussels office

? Key responsibilities

• Develop target data architectures and architecture guidelines

• Shape and implement data strategy and data architecture

• Translate conceptual information models into logical data models

• Guide data exchange and legacy-to-modern integration initiatives

• Define and govern API & integration architectures

• Support data governance, interoperability, security and compliance

• Prepare architecture documentation, ADRs and impact analyses

• Advise project/product teams on architectural and technical decisions

• Ensure alignment between data, cloud, applications, security and AI architecture

?️ Key requirements

✅ 8+ years of Data Architecture experience

✅ Experience with complex enterprise or government data architectures

✅ Data strategy, data models, data standards & Data Management





✅ 5+ years of API & Integration Architecture

✅ REST/SOAP, API governance and modern integration patterns

✅ Azure/AWS, hybrid cloud, IaC and GitOps principles

✅ Data governance, metadata management and data quality

✅ GDPR, DPIA, risk analysis and security-by-design

✅ OAuth2 / OpenID Connect, API gateways, microservices & event-driven architecture

✅ Programming / scripting experience

✅ Dutch – CEFR C2 (mandatory)

⭐ Nice to have

• OSLO / interoperability standards

• TOGAF / ArchiMate / ITIL / PRINCE2

• ADRs

• Jira & Confluence

• Data Mesh / Analytics / BI

• Experience with Flemish Government or Digitaal Vlaanderen data products

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Data Architect / Solution Architect who wants to contribute to large-scale digital transformation and the development of a modern Flemish data platform landscape.

? Interested? Please send your updated CV

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