About the mission
We are looking for an ICT-Architect to support the Gemeentehuis van de Toekomst program. The role involves working with the VLOCA team to ensure architectural coherence of digital solutions and includes responsibilities such as supporting project teams, monitoring interoperability, and facilitating knowledge sharing.
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Overview
We are looking for an ICT-Architect to support the Gemeentehuis van de Toekomst (GvdT) program. This role involves working closely with the VLOCA team to enhance the architectural coherence of digital solutions developed within the GvdT program.Key Responsibilities
Support VLOCA business analysts and local project teams in scoping digitalization initiatives, focusing on strategic objectives and architectural coherence.
Monitor and enhance interoperability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse within the GvdT portfolio.
Encourage the reuse of Flemish building blocks, standards, and existing generic solutions, ensuring consistency across projects.
Identify and define scaling potential in projects and trajectories within VLOCA and GvdT.
Contribute to the further development and updating of the VLOCA architecture towards the Local Service Delivery Architecture.
Assist in the preparation of business cases and architectural justification for initiatives.
Facilitate working groups and knowledge-sharing moments in coordination with the VLOCA team and the GvdT program team.
Map new digital solutions within the existing architecture.
Skills & Experience
Proven experience as a specialist architect in a specific domain (networking, security, server infrastructure, application architecture, ERP, ECM platforms, Data warehouse, and BI) or as an Enterprise Architect.
Proven knowledge and experience of modeling techniques (Archimate, Togaf, UML, Sparx EA).
Proven knowledge and experience of business processes in general.
Proven knowledge and experience of various project management aspects (costs, timing, coordination, planning, estimates).
Languages
Dutch: Native (C2)
Additional Info
Preferred start date: 01/03/2026
Preferred end date: 31/12/2026
Assignment type: Framework contract 2022 - 2027 (Lot 1)
Department: Perceel 1 (P1)
Number requested: 1
Employment percentage: 100%
Work from home: Yes
Candidate weighting: 50% quality - 50% price.
What you'll do
- Support VLOCA business analysts and local project teams in scoping digitalization initiatives, focusing on strategic objectives and architectural coherence.
- Monitor and enhance interoperability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse within the GvdT portfolio.
- Encourage the reuse of Flemish building blocks, standards, and existing generic solutions, ensuring consistency across projects.
- Identify and define scaling potential in projects and trajectories within VLOCA and GvdT.
- Contribute to the further development and updating of the VLOCA architecture towards the Local Service Delivery Architecture.
- Assist in the preparation of business cases and architectural justification for initiatives.
- Facilitate working groups and knowledge-sharing moments in coordination with the VLOCA team and the GvdT program team.
- Map new digital solutions within the existing architecture.
What we're looking for
- Proven experience as a specialist architect in a specific domain (networking, security, server infrastructure, application architecture, ERP, ECM platforms, Data warehouse, and BI) or as an Enterprise Architect.
- Proven knowledge and experience of modeling techniques (Archimate, Togaf, UML, Sparx EA).
- Proven knowledge and experience of business processes in general.
- Proven knowledge and experience of various project management aspects (costs, timing, coordination, planning, estimates).
- Fluent in Dutch at CEFR level C2.
Skills
- Specialist architect experience
- Modeling techniques (Archimate, Togaf, UML, Sparx EA)
- Business process knowledge
- Project management knowledge
- Specialist domain knowledge