C004663, Solution Architect – Service Design Advocacy

 Duties & Responsibilities

The Interim Solution Architect will perform the following key duties:

1. Architecture Design & Documentation

• Develop complete infrastructure and security architecture packages, including:

  • Logical and physical diagrams

  • Trust boundaries

  • Data flows

  • Responsibility mapping

• Produce stakeholder-tailored architecture documentation for decision-making.

• Record architecture review and decision records with rationale and approvals.

• Maintain modular, data-centric architecture repositories with reusable components.

• Ensure architecture data accuracy, completeness, and compliance with governance and audit standards.

2. Security Architecture & Risk Management

• Define and map security controls to approved standards and requirements.

• Maintain requirements traceability across business, functional, technical, and security domains.

• Perform infrastructure risk assessments and threat modelling, including:

  • Threats and vulnerabilities

  • Risk ratings and impact assessments

  • Mitigation strategies

• Develop threat-driven security models (prevention, detection, response).

• Consolidate residual risks and document approved exceptions or compensating controls.

• Provide security architecture effectiveness dashboards aligned with recognized standards.

3. Governance & Compliance

• Deliver governance-compliant inputs to Design Authority reviews.

• Assess compliance against standards and policies and document remediation actions.

• Support ICT governance aligned with international best practices.

• Represent CSU Brussels in governance bodies, working groups, and policy forums.

• Contribute to the development and standardization of information security and risk management policies.

4. Enterprise Architecture & Modelling

• Establish architecture modelling standards, procedures, roles, and approvals.

• Configure and administer enterprise architecture platforms, templates, and viewpoints.

• Develop ICT and security architecture models using recognized frameworks and tools.

• Define and apply a consistent security taxonomy and ontology.

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination

• Provide advisory outputs, review comments, and resolution records.

• Consult and coordinate with SMEs and IT teams.

• Validate major architectural decisions with documented sign-off.

• Provide timely architecture reports highlighting risks, dependencies, and impacts.

• Ensure knowledge transfer, including user guides and training.

6. Strategic Alignment

• Coordinate with NATO HQ entities to ensure architectural coherence.

• Align with NATO Enterprise and Digital Transformation initiatives.

• Evolve ICT and security architectures in response to changing business needs and cyber threats.

Essential Requirements

Education & Experience

• University degree with 5 years of related experience
  OR

• Higher Secondary Education with advanced vocational training/professional accreditation and 4 years of related experience.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in:

  • Construction-related ICT infrastructure implementation projects.

• 3 years of applied knowledge of ICT and Security Architecture models in large organizations.

• Experience within an ICT services organization managing modern ICT & Security systems.

• Proven experience designing and deploying technology with business and security impact considerations.

• Experience drafting clear and concise technical reports on complex ICT topics.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of:

  • Current and emerging information systems and technologies

  • Security architecture principles

  • Infrastructure and operational impacts

• Experience with enterprise and security architecture frameworks.

Certifications (Mandatory)

• Enterprise Architecture Certification (e.g., The Open Group TOGAF Foundation)

• AXELOS ITIL v4 Foundation certification

Desirable Qualifications

• Full TOGAF certification (e.g., TOGAF 9 or 10 certified)

• PRINCE2 Foundation (by AXELOS)

• Working knowledge of Sparx Enterprise Architect and ArchiMate (formal training preferred)

• Experience in:

  • Data Centre design

  • Infrastructure support systems

  • Network capacity planning

• Experience developing and leading security architectures in highly classified environments, including active support of accreditation processes.

• Prior experience in international environments with both military and civilian stakeholders.

• Knowledge of NATO structures, including:

  • Allied Command Operations (ACO)

  • Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

Working Conditions

• Full-time on-site in Brussels, Belgium.

• Limited remote work (1 day per week).

• Standard non-smoking office environment.

• No travel required.

• Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret.