Package Description Competitive Salary Corporate Benefits Package Chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team

Job Introduction

Serco is the preferred partner for European Institutions and International Organisations, offering ICT services and Contact Centre management across Europe. Our expertise extends from Information System support to consultancy under the government framework, supporting key entities such as the European Commission and Executive Agencies. As a leader in Service Integration and Management, we ensure seamless delivery of services across various platforms, embodying our commitment to excellence in every aspect of our work.

We are hiring a Enterprise Architect for the European Commission in Brussels and various locations around Europe.

Main Responsibilities

Architecture Design

Developing and maintaining enterprise architecture blueprints, covering business processes, information flows, applications, and technology infrastructure.Creating and documenting key architecture deliverables, including:Architectural Decision Records (ADR) – Capturing key technology choices, rationale, and tradeoffs; Solution Architecture Documents (SAD) – Providing detailed solution designs, system interactions, and implementation guidelines; Defining and maintaining a long-term architecture vision, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and sustainability of IT systems; Aligning architecture with business strategy, enabling digital transformation, cloud adoption, and modernization initiatives;Ensuring consistency and integration across enterprise systems through standardized patterns, reusable components, and API-driven architectures.

Standards and Governance

Establishing enterprise-wide architecture standards to guide technology selection, system design, and integration patterns; Defining governance frameworks to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, security policies, and industry best practices;Driving compliance and standardization by implementing architectural review processes and ensuring adherence to approved methodologies.

Collaboration and Communication

Engaging with stakeholders (architects, development teams, security teams) to gather requirements, constraints, and strategic goals; Leading architecture review boards to assess technology choices, design decisions, and ensure adherence to enterprise standards; Moderating technical debates to reach consensus on key architectural topics, ensuring that decisions are made in a structured and documented manner (e.g., via Architectural Decision Records – ADRs); Facilitating workshops and design sessions to define system architectures, integration approaches, and cloud adoption strategies. Successful Candidate

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

 Bachelor's or Master's degree

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Development skills: familiarity with programming languages and development practices to understand application development processes (JEE / .NET / JavaScript etc.)Cloud computing: Understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure / AWS / ServiceNow)Microservices Architecture: deep understanding of distributed systems, service decomposition, and domain-driven design (DDD); Service Mesh Architecture: knowledge of service mesh frameworks, and their role in traffic management and security;Container Orchestration: proficiency in container based solutions (Kubernetes), Docker and containerized workloads for deploying microservices at scale;Event-driven Architecture: understanding of asynchronous messaging patterns, Kafka and event sourcing;Middleware: understanding the middleware technologies and their role in integrating different components of an IT architecture deployed in hybrid environments.DevOps and CI/CD: knowledge of DevOps principles and experience with continuous integration and deploymentAPI Design and Management: knowledge of API design principles and experience in managing APIs for efficient system integration.Emerging Technologies: awareness of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)Security Architecture: knowledge of information system security principles and the ability to design secure systems and infrastructure. Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: proficiency in popular enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or others. About the Company

Serco is a leading provider of public services. Our customers are governments or others operating in the public sector. We gain scale, expertise and diversification by operating internationally across five sectors and four geographies: Defence, Space, Justice & Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services, delivered in UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. More information can be found at Serco | Europe

Why should you join Serco ?

Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sectorA company passionate about diversity and inclusionPermanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package.

We are diverse and inclusive organisation

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to supporting the needs of all our colleagues. It’s a mix of people from different backgrounds, experiences and opinion that keeps our culture strong and vibrant.

We believe in equity so we strongly encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their abilities in an interview. We also welcome a conversation about any adjustments that would make the interview process more accessible for you. Wherever possible we are open to discussions around flexible working and we operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas.

In the UK we are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader in the government’s scheme and hold the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard; in Belgium we are partner of Diversicom and member of Charter der Vielfalt in Germany.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to The Serco Europe Recruitment Team

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