Brainbox Consulting BV aligning great talent with clients’ needs is at the core of who we are. We are passionate about our Consultants, our Clients, and our Partners. Our rich IT legacy combined with our unyielding care for our people and business is the driving force behind all we do, and we deliver!

On this journey, we are looking for Solution Architect that can align business and IT teams to a shared direction and support our (Client) corporate real estate and environment, health and safety organizations.

Job Mission

You are responsible for defining and communicating a shared architectural and technical vision for the Corporate Real Estate (CRE) and EHS Agile Release Train (ART).

Job Description

As Architect you will be part of the ‘Leading Coalition’, together with the RTE (Release Train Engineer) and the CPO (Chief Product Owner) of the CRE & EHS ART. This ART consists of multiple agile development teams and various external IT solution providers.

You will be responsible for describing the Solution Context and Solution Intent, analyze technical trade-offs, determine the primary components and subsystems, identify the interfaces and collaborations between them, define Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs), guide enablers through to execution. You work closely with both internal customers and various suppliers.

You will play a critical role in aligning teams on the Agile Release Train (ART) to a shared solution and technical direction and partner with those teams in realizing the solutions, validating technology assumptions, and evaluating implementation alternatives. You challenge the business requirements & processes in order to realize a fit in standard IT solutions instead of custom built solutions.

Role and responsibilities

For a large part of your time you work for the ART and you are responsible for topics like:

• Smart buildings
• SCADA environments for both clean-rooms and offices
• Asset registration and maintenance management
• Facility management
• Energy & utility management
• Environment, health & safety
• Big data & analytics
• Cloud strategy and continuous improvement

Education and experience

• Master’s degree in Information Technology or Business Administration with proven experience in complex building automation systems and EHS process automation.
• At least 5 years of experience as an IT architect on senior level
• 10+ years’ experience with building automation systems & EHS solutions
• Proven experienced in delivering architectural principles, processes, infrastructure and solutions
• Up-to date with topics like Smart Buildings, Industry 4.0, maintenance management and cloud

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• Strong customer focus, result-oriented and drive for excellence
• Excellent communication skills in English, preferable also in Dutch
• Excellent collaboration skills, bringing different expert views together
• Proactive and enthusiastic
• Able to deal with resistance
• Ability to influence without power
• A demonstrated ability to perform in high-pressure environments
• Well-developed consultancy skills with a strong go-get mentality including eagerness to perform hands-on activities
• Preferred language: English (Dutch is nice)
• Team player