Company description
Meritis is a consulting firm specialized in the digital transformation of organizations, founded in 2007 by Sébastien Videment.
Initially based in Paris, it has expanded across regions and now has a presence in France's largest cities: Sophia-Antipolis, Montpellier, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Lille and even Lisbon, Portugal since 2023.
Our experts support clients from various sectors with all their digital transformation needs across many areas of expertise: Finance, Software Engineering, Cloud & Infrastructure, Data, Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity.
Guided by its values of excellence, humility, benevolence and closeness, the firm of more than 900 employees, awarded 5 times in the Great Place To Work® ranking, is experiencing very strong growth and aims to reach 100M€ in revenue in 2024 and surpass the symbolic milestone of 1,000 employees.
We take pride in being close to our employees and supporting them individually, regardless of their role in the company. Certified Great Place To Work since 2013, our approach to workplace well-being goes well beyond a simple label; our employees speak about it best: https://www.glassdoor.fr/Avis/Meritis-Avis-E1163008.htm
Job description
As part of the evolution of its Information System and its transformation projects, we are looking for a Solution Architect / IS Urbanist to support the definition of target architectures and the overall coherence of the application landscape.
At the interface between business teams, project teams and technical teams, you will contribute to the urbanization of the IS, application mapping and supporting projects in their architecture choices. Past experience in development will be particularly appreciated in order to maintain a pragmatic and operational approach to architecture topics.
- Participate in defining and evolving the IS urbanization roadmap.
- Create and maintain functional, application and technical maps.
- Support projects in their architecture choices and their integration within the existing IS.
- Analyze the impacts of application changes on the overall ecosystem.
- Define architecture principles, norms and standards.
- Contribute to the design of target architectures in line with business challenges.
- Take part in the scoping and study phases of new projects.
- Identify opportunities to rationalize the application portfolio.
- Document flows, interfaces and interactions between applications.
- Take part in architecture governance bodies and design reviews.
- Act as an advisor to project, development and infrastructure teams.
Qualifications
- Experience in Solution Architecture, IS Urbanization or Enterprise Architecture.
- TOGAF certification appreciated or significant experience with enterprise architecture frameworks.
- Good understanding of application architectures, data flows and integration mechanisms.
- Experience in IS transformation or modernization projects.
- Strong modeling and mapping skills for information systems.
- Knowledge of architecture and modeling tools (ArchiMate, MEGA, LeanIX, Bizzdesign, Sparx EA or equivalent).
- Past software development experience appreciated (Java, .NET, Python or other), enabling understanding of the technical constraints of projects.
- Good understanding of API architectures, microservices and distributed systems.
- Fluent English required.
Additional information
- Tailored career paths (career development, adapted training, mentoring…);
- Having a choice of your assignment and personalized support throughout your career;
- Work in an environment where learning is encouraged: certifying training, e-learning, meetUps, coding competitions, career development paths etc;
- Be part of expert communities that share their knowledge and experience within our competence centers;
- A friendly environment with many festive events (annual party, seminars & team building, lunches and afterworks…);
Your differences are our strengths. That is why Meritis is committed to diversity and non-discrimination. All our roles are accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a question or believe you are a victim or witness of discrimination, you can contact [email protected] .