Service Architect

Location: Tubize, Belgium

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G/5G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Thales Belgium SA, Belgium competence center of Thales, is a company located on 2 sites, one in Tubize (near Brussels) and the other one in Herstal (near Liège). Thales Belgium, which employs more than 280 collaborators, is specialized in the design, development and supply of critical information systems for customers in the sectors of Defense, Security (including Cyber) and Aerospace.

In this context, we are looking for a:

Service Architect

Mission:

• The Service Architect will be part of the service discipline department of THALES BELGIUM, which is responsible for delivering service solutions to Defence, Homeland security and Critical Operators.
• As part of your activities, you will be a major stakeholder in the definition, architecture design and delivery of service solutions to our customers.
• You will be responsible for service solution definition according to the needs of external or internal stakeholders. You will guarantee the viability of the service over its life cycle.

Main Responsibilities:

• Define and recommend service architectures  to satisfy stakeholder expectations according to the standards and re-use policies,  the service roadmap and the business strategy.
• Establish the solution architecture by making trade-offs between stakeholder expectations,  various solutions and costs, risks and schedule, document the associated artefacts (architecture justification in the design and justification file, service breakdown structure, and approve the resulting lower-level specifications (internal or external to partners and subcontractors).
• Assist in the solution development cycle including definition of SLAs et KPIs.
• Be the advocate of the proposed services portfolio to the customer.

Profile:

• You are graduated with a Master of Engineering or Computer Science or in University, and you have significant experience in services .
• You already have a significant experience in ICT projects
• You are acquainted with services tools such as ITSM solutions
• You are acquainted with process digitalisation and digital services offers
• You are Fluent in French or/and Dutch and in English.
• You are a leader willing to engage and develop your team through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches.
• You are responsible and show a great sense of initiative.
• You are convincing and persuasive.
• You like to be involved with the customer.

You have good communication and relationship skills.

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