Solution Architect

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to play a pivotal role in designing and structuring the overall information management within the organization. In this role, you will act as a crucial link between business processes and the technical landscape, ensuring that new methodologies align seamlessly with an evolving IT environment, including data layers and integrations. As a Solution Architect, your responsibilities will include: - Developing solution directions and assessing their feasibility. - Designing and managing the enterprise architecture. - Integrating business processes with technical systems holistically. - Shaping and implementing a strategic vision for information management. - Incorporating object-oriented working within the target architecture. - Ensuring sustainable principles for the storage, management, and accessibility of information. - Guiding changes in the IT landscape with a focus on business processes. You will also advise stakeholders on system and process configurations, translating organizational needs into future-proof IT solutions. This position is part of the Information Management Improvement Theme (IHH) within SodM, specifically under the VOIS program, which focuses on developing, implementing, and securing a strategic vision for information management, improving metadata management and data quality, optimizing record and archive management, and digitizing and automating information processes. A significant aspect of this role is establishing a target architecture based on object-oriented working, ensuring that all information related to objects (such as cases, locations, and permits) is consistently recorded, traceable throughout its lifecycle, sustainably archived, and widely accessible within the organization. SodM (Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen) oversees mineral extraction in the Netherlands, with a mission to ensure the safety and health of citizens and workers, protect the environment, and manage natural resources. The organization is compact with short lines of communication, where a hands-on mentality is essential.