What you'll be doing and where
This role plays a critical part in building and enriching our enterprise architecture repository by capturing business processes using BPMN (or DMN when applicable), linking them to our application landscape (documented in C4 model using Structurizr), and integrating risk assessments and internal controls into the architecture.
The ideal candidate combines analytical precision, modeling expertise, and a passion for automation and structured documentation (think: DevOps, GitOps, Architecture-as-Code). This role will support enterprise-wide initiatives to increase transparency, alignment, and resilience of our business and IT operations.
You will be reporting to the Enterprise Architecture Manager / Chief Enterprise Architect
Key Responsibilities
Business Process Modeling:
Document and maintain end-to-end business processes across the organization using BPMN or DMN, ensuring consistency and alignment with enterprise standards.Architecture Integration:
Link process models to our C4-based application architecture in Structurizr, ensuring traceability between business capabilities and the supporting systems and components.Risk and Control Mapping:
Integrate inherent risks identified during risk assessments and internal controls into the process models, supporting compliance, governance, and audit readiness.Repository Maintenance:
Help build and maintain a living, version-controlled EA repository using git-based workflows, integrating models and metadata via automation-friendly formats.Standards & Methodology Development:
Contribute to defining and refining modeling conventions, business glossaries, and documentation standards for the architecture team.Collaboration & Enablement:
Work closely with domain architects, business analysts, compliance officers, and application owners to understand, model, and continuously improve processes and their architectural context.Automation-first Mindset:
Contribute to tooling and practices that enable Architecture-as-Code, leveraging scripts, APIs, and configuration files to keep documentation live and maintainable.
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Experience:
3–7 years of experience in business process modeling, process architecture, or enterprise architecture roles.
Prior exposure to working within a structured EA team or governance model is a plus.
Technical and Modeling Skills:
Proficient in BPMN 2.0 and modeling tools such as Camunda Modeler, Signavio, Bizagi, or similar.
Familiarity with the C4 model and tools like Structurizr is a strong advantage.
Experience in integrating process models with risk registers, internal controls, and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., DORA, ISO 27001, SOC2).
Comfortable with git-based workflows and markup-based documentation (e.g., Markdown, PlantUML, YAML).
Mindset & Collaboration:
Comfortable operating in DevOps/GitOps-driven environments.
Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented.
Effective communicator across business and technical teams.
A pragmatic mindset: focused on value and progress over perfection.
Education and Certifications
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
Certifications:
BPMN or process modeling certifications are a plus (e.g., OMG Certified Expert in BPM).
Knowledge of TOGAF, COBIT, or other EA/GRC frameworks is also valued.
Language Skills
Professional proficiency in English is required.
Dutch and/or French are a strong plus.
What kind of company would you be joining?
Isabel's products – Isabel 6 (multi-bank payment platform), Ponto (open banking), Kube (verified corporate data) and IntelliSuite (fraud monitoring) – enable seamless, secure and reliable data and money flows. Trusted by more than 50,000 companies to access a network of more than 2,000 banks, Isabel processes more than 2,300 billion euros annually and the company will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025.
At the heart of the Isabel brand lies a distinctive commitment to unify the banking sector, software providers and our customers to build community-powered banking solutions. Isabel is a Belgian regulated company, headquartered in Brussels and acting under the supervision of the National Bank of Belgium, and focuses primarily on the Benelux market. At Isabel, we want to be the cornerstone of trust in an era defined by rapid technological advancement and, as such, contribute to a stronger, more efficient and secure digital economy.
To keep up with what we are doing at Isabel, visit our website or our LinkedIn page.
You absolutely deserve this
Flex Income Plan: you have a say in your salary package; you choose the benefits that suit you best
Laptop, phone and subscription, group and health insurance, and meal vouchers
An annual corporate bonus
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We’d love to see you at least two days in the office. You don’t want to miss fresh fruit and chair massages, do you? That – and more - is our IsaFun!
We invest in your personal growth by training and coaching
You work with experienced (fin)tech leaders and solid software tools
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