Global Business Systems Architect

Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Global Business Systems Architect to bridge the gap between business objectives and technical implementation. This role requires strategic thinking, strong technical expertise, and excellent communication and negotiation skills to build lasting relationships with business stakeholders, application owners, and software vendors. You will support the design and implementation of IT solutions, translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications, and ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with the organization's IT strategy and architecture standards. This role can be based remotely in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, or Hungary.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into clear, actionable technical requirements.
• Support the development and documentation of technical designs for IT solutions, considering various factors like technology, security, performance, and cost.
• Provide design direction to development teams throughout the implementation process
• Support and enhance the IT governance framework, chairing the enterprise design authority and supporting programme level design authorities.
• Conduct regular evaluations of the system architecture and collaborating with project management teams to improve/enhance designs
• Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with proposed solutions and propose alternative solutions or risk mitigations
• Create and manage IT system integration processes to meet the organisation's needs
• Research and evaluate new technologies and approaches to identify the best solutions for specific problems

Requirements

• Strong understanding of various technologies, including cloud computing, ERP (SAP/Oracle), CRM (Salesforce), Databricks, Power BI, and application development.
• Experience in large-scale, international IT environments, with the ability to work effectively across cultures, time zones, and geographies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical challenges.
• Ability to balance innovation with reliability, scalability, and maintainability in complex industrial contexts.
• Effective communicator, able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to lead discussions with business stakeholders, vendors, and partners to ensure alignment with strategic objective

Nice to have

• Knowledge of industrial IT/OT integration (e.g., MES, SCADA, IoT) and awareness of cybersecurity risks in industrial environments.
• Familiarity with global data protection and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOX, ISO 27001, ITIL).
• Adaptability to evolving technologies, business priorities, and regulatory landscapes.

Calderys Group

Calderys is a leading global solution provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions
. The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and advanced solutions to enhance steel casting, metallurgical fluxes and molding processes.

As an international business with a presence in more than 30 countries and a strong footprint in the Americas through the brand HWI, a member of Calderys, we offer our employees a world of opportunity.

With a legacy of over 150 years, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we continue to shape our future through teamwork, customer-centricity and a proactive mindset.
We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries
and our purpose places sustainability and innovation at the heart of our business. It reflects our reason for existing:
to support our customers building a better world through sustainable solutions.

Our values are a driving force in this purpose:
We are tenacious, accountable, multicultural and authentic.

In our company, performance is recognized and learning is promoted. Our services and solutions depend upon the expertise and commitment of our employees. So we ensure that they have the scope and opportunities to develop their potential within a diverse, inclusive and collaborative setting. It is an environment for people to grow, where every day is a new day and more exciting than the last.

Calderys - Forged in legacy. Fueled by excellence.

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