
Ismail SIALYEN
Senior Enterprise Architect | AI Innovation
Salary / Daily rate
Luxembourg
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Enterprise Architect with 15+ years leading AI innovation and digital transformation across telecom, government, and finance. Reduced LLM hallucinations by 38% through published AI research (EU AI Act-compliant); architected multi-cloud AI platforms (AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, Azure OpenAI) and TMF-compliant systems at Orange. Specialized in AI Agent design, MLOps pipelines, and enterprise modernization—delivering measurable results for mission-critical environments.
Work experience
Senior Enterprise Architect
Orange Group (Telecommunications)
Sep 2023 - Present
3 years 2 months
Luxembourg
– Leading wholesale platform transformation as Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) integrating AI-enabled automation and intelligent orchestration capabilities – Enterprise modeling is approached with rigor, using tools like BiZZdesign, ARIS, SPARX and ArchiMate to produce coherent and maintainable architectural views. Technology strategy is aligned with business objectives through strict adherence to standards including TOGAF, TMF and COBIT, complemented by emerging AI governance frameworks. – Architected TMF-compliant target systems (Service Inventory Domain, enhanced Telecom Operations Map, Telecom Application Map) with embedded AI decision engines – Designed AI Agent architectures with RAG pipelines, vector databases, and real-time streaming for enterprise Generative AI platforms – Implemented multi-cloud architecture (AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI) with MLOps continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Founder & AI Research Lead
Independent Research Lab
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
– Developed Relational Coherence Engine (RCE-LLM): novel architecture that reduces LLM hallucinations by 38% through deterministic contextual reasoning-validated with public benchmarks against GPT-4 and Claude baselines – Published peer-reviewed research on explainable AI reasoning aligned with EU AI Act requirements for transparency and auditability (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17341357) – Architecting enterprise-grade MVP targeting high-stakes domains (legal, medical, financial) where hallucination-free AI is mission-critical
Senior Enterprise Architect
Belgian Federal Government (BOSA)
Oct 2022 - Aug 2023
11 months
Brussels, Belgium
– Architected European Digital Wallet infrastructure with electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services (eIDAS) 2.0 compliance – Delivered C-level digital transformation roadmap with tailored Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices
Senior Enterprise Architect
VOO S.A. (Telecommunications)
Mar 2018 - Oct 2022
4 years 8 months
– Led Enterprise Information Management (EIM) program with Big Data and AI integration on AWS cloud infrastructure – Architected SAFe program delivery integrating SAP S/4 HANA, 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities – Established TMF Open API compliance framework enabling Business Support Systems (BSS) and Operations Support Systems (OSS) interoperability
Project Manager / Enterprise Architect
Rabobank
Nov 2015 - Feb 2018
2 years 4 months
Utrecht, Netherlands
– Analysed, defined and modelled target microservices architecture for core banking systems based on architecture vision – Managed project planning, risk analysis, quality control, and technology migration coordination with stakeholders
Senior Project Manager
European Commission (DG Taxation and Customs Union)
Aug 2013 - Oct 2015
2 years 3 months
Brussels, Belgium
– Managed customs IT systems across EU Member States: technical specifications, deployment schedules, compliance requirements – Delivered quality assurance for large-scale integration projects with executive and Member State reporting
Project Manager
European Commission (DG Research and Innovation)
Dec 2010 - Jul 2013
2 years 8 months
Brussels, Belgium
– Led COREFLOW project: major Oracle BPM initiative for electronic workflow management of payment processes across Directorate Generals – Designed SOA and web services architecture using BPMN 2.0, managed contractor teams with Scrum delivery methodology
Software Engineer / Lead Architect
Proximus
Jul 2005 - Nov 2010
5 years 5 months
Brussels, Belgium
– Responsible for OSS platform architecture and development of automated provisioning applications. Built deep expertise in Oracle BPEL, Web Services (SOAP, WSDL), EJB, and Java stack-foundational experience for distributed systems and integration architecture.
Education
Université catholique de Louvain
Master of Engineering, Physics Specialization
ISFCE
Bachelor of Science, IT Management (ISFCE)
Licenses & certifications
TMForum Member
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PRINCE2 Certified
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TOGAF 9.1 Certified
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