Cloud Architecht
West Flanders
Digital - Data
Work experience: 5-7
Reference number: 92834
You will join a large enterprise environment where cloud infrastructure is business-critical and built for stability, security, and scale. The organization operates a mature hybrid cloud landscape, combining on-premise infrastructure with Microsoft Azure, and places strong emphasis on automation, governance, and operational excellence.
This role combines architectural ownership with hands-on implementation, making it ideal for a Cloud Architect who enjoys designing robust platforms and staying close to the technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, govern, and evolve a hybrid cloud architecture spanning on-premise and Microsoft Azure
- Provision, manage, and secure Windows and Linux virtual machines across environments
- Lead the migration of message broker infrastructure to a managed cloud-based solution
- Design and implement a centralized logging and observability architecture
- Establish and maintain configuration management and server compliance standards
- Support repository and artifact management for application teams
- Collaborate closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams on daily operations and troubleshooting
What are we looking for?
- You have 5+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect or Senior Cloud Engineer in enterprise environments
- You bring deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including networking, compute, storage, governance, and security
- You have strong hands-on experience in Linux system administration
- You have proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, specifically Terraform
- You have experience designing and operating hybrid cloud architectures (on-premise + public cloud)
- You are comfortable working hands-on while maintaining architectural oversight
- You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Haves
- Experience with message broker platforms and managed cloud equivalents
- Experience designing centralized logging solutions (e.g. Elasticsearch-based stacks)
- Experience with configuration management and compliance tooling
- Exposure to repository management platforms (e.g. artifact repositories)
- Experience working in environments with high security and compliance requirements
What do we offer?
Location: Bruges (hybrid)
Duration: ASAP - Infinity and Beyond
Terms: Freelance or Permanent
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