Senior Cloud Technical Architect
Brussels-Capital
Digital - Architecture
Work experience: 10+
Reference number: 89682
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to play a strategic and technical leadership role in shaping and governing large-scale cloud environments. You’ll focus on building secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions across Azure and multi-cloud platforms, enabling digital transformation, platform engineering, and enterprise modernization initiatives.
This is a high-impact role, combining deep technical expertise with cross-functional collaboration and architectural governance.
What You’ll Do
- Architectural leadership: Design and evolve enterprise cloud reference architectures, define standards, and guide solution delivery.
- Cloud governance: Establish and enforce standards for networking, identity, cost management, and security. Create landing zones and shared service models.
- Automation & DevOps enablement: Promote Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred) and integrate CI/CD pipelines to industrialize provisioning and deployments.
- Security & compliance: Embed Zero Trust, encryption, segmentation, and guardrails to meet standards (NIS2, ISO 27001, CIS). Work closely with CISO and governance teams.
- Operations & optimization: Define operational models, integrate monitoring/logging, and drive cost optimization (FinOps practices).
- Data & databases: Support the integration of managed database services and cloud-native storage, ensuring resilience and compliance.
- Collaboration & mentorship: Partner with executives, architects, and engineers, providing guidance and thought leadership across the organization.
What are we looking for?
Must-haves
- 15+ years in IT, including 10+ years in cloud architecture.
- Extensive expertise in Azure cloud architecture (governance, landing zones, networking, identity).
- Strong knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform for provisioning and automation.
- Experience with CI/CD, DevSecOps, and GitOps for cloud workloads.
- Proven ability to lead or contribute to architectural decision boards.
- Solid understanding of FinOps (cost allocation, optimization, chargeback/showback).
- Strong knowledge of compliance standards (NIS2, ISO 27001, CIS).
- Fluent in French, Dutch, and English (written and spoken).
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in regulated, enterprise, or federated IT environments.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and containerized workloads.
- Experience working in a Cloud Center of Excellence.
What do we offer?
Location: Brussels (Hybrid - on-site expected)
Long term engagement: 01/10/2025.30/09/2027 (with extension possible).
Contract type: Freelance / Permanent
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