Azure Architect (Trilingual)
Are you the Azure Infrastructure Architect ready to shape a long-term cloud roadmap in a complex federal environment?
we are looking for an Infrastructure Architect to define and drive the long-term Target (To-Be) Infrastructure Architecture and its associated roadmap.
You will play a strategic role in ensuring sound technology choices, investment decisions, and multi-year budget alignment. This is a governance-driven position with significant autonomy and impact.
Role
You will collaborate closely with:
- Infrastructure Department
- Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE)
- Enterprise Architecture team
- Architecture Board
A key focus of the mission includes infrastructure modernization and NIS2 compliance, supporting initiatives such as exiting G-Cloud and onboarding federal framework contracts
Define and document the To-Be Infrastructure Architecture
Develop a coherent and realistic multi-year roadmap
Define strategy for existing infrastructure components and maintenance contracts:
- Extension of current contracts
- Phase-out and replacement strategies
- Launch of new projects via tenders or federal framework contracts
Provide strategic advisory on:
- Architecture team staffing & continuity (avoid SPOFs)
- Collaboration between Architecture team and CCoE
- Cost optimization & investment planning
- Business case input
Monitor and guide roadmap implementation
Actively participate in the Architecture Board
Contribute to technical studies and tender documentation
Provide architectural guidance for NIS2-related initiatives
Profile
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in ICT infrastructure
- At least 8 years in an architecture role (Infrastructure Architect, Solution Architect, or similar)
- Proven experience designing long-term infrastructure visions and roadmaps
- Ability to operate autonomously within complex enterprise environments
Technical Expertise
Core Infrastructure (8+ years)
- Compute & servers (Windows & Linux, on-prem, hybrid, cloud workloads)
- Virtualization & containerization (VMware, Docker, Kubernetes/AKS)
- Storage & backup (SAN/NAS, object storage, DR strategies)
Cloud & Platforms (4+ years)
- Public cloud (focus on Azure):
- Azure landing zones
- IaaS & PaaS architectures
- Cost management & governance
- Hybrid & multi-cloud architectures:
- On-prem ↔ cloud integration
- Connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, etc.)
Identity & Collaboration (4+ years)
- Identity & Access Management (Entra ID / Azure AD, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access)
- Hybrid identity (Active Directory & Azure AD Connect)
- Auth protocols (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, ADFS)
- Microsoft 365 tenant architecture (Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, governance)
Network & Security (2+ years)
- Network architecture (LAN/WAN, cloud networking, VNets, NSGs, firewalls)
- Security architecture (Zero Trust principles, endpoint security)
- Compliance & risk (logging, monitoring, baselines, policies)
DevOps & Application Support (1+ year)
- CI/CD & automation (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform)
- Application platforms (.NET Core, App Services, API Management)
- Environment lifecycle management (Dev/Test/Acc/Prod)
Data & Integration (1+ year)
- Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Azure SQL)
- Data platforms & integration pipelines
- API, messaging & event-driven architectures
Additional Assets
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)
- Experience in complex public-sector environments is a strong plus
- Strong stakeholder communication skills
- Proactive, delivery-oriented mindset
- Fluent in Dutch or French (the other at least very good) and English
Offer
Renewable Long Term Freelance Contract
3 days remote
