Entreprise Cloud Architect
Are you open to a Senior Cloud & Enterprise Architect opportunity focused on AWS/Azure, IAM, Cloud Landing Zones, and Enterprise Architecture in Belgium?
We are looking for a Senior Cloud & Enterprise Architect to support large-scale digital transformation initiatives and the modernization of enterprise infrastructure and cloud environments.
You will play a strategic role in defining enterprise architecture, strengthening cloud foundations, and consolidating identity and access management across complex, multi-cloud environments.
The ideal candidate combines strong enterprise architecture expertise with hands-on experience in AWS, Azure, IAM, cloud foundations, infrastructure, governance, and IT security.
Role
Enterprise Identity & Access Management
- Design and plan the multi-phase consolidation of disparate legacy and multi-cloud Identity Providers into a centralized IAM framework.
- Define enterprise identity architectures covering SSO, IdP integration, federation, and Zero Trust access policies.
- Unify fragmented and multi-tenant access models into a coherent enterprise identity architecture.
- Reduce authentication friction, security risks, and administrative overhead through standardized IAM solutions.
Cloud Foundations & Governance
- Architect and oversee the implementation of production-ready Cloud Landing Zones.
- Establish foundational controls for security, networking, governance, and compliance across AWS and Azure.
- Align cloud deployments with enterprise Cloud Foundation principles and standards.
- Define and promote standardized Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approaches.
- Support automated compliance, governance, shared services, and cloud operating models.
Enterprise Architecture
- Define high-availability, hybrid-cloud, and multi-cloud architecture strategies.
- Ensure technology architectures are aligned with business objectives and enterprise standards.
- Produce architecture models, roadmaps, principles, and technical documentation.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, cloud, application, and business stakeholders.
- Translate complex technical requirements into pragmatic and scalable architecture solutions.
Profile
Mandatory requirements
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an Infrastructure Architect / Enterprise Architect.
- Proven experience designing and/or implementing IAM solutions in environments with at least 1,000 users.
- Proven experience designing and/or implementing AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.
- Proven experience with production-ready Cloud Landing Zones.
- At least one project completed within the last 5 years involving the design and/or deployment of a production-ready Cloud Landing Zone within the utility sector.
- Strong experience in ICT infrastructure and cloud platforms.
- Proven knowledge of architecture modelling techniques, such as:
- ArchiMate
- TOGAF
- UML
- Sparx Enterprise Architect (Sparx EA)
- or equivalent methodologies/tools.
- Proven experience with IT security and secure infrastructure architecture.
- Fluent in English.
- Fluent in French or Dutch, with at least B1 passive knowledge of the other national language.
Technical expertise
The successful candidate will ideally have strong experience with:
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Azure Landing Zones
- Cloud governance & foundations
- Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- SSO & Identity Federation
- Identity Providers (IdP)
- Zero Trust
- Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architecture
- Enterprise Infrastructure
- Network & Security Architecture
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- TOGAF / ArchiMate / UML
- Enterprise Architecture modelling
What we're looking for
We are looking for a strategic yet pragmatic architect who can operate comfortably at both enterprise and technical levels.
You should be able to:
- Translate business and security requirements into robust technical architectures.
- Lead architecture discussions with senior technical and business stakeholders.
- Navigate complex legacy and multi-cloud environments.
- Drive standardization and modernization initiatives.
- Communicate clearly across infrastructure, cloud, security, and enterprise architecture teams.
- Take ownership of architecture decisions and deliverables in large-scale transformation programmes.
Offer
Long-term freelance contract
3 dagen telewerken
