About Brainsquare
For 26 years, Brainsquare has built partnerships with clients of all sizes, from mid-market to large companies. We integrate their critical IT applications from design over development to 24/7 management. Today, we are 250+ people, with 6 offices worldwide, providing value for our partners around the clock.
The spirit of our company mirrors how we treat our clients. We value our employees and clients alike as individuals and genuinely care about knowing their stories. We aspire to make Brainsquare a rewarding place to work, as we believe happy people working together may achieve greatness. Our entire team consists of strategic problem solvers who are creative and collaborative, and who take up each challenge with a positive attitude.
Hands-on Solution Architect
Your mission:
Brainsquare is looking for a very hands-on Solution Architect/Lead .Net Software Engineer to initiate and lead an Azure API platform initiative in one of our IT-environments in Antwerp region. You excel in communication & coaching because you will initiate the project in very close collaboration with Brainsquare, the customer and key stakeholders. In addition, you will also be the first member of the Team we will build to deliver this initiative. We envision an organization that will focus on product, project and operational activities in a combined effort by local and offshore engineers. As an architect, you will be fulfilling a leading role in the product design and landscape.
We are looking for somebody who has a strong knowledge within the .NET framework & Azure to come up with a structural solution to meet short term project requirements in a first phase, and build on those foundations in the next. To be successful as a Solution Architect in this mission, you should be able to clearly understand business needs and translate those into an architecture that fulfils those business needs and can be used by the software engineering team to work on. You have a very hands-on mentality and management style(=key skill).
We welcome both payroll employees and freelance professionals for this role.
Your main tasks:
Specifically, as a Solution Architect, your tasks will include:
* Translate business requirements into the right Solution Architectures
* Building and integrating information systems to meet the company’s needs.
* Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with technical teams to recommend solutions to improve it.
* Resolving technical issues as they arise.
* Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed.
* Informing various stakeholders about any problems with the current technical solutions being implemented.
* Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have.
* Make sure that solutions fit in the long-term company vision & strategy
What we are looking for in you:
This is a further list of the experience that we consider important for a Solution Architect within the context of this project:
* Bachelor or Master’s degree in IT or equivalent experience(experience is more important than education! Certification is a plus).
* You speak fluent English and native Dutch.
* Able to create a helicopter view on the architecture and how it needs to be achieved.
* Profound knowledge in architecting, designing and implementing solutions with relation to data integration.
* Knowledge in data modelling & cleansing principles with anti-corruption layers.
* Understanding of modern Data architectures and Data management (incl. MDM).
* Profound knowledge of Azure API Management, Service Bus, Functions, ...
* Good knowledge of Domain Driven Design & Event Driven Architectures.
* Experience in migration initiatives of core platforms.
* Experience in building a service landscape around products.
* Knowledge of best practices in security measures.
* Knowledge of REST, ESB, Messaging, Web services, Event sourcing, Azure Cloud.
What we offer to employees:
At Brainsquare, we believe in building meaningful partnerships. As an employee, you can count on:
* Challenging projects that match your skills and push you forward.
* A personal growth path, guided by mentoring, coaching, and continuous feedback.
* A permanent contract, with a competitive salary and a full package of benefits:
o A company car and charge card, giving you freedom and flexibility on the road.
o A mobile subscription and partial refund of public transportation costs.
o Solid coverage, including a sound group insurance and premium hospitalization insurance.
o Extra-legal holidays, because balance and time to recharge matter.
o A strong community, where knowledge sharing and peer support come naturally.
What we offer to freelancers:
At Brainsquare, we believe in building meaningful partnerships. As a freelancer, you can expect:
* Engaging projects with leading clients where your expertise has real impact.
* Clear and open communication from the initial briefing to project completion.
* Efficient invoicing processes, ensuring timely payments and administrative support.
* Access to our knowledge network, connecting you with peers and the latest tech trends.
* Flexible opportunities that align with your skills, availability, and professional goals.
* A partnership approach, valuing long-term relationships over one-off engagements.
Why choose Brainsquare?
What probably makes us unique as an IT services company is the human touch. First among our values, we believe in real human contact as a basis for positive outcomes. We meet everyone eye-to-eye, with the intention of building strong, mutually supporting partnerships. With our customers, but also among our teams and employees. As a company, we are committed to being inclusive and diverse; we treat people as we expect them to treat us.
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