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Job Title: Solution Architect Azure
Language: Dutch, English
Location: Berchem, Belgium
Duration: ASAP – 31/12/2026
Work Mode: Hybrid (2 or 3 days onsite per week)
Work regime: Full time
Job Description - Roles and Responsibilitie
sDESCRIPTION AND TASK
* S
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in IT architecture and cloud-native Azure environment
* s.The ideal candidate combines strategic architectural vision with a hands-on mindset, enabling teams to design and implement scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across a heterogeneous technology landscap
* e.You will play a central role in defining, guiding, and governing solution architecture principles, while also contributing to operational and lifecycle management activities on Azure environments, including platform reliability and system engineering task
s.
Prof
* ile
You define and govern high-level solution architecture principles, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and long-term strat
* egy.You guide and support Agile teams in translating architecture into implementable solution designs, independent of specific technology sta
* cks.You design and oversee cloud-native and hybrid solutions on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, security, and resilie
* nce.You collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment across business, functional, and technical doma
* ins.You act as a technical advisor to teams and architects, facilitating decision-making and ensuring consistent architectural direct
* ion.You ensure that architecture guidelines and governance frameworks are properly applied and adhered to across all te
* ams.You drive non-functional requirements such as performance, reliability, security, and maintainabil
* ity.You help manage the technical lifecycle of applications and platforms, ensuring long-term sustainability and cost efficie
* ncy.You support and contribute to Azure platform lifecycle management (LCM), includ
* ing:Certificate and identity manage
* mentPlatform maintenance and upgr
* adesMonitoring and operational improvem
* entsYou stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends, contributing to continuous improvement and innovat
ion.
Required exper
* ience
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science (or equivalent through experi
* ence).You have a proven background in Solution Architecture, with at least 5+ years of relevant exper
* ience.Strong communication skills are essential, as you will coordinate across a wide variety of stakeholders, including architects, engineers, developers, and business representatives. You are capable of leading meeting, presenting architectural decisions, and ensuring alignment across
* teams.You have experience working in an Agile/Scrum enviro
* nment.You combine conceptual and strategic thinking with a hands-on and pragmatic mindset, allowing you to bridge the gap between vision and exec
ution.
Optional exp
* erience
You have broad technical expertise across application, integration, and cloud architecture, with no strict dependency on a single technolog
* y stack.You have strong experience with Microsoft Azure, including designing and governing cloud environments and s
* ervices.You are familiar with modern architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, API-first desig
* n, BFF).You have experience with Azure platform operations and LCM topics, such as monitoring, identity, security, certificate management, and platform gov
* ernance.You understand DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and operational considerations in cloud envir
* onments.Experience with .NET is considered a plus, but not a primar
* y focus.Experience with React is considered a plus, but not a primar
* y focus. xphnsxz You are comfortable working across both strategic and operational levels, including hands-on technical contri
butions.