IT Solution Architect

Il y a 10 heures

Brussels, Belgique Sword Group Temps plein

Job Description

Sword Technologies is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Solution Architect to support the National Bank of Belgium in designing, guiding and validating resilient infrastructure solutions across on-premises and hybrid environments.

The assignment requires broad infrastructure architecture expertise, combined with strong knowledge of database platforms, infrastructure modernisation, high availability and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end infrastructure solutions covering on-premises platforms and hybrid cloud integrations.
  • Define and validate scalable, secure and resilient infrastructure architectures.
  • Provide architectural guidance on logical and physical database design, application database migrations and database maintenance.
  • Design and assess high availability solutions and disaster recovery plans.
  • Address enterprise storage, backup, restoration and data protection requirements.
  • Design and guide the implementation of hyperconverged infrastructure.
  • Produce clear architecture documentation, diagrams and technical recommendations.
  • Work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders to maintain architectural consistency throughout delivery.
  • Proactively report progress, risks and dependencies.

Job Requirements

  • At least five years of experience in Infrastructure Solution Architecture on similar assignments for organisations of comparable size.
  • At least three years of experience in the financial and/or public sector.
  • Strong expertise in infrastructure architecture across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Extensive database knowledge covering Oracle, SQL Server on-premises, Azure SQL and PostgreSQL.
  • Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, storage and backup architectures.
  • Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure.
  • Practical knowledge of infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform and Ansible.
  • Strong networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing and SD-WAN.
  • Knowledge of virtualisation and container platforms such as VMware, Nutanix, Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux environments, including RHEL.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure services and landing zone design, particularly Azure.
  • Knowledge of architecture frameworks and modelling tools.
  • Understanding of security architecture, identity and access management, Zero Trust, encryption and relevant compliance frameworks.
  • Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of deliverables and communicate complex topics clearly.

Languages

  • French or Dutch: minimum B2.
  • Other national language: minimum A1/A2.
  • English: minimum B2.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Assignment details

  • Start date: 16 November 2026.
  • Workload: full-time,
  • Duration: two years
  • Remote working: up to 50%, subject to departmental needs and the supervising official's approval.