Infrastructure and network Architect

Infrastructure and network Architect (Expert) - BNP Paribas Fortis

Dates: —

Arrangements: Work location: Brussels, Montagne du Parc 3; working pattern and remote arrangements not specified.

BNP Paribas Fortis is seeking an Expert Infrastructure and Network Architect for its Agile Production Services Technical Design Squad in Brussels. The team delivers and maintains critical infrastructure services with a strong focus on web applications and hosting. Its remit covers scalable architecture, standardized security assets, production stability and secure application integration. This is an external staff assignment scheduled for approximately one year with possible extension.

The architect will develop Detailed Technical Designs and expand enterprise Operational Process Architecture Documents. Work includes mapping application flows, dependencies and integration points while accounting for scalability and performance. The role also leads production incident investigations, analyzes logs and APM evidence, and proposes improvements. Performance benchmarking and capacity planning span WebSphere and cloud infrastructure.

The successful consultant will collaborate with project architects, engineers, developers, Security, Network and DevOps specialists. They will help evolve reusable reference architectures, validate designs and share technical best practices. The role also includes proactive monitoring, landscape optimization, resource efficiency and planned retirement of legacy components. A strong background in enterprise web hosting, web security, cloud and banking processes is essential.

Top Reasons to Apply

Critical banking infrastructure

End-to-end architecture ownership

Broad technology exposure

Complex incident investigations

Cross-functional expert collaboration

Responsibilities

• Analyze application flows, bottlenecks, root causes
• Translate business requirements, future solutions
• Collaborate security, DevOps, implementation teams
• Develop detailed technical design documents
• Expand enterprise OPAD architecture documents
• Clarify workflows, integration points, dependencies

Must Have

• Master's degree or equivalent experience
• At least five years relevant experience
• Web application hosting knowledge
• WebSphere hosting knowledge
• IIS hosting knowledge
• Tomcat hosting knowledge

Nice to Have

• French language proficiency
• Dutch language proficiency
• Technical depth across two assets
• TOGAF certification
• ITIL certification
• Agile certification

Detailed Responsibilities and Skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Incorporate performance metrics, scalability considerations
• Investigate production incidents, root causes
• Document findings, recommend improvements
• Lead incident sessions, corrective actions
• Validate DTDs, feasibility, standards
• Deliver end-to-end solution expertise
• Monitor application performance, operational risks
• Identify resource savings, license optimization
• Assess legacy components, retirement plans
• Master's degree or equivalent experience
• At least five years relevant experience
• Banking business process understanding
• Business impact assessment ability
• Agile methodology knowledge
• Collaborative team working
• Communication and influencing skills
• Analytical and synthesis skills
• Autonomy and independent working
• Commitment and perseverance
• Multicultural environment adaptability
• Customer project process compliance
• Ability to meet commitments
• Flexible working attitude
• Customer oriented approach
• Risk awareness and judgment
• Fast paced schedule adaptability
• Written and oral communication
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• Diverse stakeholder collaboration
• French language proficiency
• Dutch language proficiency
• Technical depth across two assets

Technical skills

• Web application hosting knowledge
• WebSphere hosting knowledge
• IIS hosting knowledge
• Tomcat hosting knowledge
• HTTP technology knowledge
• Web security architecture knowledge
• ISVA security knowledge
• F5 WAF security knowledge
• API gateway security knowledge
• HSM security knowledge
• OAuth2 security knowledge
• TLS security knowledge
• Enterprise web hosting and web security design
• Production incident diagnosis using logs, traces and APM
• WebSphere and cloud IaaS/PaaS capacity planning