Cloud Architect (K10189)
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About the Position
Cloud Architect (K10189)
We are seeking a Cloud Architect expert to develop the cloud and hosting strategy for the federal police, focusing on hybrid infrastructure, security by design, and integration with on-premise platforms.
Responsibilities
- Develop the cloud and hosting strategy for the federal police.
- Translate strategic objectives into a multi-year roadmap, cloud operating model, architecture principles, and governance frameworks.
- Advise decision-making bodies through understandable, non-technical advisory notes on investments, sourcing, data sovereignty, vendor dependency, risks, and priorities.
- Analyze the existing situation (as-is) and outline the target architecture and migration paths.
- Translate legislation, police requirements, and data classification into guardrails.
- Evaluate hosting options per data type, including SaaS, in collaboration with the Chief Data Officer.
- Monitor costs according to FinOps principles and follow up on KPIs.
- Prepare and support risk acceptance by the competent decision-making bodies.
- Collaborate with IT on security implementations and translate IT needs into architecture.
- Engage partners and stakeholders on your own initiative and form connections with other architects.
Requirements
Core Skills
- Strategisch denken en een cloud- en hostingstrategie omzetten in een haalbare roadmap
- Verbinden en overtuigen; autonoom werken en initiatief nemen
- Hostingkeuzes, inclusief SaaS, afwegen op basis van dataclassificatie, soevereiniteit, kost en risico
- Complexe materie vertalen naar begrijpelijke adviesnota’s (“dummy proof”)
- Architectuur uittekenen op hoog én gedetailleerd niveau en ze verdedigen tegenover technische en niet-technische stakeholders
Languages
- English: Active knowledge
- French: Active knowledge
- Dutch: Active knowledge
Knowledge Domains
- Cloud and hosting architecture: Azure (IaaS/PaaS, landing zones, subscriptions, management groups, resource governance), hybrid infrastructure (ExpressRoute/VPN, WAN), networking, and on-premise data centers.
- SaaS and service models: shared-responsibility model per service model, data residency, access control, contractual aspects, and exit options (e.g., Microsoft 365).
- Security and operational basics: Zero Trust, security by design, IAM (Entra ID, RBAC, PIM), encryption and key management, logging and auditability; FinOps; IaC and automation, monitoring, containers, BC/DR.
- Context: data sovereignty, vendor dependency and exit strategy, data classification, legislation, and police requirements; GRC, NIS 2, and GDPR in outline.
Communication and Collaboration
- Clear oral and written communication, from strategic to technical levels.
- Collaborative: builds trust with the executing teams and partners, and reconciles infrastructure, security, and operational interests.
- Dutch or French required; bilingualism is a strong asset; English required.
Experience and Education
- Senior, strategic, and advisory role under broad supervision (SFIA level 5 – Ensure, advise).
- Experienced and mature; strong in the core of cloud and security; analytical and pragmatic; explicitly not junior.
- Education: Master, or equivalent through extensive relevant experience.
- Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF/SABSA, FinOps, and cloud security certifications are advantageous.
We Offer
- Location: Brussel, Belgium
- Work Regime: Full-time
- Work Conditions: At least two days per week in the office, in consultation with the team; remote work allowed (in Belgium)
- Team: Multidisciplinary, a mix of internal and external employees
About the Company
DTO (Digital Transformation Office) leads the digital transformation of the federal police. The cloud, server, and infrastructure environment is being further professionalized and secured, with a focus on hybrid infrastructure, security by design, and integration with on-premise platforms.
The Cloud Architect supports the federal police as a whole and DTO in particular in the field of cloud and hosting. The role works primarily with the IT service (DRI/DIST) and the platform and engineering teams, and coordinates with the Chief Data Officer, the CISO office, the business, and other architects (security architect, enterprise architect...).
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