Infrastructure Solution Architect

This is a consultancy mission delivered by Keystone Solutions for one of our clients. As an Infrastructure Solution Architect, you will act as a bridge between the development (IS), the data team, and the infrastructure teams. You will design, with the technical infrastructure specialists, the high-level infrastructure architecture required to support the applications that are developed by IS and the data team. You have experience in cloud computing and the implementation in the cloud of Data services. You will also make sure that the solutions are in line with the business requirements and with the existing (technical and security) standards. If needed, you will define new standards and standard usage patterns. You will propose, defend and communicate your design decisions in a form and language adapted to your audience. Reference: 3453INFSA.

Consultancy Nature of Work:

• Operate as a Keystone Solutions consultant, embedded with our client's teams, delivering architecture leadership while adhering to the client's standards and governance.
• Work closely with client stakeholders across IS, data, and infrastructure domains to translate business needs into secure, scalable infrastructure architectures.
• Engage on site at the client location when required, complemented by flexible, collaborative working with Keystone Solutions experts.
• All responsibilities in this description will be performed under Keystone Solutions' consultancy model, in direct partnership with the client.

Dynamic Projects:

• Tackle diverse initiatives spanning on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-native landscapes, including data platforms and enterprise applications.
• Contribute to high-impact decisions across multiple project phases-from strategy and standards to design, documentation, and implementation follow-up.
• Leverage Keystone Solutions' multi-client exposure to broaden your architectural toolkit and context awareness.

Turbo-Charged Learning and Development:

• Access ongoing coaching, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing with Keystone Solutions' senior consultants and architects.
• Benefit from targeted training in Azure, security, data services, networking, and automation, aligned with real client challenges.
• Build a reusable library of patterns and reference architectures that accelerate delivery across engagements.

Ambition Skyrocketing within a Consultancy Framework:

• Grow your impact through varied client engagements, increasing responsibility from solution scopes to strategic standards.
• Shape infrastructure strategy and governance alongside client leaders while developing your own consulting brand as a K-Stone.
• Progress into lead architect roles, practice development, and mentorship opportunities within Keystone Solutions., * Participate in projects, where you will help design the infrastructure needed to support new solutions.
• Create architecture designs in close collaboration with the domain experts
• Make sure the designs are in line with security requirements, business requirements, standards and cost objectives.
• Develop, Document and communicate reference architecture designs
• Help defining the infrastructure strategy.

Keystone Solutions' Values in a Consultancy Context:

• Excellence and pragmatism: We deliver architectures that are both robust and implementable at client scale.
• Ownership and trust: As a K-Stone, you take accountability for outcomes, not just documents.
• Collaboration and clarity: You translate complex architecture choices into clear, actionable guidance for mixed audiences.
• Security and responsibility: You uphold strong security and governance practices in every client engagement.

Role-Specific Impact as an Infrastructure Solution Architect:

• Apply your Azure, networking, security, and data services expertise across multiple client scenarios, accelerating delivery through reusable standards and patterns.
• Shape cloud landing zones, hybrid connectivity, and observability foundations that future teams can build on.
• Champion cost-aware, secure-by-design architectures aligned with business and compliance requirements.

• Bachelor in IT or equivalent by experience.

Language Requirements:

• English: Speaking 2, Reading 2, Writing 2 (Mandatory)
• Dutch: Speaking 2, Reading 2, Writing 2 (Preferable)
• French: Speaking 2, Reading 2, Writing 2 (Preferable)
• Scale: 1 = Basic - 2 = Good - 3 = Fluent

Required Knowledge and Experience:

Personal Skills (soft skills - intangible qualities or traits that enhance our interactions)

Mandatory

• Team player
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent English writing skills

Preferable

• Fast learner
• Constructive, positive attitude
• Creative, analytical mind

Technical experience required (hard skills related to physical or digital tools)

Mandatory

• Good knowledge of windows server- and workstation technologies.
• Experience with at least 3 of the following technologies: Hyper-V, MS SQL Server, Active Directory, IIS, Azure
• Good knowledge of network protocols and technologies
• Cloud skills :
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Serverless)
• Ability to design and architect hybrid
• Knowledge of Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance best practices
• Design and management of Virtual Networks, peering, and network interconnectivity
• Proficiency with cloud data services such as Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Data Lake, and Synapse Analytics
• Implementation of Cloud Security solutions (Key Vault, RBAC, Managed Identities, Private Endpoints)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Design of high-availability and resilient cloud architectures
• Expertise in monitoring & observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)

Mid-level (2 y - 5 y)

Preferable

• Citrix Xenapp, Xendesktop
• IBM Mainframe knowledge (IMS, COBOL)
• .NET framework and .net development environments
• REST, SOAP
• SAML, oAuth, ADFS, PKI, WS-Security, Kerberos
• Middleware technologies : MQ Series, Biztalk
• Good knowledge of Visio and Powerpoint,
• Cloud skills:
• Knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Bicep)
• Understanding of event-driven architectures (Event Hub, Service Bus)
• Familiarity with Zero Trust principles applied to cloud environments