Job Description
Solution Designer (Senior) – Cloud & Azure - FLU003954
Melle, Belgium
Full-time (100%) | Time & Materials | Hybrid
Start Date: 07 July 2026
Application Deadline: 20 May 2026
Duration: 24 months (with extension option)
We are looking for a Senior Solution Designer to join the CCoE within ICT Design & Integration. In this role, you will help design and evolve a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure-based cloud foundation for a large enterprise environment in the energy sector.
You will act as a key bridge between governance, platform teams, and product teams, ensuring that cloud architecture, design decisions, and implementations align with organisational standards and business needs.
Key Responsibilities
Design and evolve a secure and scalable Azure cloud platform
Define and implement cloud governance policies, including EPAC
Create solution designs in collaboration with product and application teams
Provide technical coordination across multiple projects
Continuously improve internal cloud services and platform capabilities
Review and challenge designs from external vendors and outsourcing partners
Ensure proper integration across cloud services and platforms
Design and implement cost allocation models (FinOps)
Support product teams with budgeting, cost governance, and Azure cost visibility
Manage Azure reservations, savings plans, and cost optimisation initiatives
Investigate and analyse cost anomalies and inefficiencies
Required Experience & Skills
- Minimum 5 years' experience as Infrastructure Architect or Solution Designer
- Experience in large enterprise environments (> 5000 users)
- Strong experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure architecture, design, and implementation
- Experience with Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)
- Experience with Azure Governance frameworks
- Experience with Azure Bicep
- Experience with Azure FinOps practices
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent in English (CEFR C2)
- Fluent in Dutch (CEFR C2)
Nice to Have
Experience in the Belgian energy sector
Experience with API management (± 3 years)
Experience with Sparx EA / enterprise architecture tooling
FinOps certification
Broad infrastructure architecture experience in complex environments
Candidate Profile
You are:
A strong cloud architecture thinker with hands-on Azure experience
Comfortable working across governance, design, and delivery teams
Analytical and detail-oriented with a strategic mindset
Able to challenge vendor solutions constructively
Cost-conscious with strong FinOps awareness
Strong communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable in large-scale transformation environments
Work Environment
Hybrid working model with telework flexibility
Primary location: Melle
Regular travel to Mechelen, Brussels, and Hasselt (approx. once per week)
Full-time engagement in a large enterprise transformation context