ITproposal

Solution Designer (Senior) – Cloud & Azure

ITproposal  •  Mechelen, BE (Hybrid)  •  13 days ago
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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
ITproposal

About ITproposal

As ITproposal we have a very large network of engineers (with our own employees) where we support our Partners all over the world. We combine our experience and knowledge to deliver the best IT solutions. When creating or obtaining projects, we focus on the client and understanding their needs and expectations. We have the competences which allow us to offer a wide range of IT services.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Amsterdam, NL
Year Founded
2019
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