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