Solution Designer (Senior) Cloud & Azure

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 & 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