Application/ Cloud Architect (Information Technology/Software)

Black Pen Recruitment; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Black Pen Recruitment is seeking an Application/Cloud Architect fluent in English to be based in Brussels, Belgium. The role will design and implement CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and cloud architectures, collaborating with major client IT teams on site.

The role requires deep knowledge of AWS services, Java, Angular, Docker, and Python, plus experience leading technical coordination and documenting architecture decisions. On-site work with occasional travel to a major client's premises is expected.

Qualifications

• University degree in IT or relevant discipline with at least 17 years of experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in Angular and Java.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (S3, IAM, CloudFront, ECR, EFS, RDS, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CodeCommit) and Docker.

Responsabilités

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Analyze and model data, systems integration and enterprise processes.
• Design, develop and evolve cloud and enterprise architectures.
• Define architecture components, building blocks and development guidelines.
• Lead technical coordination between stakeholders, architects and developers.
• Produce and maintain architecture and technical documentation.
• Assess and modernize existing systems, including cloud migration strategies.
• Develop, integrate, deploy and maintain backend and frontend systems.
• Oversee implementation of technical architecture and system configuration.
• Monitor systems, handle incident management (3rd level support), and bug tracking.
• Participate in technical working groups, user meetings and progress reviews.
• Support testing, deployment, evaluation and reporting activities.
• Analyze information systems portfolio and corporate data flows.
• Mentor junior team members and review technical deliverables.

Connaissances

Architectural design

Technical leadership

CI/CD

Documentation

Formation

University degree in IT or relevant discipline

Outils

AWS CDK

Angular

Java

Docker

Spring Boot

Python

REST

SOAP

Description du poste

Our client, a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operates internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

Role Overview

Our client currently has a vacancy for an Application/ Cloud Architect fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Brussels, Belgium. The work will be carried out either in the company's premises or on site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated in the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client's IT team on site.

Job type: Contract

Location: Brussels Belgium

Workplace: Onsite

Deadline for submission: 7 May 2026

Please note that we can consider only EU candidates for this position due to security clearance.

Requirements

• University degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 17 years of relevant working experience;
• At least 5 years of experience in Angular;
• At least 5 years of experience in Java ;
• At least 2 years of experience in building pipeline with AWS CDK;
• Good knowledge of Amazon services such as S3, IAM, cloudfront, ECR, EFS, RDS, CodeBuild, Code Pipeline and CodeCommit;
• Knowledge of Wildfly, PostGres and Docker;
• Knowledge of Bash, webservices SOAP and REST and Spring Boot;
• Knowledge of Python;
• The following certification would be an asset: AWS Architect or Developer;
• Excellent command of the English language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC);
• Analyze and model data, systems integration and enterprise processes;
• Design, develop and evolve cloud and enterprise architectures;
• Define architecture components, building blocks and development guidelines;
• Lead technical coordination between stakeholders, architects and developers;
• Produce and maintain architecture and technical documentation;
• Assess and modernize existing systems, including cloud migration strategies;
• Develop, integrate, deploy and maintain backend and frontend systems;
• Oversee implementation of technical architecture and system configuration;
• Monitor systems, handle incident management (3rd level support), and bug tracking;
• Participate in technical working groups, user meetings and progress reviews;
• Support testing, deployment, evaluation and reporting activities;
• Analyze information systems portfolio and corporate data flows;
• Mentor junior team members and review technical deliverables.