EG Enterprise Infrastructure Architect Elia Group · Brussels · Platform & Infrastructure Pay not stated

Devopsroles; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Year-end bonus

Meal vouchers

Insurance package

Vacation days

Mobility budget

Company car

Elia shares discount

Job summary

Elia Group in Brussels is seeking a mid-level Enterprise Infrastructure Architect to define technology principles and reference architectures across the enterprise.

You will shape cloud, network, and security strategies, work with infrastructure teams, and help choose between cloud and on-premise options while ensuring security and resilience. This role requires five years of experience, a master's degree, and fluent English with Dutch or French, with on-site work two days a week.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years as an Enterprise Infrastructure Architect.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS.
• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Fluency in English; professional Dutch or French.

Responsibilities

• Defining technology principles that guide architectural decisions across the company.
• Developing domain-specific strategies across areas such as network, AI, cloud, security, and data.
• Creating reference architectures for the different technology domains of the enterprise.
• Assessing projects to determine whether they align with the defined technology strategy.
• Collaborating with infrastructure engineering teams to translate strategic guidelines into practical technical direction.
• Supporting decision-making and project evaluation by clarifying cloud versus on-premise trade-offs.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Hybrid cloud

Governance

Technical communication

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure role at Elia Group. Brussels.

devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

• Set technology principles and domain strategies that steer architecture choices across the enterprise
• Build reference designs for technology areas such as cloud, network and security
• Check proposed projects against the agreed technology direction and target architecture
• Work with infrastructure engineers to turn strategic guidance into practical technical choices
• Help teams weigh cloud and on-premise options when reviewing projects

What you bring

• At least five years working as an enterprise infrastructure architect
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, including service models, hybrid setups and governance
• A master's in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience
• Fluency in English and professional ability in Dutch or French

Who this fits

This mid-level role suits a broad technology architect who can connect long-term direction with infrastructure decisions and explain complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences. You’ll work onsite in the Brussels region at least two days each week, with occasional travel to Berlin.

From the employer

Function

Are you eager to shape technology architectures that support critical infrastructure and the energy transition?

Elia Group, through Elia Transmission Belgium and 50Hertz, operates at the heart of the European electricity system. As digitalization accelerates, the boundaries between OT and IT are disappearing, requiring secure, resilient, and interoperable technology platforms.

Cloud adoption, AI, advanced data platforms, and modern infrastructure technologies are transforming the technology landscape. At the same time, Elia is driving greater standardization, automation, and platform-based delivery to accelerate innovation while maintaining security and operational reliability.

The Enterprise Infrastructure Architect provides enterprise-wide leadership for technology and infrastructure architecture, ensuring that the organization's technology foundation remains secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with business strategy. As a broad technology architect, you define technology principles, standards, strategies, and reference architectures that create coherence across the enterprise while guiding infrastructure architecture decisions and technology investments.

You do not need to be a deep specialist in every technology domain, but you possess a strong understanding of key technology areas such as cloud, network, AI, platforms, and on-premise infrastructure. Leveraging this broad perspective, you collaborate with engineering teams, guide architectural direction, evaluate strategic initiatives, and ensure that projects align with the overall technology vision and target architecture.

Responsibilities

• Defining technology principles that guide architectural decisions across the company.
• Developing domain-specific strategies across areas such as network, AI, cloud, security, and data.
• Creating reference architectures for the different technology domains of the enterprise.
• Assessing projects to determine whether they align with the defined technology strategy.
• Collaborating with infrastructure engineering teams to translate strategic guidelines into practical technical direction.
• Supporting decision-making and project evaluation by clarifying cloud versus on-premise trade-offs.

Your Profile

You bring the following core competencies:

• You have at least 5 years of experience as an Enterprise Infrastructure Architect.
• A holistic technology vision and the ability to anticipate technological evolution.
• Strong technical communication skills with engineers, managers, and non-technical stakeholders.
• A solid understanding of cloud architecture, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, hybrid models, and governance.
• Knowledge of on-premise infrastructure, including datacenters, virtualization, network, storage, and security.
• Strategic analysis skills and the ability to translate strategy into standards.
• Experience with technology governance, including validation processes and exception management.
• The ability to simplify complex topics and communicate them clearly.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to apply architecture management frameworks such as TOGAF and IT service principles such as ITIL.
• Fluency in English, combined with professional Dutch or French. Knowledge of the other national language and German is considered a strong plus.

Offer

• Salary: a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€10 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results.
• Insurance: group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance.
• Vacation: You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment).
• Social fund: Year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs.
• Communication: you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement.
• Discounts: you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill.
• Mobility: we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget.
• Elia shares: Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price.

Location

Availability to work onsite (Brussels region) at least two days per week.