Infrastructure and network Architect (Expert) - BNP Paribas Fortis

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Brussel Hoofdstad

Hybrid

EUR 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels is seeking an Expert Infrastructure and Network Architect to lead end-to-end architectural design for enterprise hosting, security and cloud integration, with a focus on WebSphere, IIS and Tomcat hosting.

The role requires collaboration with project architects, DevOps, security and engineering teams; you will develop detailed designs, validate architectures, monitor incidents, and drive performance improvements in a fast-paced banking environment.

Qualifications

Master's degree or equivalent experience.
At least five years relevant experience in infrastructure and network architecture.
Web hosting knowledge across WebSphere, IIS and Tomcat.
Banking domain understanding and security awareness.

Responsibilities

Analyze application flows, bottlenecks and root causes.
Translate business requirements into future solutions.
Collaborate with security, DevOps and implementation teams.
Develop detailed technical design documents (DTD).
Expand enterprise OPAD architecture documents and guidance.
Clarify workflows, integration points and dependencies.

Skills

Architectural design

Stakeholder collaboration

Security architecture

Incident investigation

Agile knowledge

Cloud & banking processes

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

WebSphere hosting

IIS hosting

Tomcat hosting

Cloud IaaS/PaaS

Job description

Infrastructure and network Architect (Expert) - BNP Paribas Fortis

Dates: 2026-10-12 — 2027-10-08

Arrangements: Work location: Brussels, Montagne du Parc 3; working pattern and remote arrangements not specified.

BNP Paribas Fortis is seeking an Expert Infrastructure and Network Architect for its Agile Production Services Technical Design Squad in Brussels. The team delivers and maintains critical infrastructure services with a strong focus on web applications and hosting. Its remit covers scalable architecture, standardized security assets, production stability and secure application integration. This is an external staff assignment scheduled for approximately one year with possible extension.

The architect will develop Detailed Technical Designs and expand enterprise Operational Process Architecture Documents. Work includes mapping application flows, dependencies and integration points while accounting for scalability and performance. The role also leads production incident investigations, analyzes logs and APM evidence, and proposes improvements. Performance benchmarking and capacity planning span WebSphere and cloud infrastructure.

The successful consultant will collaborate with project architects, engineers, developers, Security, Network and DevOps specialists. They will help evolve reusable reference architectures, validate designs and share technical best practices. The role also includes proactive monitoring, landscape optimization, resource efficiency and planned retirement of legacy components. A strong background in enterprise web hosting, web security, cloud and banking processes is essential.

Top Reasons to Apply

Critical banking infrastructure

End-to-end architecture ownership

Broad technology exposure

Complex incident investigations

Cross-functional expert collaboration

Responsibilities