Senior Datacenter Architect | IaaS, Storage & Backup (Freelance)

Inetum; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term engagement

Strategic architecture role

Collaboration with experienced teams

Flexible working setup

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. is seeking a Senior Datacenter Architect for a freelance engagement focused on IaaS, storage and backup & recovery.

The role shapes architecture and governance across enterprise compute and storage platforms within a complex infra, ensuring scalability, resilience, and security. You will define architecture, establish principles, drive platform modernization, review designs, lead availability and recoverability decisions, and collaborate with engineering and business

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Datacenter/Infrastructure/System Architect.
• Deep expertise in IaaS, storage, backup and recovery.
• Familiarity with Agile, CI/CD practices.
• Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the architecture of IaaS compute and storage platforms.
• Establish and maintain architectural principles, standards, and guidelines.
• Drive platform modernization, lifecycle management, and infrastructure evolution initiatives.
• Review, challenge, and guide solution designs across multiple technical domains.
• Lead architectural decisions related to availability, performance, resilience, security, and recoverability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Maintain a consistent end-to-end architectural vision across platforms and environments.

Skills

Datacenter Architect

Infrastructure Architect

System Architect

IaaS

Backup & Recovery

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

HPC

Tools

NetApp

Job description

Senior Datacenter Architect | IaaS, Storage & Backup (Freelance)

• Full-time

We are looking for an experienced Senior Datacenter Architect with strong expertise in IaaS, Storage and Backup & Recovery solutions.

In this freelance role, you will help shape the architecture and evolution of enterprise compute and storage platforms within a complex infrastructure environment. You will work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure platforms remain scalable, resilient, secure, and fit for future business needs.

Your Role

• Define and govern the architecture of IaaS compute and storage platforms.
• Establish and maintain architectural principles, standards, and guidelines.
• Drive platform modernization, lifecycle management, and infrastructure evolution initiatives.
• Review, challenge, and guide solution designs across multiple technical domains.
• Lead architectural decisions related to availability, performance, resilience, security, and recoverability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Maintain a consistent end-to-end architectural vision across platforms and environments.

What's on Offer

• Long-term freelance engagement
• Strategic architecture role with high impact
• Collaboration with experienced technical teams
• Flexible working setup

Your Profile

• Proven experience as a Datacenter Architect, Infrastructure Architect, or System Architect.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms and infrastructure environments.
• Solid knowledge of Backup & Recovery concepts and solutions.
• Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC) is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Able to combine strategic thinking with technical dept

Technical Expertise

Experience with one or more of the following technologies is highly valued:

• NetApp

Languages

• Dutch: Nice to have