System Architect

Klarrio BV; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Phone with unlimited subscription

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Mobility Package

Job summary

Klarrio BV is seeking a senior System Architect to join the R&D team, shaping data platforms for customers in an agile environment. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and drive scalable, secure cloud solutions for distributed data processing.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree or equivalent, strong architectures skills, and hands-on experience with Kafka, Spark, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science or related field.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with cloud, data platforms, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical liaison between Klarrio development teams and customers.
• Drive innovation and contribute to product evolution and differentiation.
• Mentor engineering teams and grow team culture.
• Design scalable, robust system architectures meeting current and future needs.
• Document architecture clearly for stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Algorithms

Software architecture

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Storm

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Job description

Klarrio is a project agency specialized in building data platforms for customers to enable advanced data analysis and processing use cases.

You will be part of the R&D team that delivers data platforms tailored to the needs of the customer in an agile manner. The development of these platforms requires a multidisciplinary team consisting of architects and developers who are not afraid to take initiative and have an eye for quality. We believe in our in-house synergies between team members to create the best possible solution for our customers. Therefore we always work on a project basis and don't do body shopping.

Klarrio is ISO27001 certified and we expect everyone to be involved in enforcing and putting into practice our ISMS.

We are looking for System Architects!

Are you passionate about cloud, big data, distributed systems and looking for new opportunities in the dynamic world of data engineering?

Do you want to join a fast-growing international company with big aspirations?

We at Klarrio are looking for (senior) architects to take a crucial role in creating reliable production platforms.

We are looking for technical professionals with a drive for getting things done and a willingness to help others be successful in their job. Our ideal candidates have a knack for always being a step ahead, driven by a focus on continuous personal development, which we actively support from within Klarrio.

Your challenges and responsibilities:

• Act as technical liaison between Klarrio development teams and the customer.
• Conduct research and experimentation to prototype new ideas and solutions.
• Drive innovation initiatives within the organization, contributing to product evolution and differentiation.
• Identify systemic issues and propose long-term solutions.
• Contribute to the development of technical roadmaps and long-term strategies.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing sessions, workshops, and training programs.
• Grow others by being responsible for mentoring and building up the team's culture. For example:
  • Knowledge sharing: write wiki's, organize knowledge sharing presentations and meetings, ...
  • Recruiting activities: assist by performing interviews, attending job fairs, ...
  • Mentor and help others to grow.
• Act as a subject matter expert within the company for specific domains or technologies.
• Stay up to date with recent developments in your area of expertise, and with the state of the art in Cloud and Data Engineering in general.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Guide architectural decisions and design discussions for complex systems.
• Design scalable and robust system architectures that meet current and future business needs.
• Document system architecture in a concise and readable manner
• Assess the technical and business impact of architectural decisions
• Present architectural designs in a way that is comprehensible to various stakeholders (product management, developers, ...)
• Design with security in mind; assess the security impact of proposed architectural changes
• Review all architectural and design decisions undertaken by the development teams, with the purpose of guarding consistency and architectural soundness.
• Identify upcoming architectural challenges and coordinate how to tackle them across teams and within the overarching Architecture organization.

Ideally, you possess the following qualifications:

• Master's degree, or equivalent practical experience, in Computer Science or a related technical field involving software/systems engineering.
• Knowledge of computer networking (TCP/IP, Firewalls, DNS, SSL, ...).
• Strong understanding of algorithms, software design principles, architecture patterns and data structures.
• Expertise in software architecture and design.
• Be a good team player (using effective communication and teamwork).
• Exhibit leadership skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Extra assets are:

• Hands-on experience with data processing frameworks such as Kafka, Spark, Flink, Storm,...
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP, ...
• Affinity with the Agile development methodology and concepts such as CI/CD.
• Experience with data lakes like Apache Hudi, Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, ...
• Advanced understanding of Operating System concepts.
• Advanced understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Advanced understanding of database systems (SQL or NoSQL).
• Experience with an ISMS/ISO27001.

We don't expect you to check all the boxes. An eagerness to learn with practical experience and a "can do"- attitude goes a long way. The team synergies we build will help you share your knowledge and learn from each other.

Compensation and benefits:

We offer a compensation package that contains a competitive salary, expense allowance, a phone with unlimited subscription, performance bonuses, health insurance, dental plan, retirement planning, meal- and eco vouchers, additional holidays, and a Mobility Package .

You'll be supplied with a high-quality laptop, dual-screen setup, and mobile phone. Our offices are located in the center of Antwerp (a 5-minute walk from the central station) and equipped with standing/sitting desks, ergonomic office chairs, and free beverages/refreshments. To bolster team spirit, we organize multiple events per year.

You'll be working in a technologically advanced environment with a broad variety of opportunities to improve your skills (courses, certifications, regular and on-the-job training). And perhaps the most important of all, you'll be able to do this with a bunch of like-minded individuals that share your interests and passions.