System Architect

Xintas; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Xintas is seeking a System Architect for IaaS Compute & Storage within Group Data Centers to define and guard end-to-end architecture of on-premise infrastructure that underpins critical banking workloads. You will work at the intersection of engineering, product management and governance, ensuring architectures are buildable, operable and compliant while guiding large transformation programs.

You will mentor engineers and collaborate with Product Management, Risk and Security to maintain

Responsabilités

• Own the system architecture for IaaS compute and storage platforms (e.g. virtualization, cluster design, SAN/NAS, DRP constructs, zoning and segregation).
• Define and maintain as is and to be architectures, including architectural principles, guardrails and standards aligned with the Enterprise Architecture and Assurance expectations.
• Create and evolve the architectural runway: enable upcoming platform capabilities while managing technical debt and lifecycle constraints.
• Guide and challenge solution designs proposed by teams, vendors and integrators; ensure consistency across datacenters and environments.
• Lead architectural decisions around availability, resilience, performance, scalability, recoverability and security, balancing cost and risk.
• Act as architectural counterpart in major initiatives (e.g. NewDC, DRP redesign, storage evolution, hypervisor lifecycle, automation initiatives).
• Bring architectural topics to the appropriate architecture boards and governance forums; clearly document decisions and rationale.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, SDO, Risk and Security to ensure architectures are operationally sound and auditable.
• Mentor engineers by explaining architectural intent and promoting systems thinking across the teams.

Description du poste

As System Architect for IaaS Compute & Storage within Group Data Centers (GDC), you define and guard the end to end architecture of on premise infrastructure platforms. You translate strategic direction, risk constraints and operational needs into clear architectural choices for compute and storage services that underpin critical banking workloads.

You work at the intersection of engineering, product management and governance. Beyond designing target architectures, you ensure they are buildable, operable and compliant, guiding teams through lifecycle changes, platform evolution, and large transformation programs (e.g. datacenter renewal, resilience improvements, automation). You are a trusted technical authority who brings clarity, makes trade offs explicit and keeps the long term architecture coherent.

Responsibilities

• Own the system architecture for IaaS compute and storage platforms (e.g. virtualization, cluster design, SAN/NAS, DRP constructs, zoning and segregation).
• Define and maintain as is and to be architectures, including architectural principles, guardrails and standards aligned with the Enterprise Architecture and Assurance expectations.
• Create and evolve the architectural runway: enable upcoming platform capabilities while managing technical debt and lifecycle constraints.
• Guide and challenge solution designs proposed by teams, vendors and integrators; ensure consistency across datacenters and environments.
• Lead architectural decisions around availability, resilience, performance, scalability, recoverability and security, balancing cost and risk.
• Act as architectural counterpart in major initiatives (e.g. NewDC, DRP redesign, storage evolution, hypervisor lifecycle, automation initiatives).
• Bring architectural topics to the appropriate architecture boards and governance forums; clearly document decisions and rationale.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, SDO, Risk and Security to ensure architectures are operationally sound and auditable.
• Mentor engineers by explaining architectural intent and promoting systems thinking across the teams.