Solutions Architect

ThoughtLabs Belgium; Strasbourg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtLabs Belgium is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design scalable and secure IT solutions aligned with business requirements. The role focuses on enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, OpenShift, and security best practices.

You will develop architecture models using Sparx EA, oversee IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions, and collaborate across development, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure standardized, enterprise-aligned architectures.

Qualifications

• TOGAF Practitioner certification or equivalent mandatory.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale architectures aligned with business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Develop architecture models, diagrams, and documentation using Sparx EA.
• Design and oversee cloud-based solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and OpenShift (OCP).
• Work with containerisation and cloud platforms, particularly OpenShift (OCP).
• Define and implement database architecture using PostgreSQL.
• Design and integrate messaging and event-streaming solutions using Kafka.
• Assess infrastructure requirements, including virtualization and cloud environments.
• Ensure security architecture principles, standards and best practices are followed.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
• Ensure architectures are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

OpenShift (OCP)

Cloud platforms

IaaS / PaaS / SaaS

Virtualisation

Security principles

TOGAF Practitioner

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA)

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with strong expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, infrastructure, and solution design. The ideal candidate should be capable of designing scalable, secure, and reliable IT solutions while aligning technical architecture with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and define end-to-end solution architectures aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Develop architecture models, diagrams, and technical documentation using tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA).
• Design and oversee solutions based on cloud platforms and IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models.
• Work with containerisation and cloud platforms, particularly OpenShift (OCP).
• Define and implement database architecture using PostgreSQL.
• Design and integrate messaging and event-streaming solutions using Apache Kafka.
• Assess infrastructure requirements, including virtualisation and cloud-based environments.
• Ensure solutions follow security architecture principles, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
• Ensure architectural solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Required Technical Skills:

• Enterprise Architecture: Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA), architecture modelling and design tools.
• Cloud & Containers: OpenShift (OCP), cloud platforms, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Infrastructure: Virtualisation technologies and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Security: Security tools, principles, and best practices.
• Architecture Framework: TOGAF Practitioner certification or equivalent (mandatory).

Additional Advantage:

• Knowledge or experience in Biometrics technologies.

Mandatory Requirement:

Candidates must hold a TOGAF Practitioner certification or an equivalent recognised qualification.