Cloud Architect

Highberg; Zoetermeer; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance pay

Mobility provisions

Pension

Leave

Personal development plan

Training opportunities

Team events

Job summary

Highberg is seeking a Cloud Architect to bridge business operations and IT infrastructure, delivering independent, bias-free advisory to executives and CIOs. You’ll apply expertise in virtualization and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and translate visions into practical IT architectures.

You will collaborate with ICT managers, project managers, and IT purchasers on prestigious initiatives with societal impact, while supporting growth and personal development within the team.

Qualifications

• Junior: HBO (Bachelor’s) or WO (Master’s) degree in IT.
• Junior: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch.
• Medior: Knowledge of cloud solutions (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) and ICT infrastructure (digital workplace, network, data center).
• Senior: Experience as cloud architect/advisor, technical architect, or solution architect on ICT projects.
• Senior: Experience acquiring advisory assignments independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent, unbiased advisory on cloud architectures and IT strategies.
• Translate business needs into cloud service recommendations (e.g., digital workplace with Office 365).
• Collaborate with ICT managers, program/project managers, IT purchasers, and subject matter experts.

Skills

Dutch communication

Cloud solutions

ICT infrastructure

Cloud architecture

Advisory

Business development

Education

HBO/WO IT degree

Job description

Cloud is rapidly gaining ground. We don’t need to tell you that, of course. From IaaS to PaaS to SaaS, and even ‘good old’ BPO is making a strong comeback. Our clients are increasingly adopting modern cloud technologies and services, either leveraging them or transitioning from their own data centers. To support our clients in their transformation, we are strengthening our team and seeking a Cloud Architect. Highberg is expanding, and we are looking for ambitious individuals who want to grow with us!

Your role as Cloud Architect

As a Cloud Architect, you operate at the intersection of continuously evolving business operations and IT infrastructure, cloud applications, procurement of cloud services, and office automation. You serve as a dialogue partner for executives, CIOs, and other leaders, assisting them in achieving their goals with concrete advice. Naturally, you excel at articulating these recommendations effectively to your clients. You provide independent advice, free from product and vendor biases.

You achieve this by applying your advanced knowledge of virtualization, cloud platforms (such as Azure and AWS), and integration. You contribute to the development of IT architectures by translating visions into principles that guide your designs. You frequently collaborate with (ICT) managers, program/project managers, IT purchasers, and subject matter experts. The projects you undertake at Highberg are prestigious IT initiatives with significant societal impact.

Who are you?

• Junior/Medior: You have an interest in mastering adjacent architecture domains (business, application, enterprise) to become a broad discussion partner.
• Senior (supplemented with): You are familiar with technologies such as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Software Defined Data Center/Network, virtualization, automation, and orchestration.
• Senior (supplemented with): You have knowledge of key cloud concepts such as on-premises, cloud, and hybrid architectures. Additionally, as an advisor, you have experience translating business needs into cloud services (for example, digital workplace with Office 365).

What are we asking?

• Junior: A completed HBO (Bachelor’s) or WO (Master’s) degree in IT.
• Junior: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch.
• Medior (supplemented with): Knowledge of and experience with working with cloud solutions (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) and ICT infrastructure (digital workplace, network, and data center).
• Senior (supplemented with): Experience in roles such as cloud architect/advisor, technical architect, technical project manager on ICT projects, or solution architect on projects with an ambition to also advise at a higher abstraction level and grow in this capacity.
• Senior (supplemented with): Experience in independently acquiring advisory assignments.

What are we offering?

• A competitive salary and excellent benefits including performance pay, provisions for mobility, pension and leave.
• Sincere attention to personal development including coaching by colleagues, access to and wide range of education and training and a personal development plan with matching investments.
• A place within a challenging and growing organization where taking personal responsibility is valued, you have the autonomy and freedom to perform your work flexibly with short lines of communication with colleagues.
• A pleasant working environment with a pleasant and easily accessible office, focus on performance as a team and not on the individual and numerous social activities such as get-togethers, sports activities and team meetings.

About Highberg

Highberg is a European transformation consultancy. We support organizations in realizing their strategic ambitions by combining clear direction with execution. We believe sustainable change happens when deep expertise and human dynamics are in balance. That is why we work closely with our clients, not only as advisors, but as partners in realization. Our teams combine analytical depth with pragmatism and build solutions that not only work on paper, but above all in practice.

Want to know more about this role?

If you have any questions about this vacancy or would like to further discuss opportunities within Highberg, please contact our Recruitment Team through [e-mail].

Over Highberg

Highberg is ontstaan uit negen boutique adviesbureaus, elk met expertise in organisatorische, digitale en duurzaamheidstransformaties. We zijn er trots op een B Corp-gecertificeerd bedrijf te zijn, omdat we ernaar streven om zorg te dragen voor onze planeet, de maatschappij en onze medewerkers.

Werken bij Highberg

Bij Highberg bevorderen we een ondersteunende en samenwerkende cultuur. Deze cultuur is gebaseerd op onze drie kernwaarden: Be Committed, Be Better en Be You.

• In 'Be Committed' streven collega's onvermoeibaar naar een blijvende positieve impact op onze klanten, de maatschappij en het milieu. We kenmerken ons door onze ondernemersgeest en onze gezamenlijke inzet voor het algehele succes van het bedrijf.
• 'Be Better' draait om ons geloof in continu leren en verbeteren, en we bieden je mogelijkheden om te groeien en je te ontwikkelen, zowel persoonlijk als professioneel. We streven naar de hoogste kwaliteits- en professionaliteitsnormen in alles wat we doen.
• En tot slot, maar zeker niet minder belangrijk, gaat, 'Be You' over het aanmoedigen om jezelf volledig te zijn op je werk, plezier te hebben en diversiteit en inclusie te omarmen. Wij streven ernaar om een persoonlijke band op te bouwen met onze klanten en collega's, en zo langdurige, vertrouwensvolle relaties op te bouwen.