Technical Architect - Digital Workplace

Empiric; Amstelveen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Empiric is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design and deliver secure, scalable Digital Workplace environments across complex enterprise infrastructure in the Netherlands. You will translate business requirements into concrete designs, work with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, AD, and hybrid/on-prem infrastructure, and lead architecture workshops with customers.

The role combines hands-on technical work with customer and engineering collaboration, offering a freelance or fixed-term

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise Digital Workplace solutions.
• Strong architecture, security, automation, and integration skills.
• Fluent Dutch and English, residing in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Designing detailed technical solutions across enterprise Digital Workplace environments.
• Translating high-level architecture and business requirements into practical, implementable designs.
• Working across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Active Directory, cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Supporting enterprise migrations, workplace modernisation and transformation programmes.
• Incorporating DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code into technical solutions.
• Advising engineering teams on security, Zero Trust, identity management and automation.
• Leading technical workshops, presenting designs and communicating architectural decisions to customers.

Skills

Digital Workplace

Technical Architecture

Microsoft technologies

Cloud Infrastructure

Automation

CI/CD

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code

Zero Trust

Security

Open-source solutions

Tools

Nextcloud

Keycloak

Job description

Technical Architect – Digital Workplace | Cloud & Infrastructure

Contract: Freelance or Fixed term contract possible

Are you an experienced Technical Architect or Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a passion for designing modern Digital Workplace solutions?

We're supporting a leading international IT services organisation looking for a Technical Architect to design and deliver secure, scalable Digital Workplace environments across complex enterprise infrastructure.

This is an opportunity for someone who combines hands-on technical expertise with strong solution design capabilities and enjoys working directly with customers and engineering teams.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing detailed technical solutions across enterprise Digital Workplace environments.
• Translating high-level architecture and business requirements into practical, implementable designs.
• Working across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Active Directory, cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Supporting enterprise migrations, workplace modernisation and transformation programmes.
• Incorporating DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code into technical solutions.
• Advising engineering teams on security, Zero Trust, identity management and automation.
• Leading technical workshops, presenting designs and communicating architectural decisions to customers.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise Digital Workplace solutions.
• Background in Technical Architecture, Modern Workplace, Cloud or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Experience across Microsoft technologies, hybrid infrastructure and ideally open-source solutions.
• Strong understanding of technical design principles, security, automation and infrastructure integration.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps and Infrastructure as Code.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and share technical knowledge.
• Fluent Dutch and English, currently residing in the Netherlands.
• Open to transitioning into permanent employment following an initial contract period.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Nextcloud, Keycloak or other open-source workplace technologies.
• Exposure to sovereign IT infrastructure or regulated enterprise environments.
• Architecture or cloud certifications.
• Experience with large-scale Digital Workplace transformation programmes.

You don't necessarily need to hold a Technical Architect title today. We're also interested in Senior Workplace Engineers, Infrastructure Architects and Technical SMEs who have taken ownership of technical designs and can demonstrate strong architectural capabilities.

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