Sword Technologies is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Solution Architect to support the National Bank of Belgium in designing, guiding and validating resilient infrastructure solutions across on-premises and hybrid environments.
The assignment requires broad infrastructure architecture expertise, combined with strong knowledge of database platforms, infrastructure modernisation, high availability and disaster recovery.
Responsibilities
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Design end-to-end infrastructure solutions covering on-premises platforms and hybrid cloud integrations.
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Define and validate scalable, secure and resilient infrastructure architectures.
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Provide architectural guidance on logical and physical database design, application database migrations and database maintenance.
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Design and assess high availability solutions and disaster recovery plans.
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Address enterprise storage, backup, restoration and data protection requirements.
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Design and guide the implementation of hyperconverged infrastructure.
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Produce clear architecture documentation, diagrams and technical recommendations.
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Work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders to maintain architectural consistency throughout delivery.
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Proactively report progress, risks and dependencies.
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At least five years of experience in Infrastructure Solution Architecture on similar assignments for organisations of comparable size.
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At least three years of experience in the financial and/or public sector.
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Strong expertise in infrastructure architecture across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.
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Extensive database knowledge covering Oracle, SQL Server on-premises, Azure SQL and PostgreSQL.
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Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, storage and backup architectures.
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Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure.
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Practical knowledge of infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform and Ansible.
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Strong networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing and SD-WAN.
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Knowledge of virtualisation and container platforms such as VMware, Nutanix, Docker and Kubernetes.
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Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux environments, including RHEL.
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Familiarity with cloud infrastructure services and landing zone design, particularly Azure.
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Knowledge of architecture frameworks and modelling tools.
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Understanding of security architecture, identity and access management, Zero Trust, encryption and relevant compliance frameworks.
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Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills.
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Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of deliverables and communicate complex topics clearly.
Languages
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French or Dutch: minimum B2.
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Other national language: minimum A1/A2.
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English: minimum B2.
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Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Assignment details
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Start date: 16 November 2026.
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Workload: full-time,
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Duration: two years
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Remote working: up to 50%, subject to departmental needs and the supervising official’s approval.
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