Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Brainsquare is looking for an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Architect to join one of our enterprise projects in Brussels, contributing to the design and evolution of cloud and hybrid infrastructure architectures.

In this role you will help shape the future cloud infrastructure landscape across Azure and hybrid environments, ensuring that solutions align with enterprise architecture principles and long-term technology strategy.

You will work closely with infrastructure engineers, platform teams and enterprise architects to translate architectural concepts into scalable and secure cloud infrastructure solutions.

This assignment is particularly suited for a freelance Infrastructure Architect who enjoys working in complex enterprise environments and guiding teams towards robust architecture standards.

Your Responsibilities

As an Cloud Infrastructure Architect, you will play a central role in shaping and governing the infrastructure landscape.

Your responsibilities include:

• Design and evolve cloud and hybrid infrastructure architectures (Azure)

• Define target cloud architecture and migration paths from on-premise to cloud

• Align infrastructure solutions with enterprise architecture standards

• Drive cloud governance, security and architecture best practices

• Act as the architectural reference point for cloud and infrastructure topics

• Support project teams in implementing cloud-native infrastructure patterns

• Identify architecture risks and mitigation strategies

• Engage stakeholders from concept phase through implementation

• Contribute to the cloud infrastructure roadmap

The infrastructure engineering teams will handle the detailed implementation and configuration, while you focus on architecture, alignment and direction.

Experience

• 6+ years of experience in Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Architecture or similar roles

• Experience designing cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments

• Proven ability to guide engineering teams in architectural decisions

• Experience in enterprise-scale infrastructure environments

Nice to have

• Azure certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect Expert)

Technical Expertise

Strong knowledge of:

• Microsoft Azure cloud platform

• Cloud infrastructure architecture and governance

• Hybrid infrastructure architectures (on-premise & cloud)

• Infrastructure design patterns and architecture principles

• System architecture layers from infrastructure to platform services

• Infrastructure automation and modern platform environments (asset)

Soft Skills

We are looking for someone who:

• Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Takes ownership and works proactively

• Enjoys coaching teams and sharing architectural knowledge

• Is pragmatic and solution-oriented

• Thrives in collaborative environments

What You Can Expect

Working with Brainsquare means joining a team that combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic consulting mindset.

For this assignment you can expect:

• A long-term engagement within a leading enterprise environment

• The opportunity to shape infrastructure strategy at architectural level

• Collaboration with experienced infrastructure and architecture teams in an enterprise-scale environment

• Flexible collaboration models (freelance engagement)

About Brainsquare

Brainsquare helps organizations build scalable digital platforms and resilient IT architectures.

Our expertise spans:

• Application Development

• Integration

• Atlassian Collaboration Tools

We support enterprise organizations in designing and delivering robust, future-proof IT solutions.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Infrastructure Architect with strong Azure and hybrid cloud expertise, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out to our recruitment team to explore this opportunity.