Platform Architect - Azure & Cloud Native

Cegeka continues to grow. Within Digital Business, we help build modern digital platforms that enable development teams to develop and deploy software faster, more securely and more consistently. As a Platform Architect, you take a leading role in designing and further developing modern cloud and development platforms. You help define the platform’s architecture, technical standards and direction, ensuring that scalability, security, reliability and performance are built into the design from the outset.

You work shoulder to shoulder with architects, security specialists, development teams and other stakeholders. You combine a strong technical foundation with a broad perspective to make decisions that remain effective in the long term.

Your responsibilities include: taking the architectural lead in designing and further developing cloud and development platforms; translating the needs of development teams and other stakeholders into a scalable, secure and future-ready platform architecture; defining technical guidelines, standards and architectural principles for areas including cloud, tooling, deployment and development practices; making well-considered decisions about Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, CI/CD and containerisation, ensuring that these components work together coherently; championing DevSecOps, ensuring that security is not added as an afterthought but forms an integral part of the platform and working practices; safeguarding key non-functional requirements such as scalability, reliability, security and performance; creating roadmaps for the platform’s ongoing development and modernisation, translating the architectural vision into achievable next steps; maintaining architectural coherence across cloud platforms, enterprise applications, integrations and data governance; identifying technical and architectural risks and helping teams make pragmatic decisions to address them; working closely with development teams, architects, security specialists, suppliers and management, ensuring that technical decisions are clearly explained and supported; and bringing structure to complex technical challenges and helping teams apply standards and best practices consistently.

To succeed, you need: extensive experience as a Platform Architect, Solution Architect, Cloud Architect or in a comparable architectural role; a strong background in Microsoft Azure and comfort with cloud-native architectures; familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD and containerisation; experience with DevSecOps and an understanding of how development, operations and security come together within a modern platform; understanding of enterprise application landscapes, integration strategies and data governance; the ability to look beyond individual technologies and understand how architectural decisions affect development teams, security, operations and the platform’s ongoing evolution; the combination of technical depth with architectural vision and the ability to explain complex topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; pragmatism and confidence in making decisions while being able to explain why a particular choice is the best option; professional communication in English and excellent Dutch or French language skills; and knowledge of both national languages is an advantage.

What we offer: alongside experience and ambition, we believe skills and character are essential. Cegeka continuously invests in talent management so that all employees can reach their full potential. You will be joining a true Top Employer. Year after year, Whitelane Research confirms Cegeka’s position as a reliable and leading IT services partner. In 2026, we achieved first place in Security Services for the fourth consecutive year, and a shared second place in both Cloud & Infrastructure Services and Network & Connectivity.

We use a framework aimed at fair compensation, ensuring employees are paid based on their role, experience, and performance, regardless of gender or other non-job-related characteristics. An electric car with charge card or a mobility budget, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, an interesting group and hospitalization insurance, a mobile phone subscription, a fixed expense allowance, a powerful laptop and the option to give your salary package your own accent thanks to our Flex Reward Plan.

Flexible working hours and a nice work/life balance. A top team with team events, happy hours and our legendary company party.

Continuous learning: knowledge sharing meetings, participation in conferences and external training. Depending on your own interests and initiatives, Cegeka offers various horizontal and vertical career paths. We value sustainability by pursuing carbon neutrality with the electrification of our fleet and an environmentally friendly data center. We develop innovative solutions with a positive impact on the environment, people and society, and strive for an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is valued and heard.

Would you like to join us as a freelancer? No problem! We offer a competitive daily rate along with a wide range of benefits.