04 Feb
For our client – European Agency in The Hague
We are looking for Senior Infrastructure Architect
REMOTE (Near site)
About the Project
The agency is seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure Architect to support its ICT Architecture projects. This freelance role focuses on ICT infrastructure projects, including campus networking, data centre design, and support for hardware/software solution delivery. The consultant will collaborate with architects, business analysts, project managers, engineering teams, and external partners to ensure architectural alignment, security, and operational excellence.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Design and evolve core ICT infrastructure including storage, virtualisation, and operating systems.
- Define and maintain network architecture: WAN, LAN, telephony, connectivity, and facilities.
- Develop architectures for mobility and remote access solutions.
- Specify components and oversee implementation/configuration guidance.
- Lead product selection aligned with infrastructure requirements.
- Author and update technical standards and guidelines.
- Evaluate business cases and ensure architectural compliance.
- Produce and maintain baseline architecture documentation and roadmaps.
- Support project execution (Prince II or SCRUM frameworks).
- Assist during complex technical incidents and provide strategic advisory input.
Required Profile & Qualifications
Education & Experience
- University degree (min. 3 years) with at least 10 years of relevant experience,
or 4-year degree with at least 9 years of experience.
- Minimum 5 years in an Infrastructure Architect role.
- Minimum 5 years in at least three of the following areas:
- Data Centre Infrastructure Design
- Network Design
- Enterprise Storage Design
- Backup/Archiving Design
- Disaster Recovery Design
- Participation in at least 5 infrastructure-related projects covering the areas above.
- Strong understanding of:
- Datacentre, Campus, Metro Networking (software-defined & traditional)
- Data network architectures and protocols (LAN, WAN, VPN, wireless)
- Server virtualisation, containerisation, storage, backup/restore systems
- Enterprise storage: block, file, object (FCP, SMB, NFS)
- Disaster recovery and business continuity
Desirable:
- Experience with:
- Archimate or similar EA modelling methods
- Azure/AWS cloud platforms
- Cryptographic and forensic IT processes, TEMPEST
- Firewalls, data diodes, SIEM/SOC
- DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code
Education
- University degree.
Service delivery: Near site