Technical Architect

Job Description

As our Consulting Services department continues to expand, we are seeking a Technical Architect with deep expertise in both automation and network infrastructure to support our customers. With a team of over 50 employees, the Technology Consulting Services at NTT DATA Belgium provides strategic guidance and support to assist organizations in navigating the complexities of digital transformation and technology modernization. By thoroughly understanding clients' business objectives, we help develop a corresponding technology and architecture strategy and roadmap while remaining pragmatic. As a Technical Architect, your focused responsibilities will be to serve as recognised subject matter expert and thought leader with deep expertise in infrastructure automation with a strong background in networking. You will leverage that expertise to perform consulting engagements, participate in presales activities (where appropriate), act as a trusted advisor to our clients and ensure technical end-to-end coherence in the project delivery phase.

Job Responsibility

Conduct consultative engagements with clients to assess their current state in both network and automation maturity and define a target architecture that align their business requirements and their ambition
Drive those engagements across the complete client journey including the delivery phase where you will ensure the technical end-to-end coherence of the proposed solution
Develop standardized consultative engagement templates in response to reoccurring client needs
Build and develop business cases based on such assessments and present and explain the value of proposed infrastructure to clients in a consultative manner
Design solution architecture and multi-phased migration programs that address technology, people and/or organisation and process change
Maintain broad based technical and solutions knowledge in key IT infrastructure optimisation and solution areas
Research and investigate emerging infrastructure technologies and the best practices associated with them
Drive profound understanding of solutions, best practices and consulting methodologies with clients and colleagues

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor in ICT (Master strongly preferred)
At least 10 years’ experience in infrastructure architecture or related business
Strong knowledge in the design, deployment, and support of large automation deployments
Loving maintaining a helicopter view on the whole infrastructure, from networking aspects to cloud computing with a continuous focus on security
Expertise in automation technologies (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Good understanding of public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their automation tools/APIs
Experience with software development concepts, CI/CD pipelines, and managing containerized applications
Strong knowledge of network technologies (e.g., Wi-Fi, Switch/Routing, SD-WAN, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VPN, VLAN, VRF, 802.1x, ZTNA, SASE, SSE) and vendor solutions (e.g., Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, …)
Good business acumen allowing identification of business opportunities and our clients’ business needs, and delivery of consultative engagements in line with these
Strong knowledge of industry technologies and willingness to further maintain and broaden this knowledge
Fluent in Dutch to engage in the Flemish region and good verbal and written knowledge of English and French
Emotional and stress resilience and ability to autonomously achieve challenging goals
Clear and persuasive communication and ability to interact with various stakeholders in a consultative engagement
Analytical thinking and excellent problem-solving ability as well as an appreciation for rigour and objectivity
Strong personal initiative and a sense for innovation, to identify efficient and competitive solutions to our clients’ needs, as well as new types of engagements and solutions
Work flexibility and willingness to travel if needed
Eligible and prepared to obtain NATO clearance if necessary

What we offer

Contract of unlimited duration
Annual bonus
Lunch vouchers
Forfaitary compensation for professional costs
Company car or Mobility budget
Hospitalisation insurance and ambulant care at premium level
Group and disability insurance
Possibility to order a lease bike
31 days of holiday plus seniority days
Data and voice subscription + contribution for a smartphone device
Contribution for internet at home
Contribution for IT equipment
Private use of your NTT laptop

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