Senior Datacenter Architect | IaaS, Storage & Backup (Freelance)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Datacenter Architect with strong expertise in IaaS, Storage and Backup & Recovery solutions.
In this freelance role, you will help shape the architecture and evolution of enterprise compute and storage platforms within a complex infrastructure environment. You will work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure platforms remain scalable, resilient, secure, and fit for future business needs.
Your Role

• Define and govern the architecture of IaaS compute and storage platforms.

• Establish and maintain architectural principles, standards, and guidelines.

• Drive platform modernization, lifecycle management, and infrastructure evolution initiatives.

• Review, challenge, and guide solution designs across multiple technical domains.

• Lead architectural decisions related to availability, performance, resilience, security, and recoverability.

• Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, and business stakeholders.

• • Maintain a consistent end-to-end architectural vision across platforms and environments.
• What's on Offer

• Long-term freelance engagement

• Strategic architecture role with high impact

• Complex enterprise infrastructure environment

• Collaboration with experienced technical teams

• Flexible working setup

Your Profile

• Proven experience as a Datacenter Architect, Infrastructure Architect, or System Architect.

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

• Experience with enterprise storage platforms and infrastructure environments.

• Solid knowledge of Backup & Recovery concepts and solutions.

• Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC) is considered an asset.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.

• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• • Able to combine strategic thinking with technical dept
• Technical Expertise
• Experience with one or more of the following technologies is highly valued:

• NetApp

• Cohesity

• Veritas NetBackup

• • Open Systems environments
• Languages

• English: Mandatory

• Dutch: Nice to have

Interested in learning more? Feel free to get in touch.