IT Infrastructure Architect Team Lead

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Job Description
• Leading and managing a team of 6 IT Infrastructure Architects
• Define infrastructure architecture for new projects, industrial solutions and major technology evolutions.
• Design and review solutions covering compute, virtualization, storage, operating systems, backup, network, cloud and associated infrastructure services.
• Define hybrid architectures integrating data centers, industrial sites, edge environments and cloud services.
• Ensure infrastructure designs meet requirements for availability, performance, capacity, cybersecurity, resilience, disaster recovery and operability.
• Review and challenge architecture, sizing and technical choices proposed by suppliers and system integrators.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, single points of failure and operational constraints early in the project lifecycle.
• Define and maintain infrastructure architecture principles, standards and reusable patterns.
• Produce and review architecture deliverables, including Technical Architecture Documents, and support architecture governance activities.
• Support projects from design through implementation, validation and transition to operations.
• Ensure monitoring, backup, support, lifecycle management and production constraints are considered by design.
• Contribute to technology selection, infrastructure roadmaps and obsolescence management.
• Collaborate with Network, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Operations and industrial IT experts to ensure end-to-end architecture consistency. Within the ACC Expertise Center in Bruges, you’ll feel right at home if :
• You are comfortable in a fast-changing environment, where unexpected challenges, a sometimes heavy workload, and daily obstacles are part of the game.
• You know how to collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams and coordinate information effectively.
• You are motivated by the idea of: building, documenting, improving… because there is still so much to create
• You know how to adapt your communication in an international and multicultural environment.
• You enjoy ambitious industrial projects, especially when they require pragmatism and composure. Profile

Votre profil
correspond si vous avez : Knowledge / Know-How
• Experience in team management.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure across several domains: compute, virtualization, storage, network, operating systems and cloud.
• Proven experience designing hybrid on-premises / cloud architectures.
• Good understanding of infrastructure security, network segmentation, high availability, backup, disaster recovery and monitoring.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and modern infrastructure technologies.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing or other business-critical environments is highly valued.
• Ability to review and challenge complex technical solutions proposed by vendors and integrators.
• Strong architecture documentation and technical communication skills.
• Ability to work across multiple technical teams and translate project requirements into pragmatic and sustainable architecture decisions. Experience
• At least 7 years of experience working in complex IT infrastructure environments. Plus, 5 years of experience managing an IT team. Qualifications
• Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering or equivalent experience. Key Behaviours
• Ability to thrive in challenging and demanding technical environments.
• Recognized for a holistic and cross-functional approach, able to bridge business, organizational and technology challenges to deliver pragmatic, sustainable and value-creating solutions. Compensation & Benefits
• Annual base

salary:
90k
• Variable : 10% Why join us? ✅ Remote Work Agreement ✅ Profit-Sharing Agreement and Company Savings Plan (PEG) ✅ Attractive Works Council (CSE) with cultural, sports, and vacation subsidies ✅ Company Restaurant ✅ Meal and Grocery Delivery Service ✅ Mileage Allowance ✅ Referral Bonus ✅ Modern, Diverse, and Inclusive Work Environment ✅ ACC'tivity: preferential rates on activities (cooking classes, wine tasting, etc.) ✅ Access to the goFluent platform to develop your language skills Our Recruitment Process
• Phone Pre-Qualification : an initial conversation to understand your background, motivations, and answer your questions.
• Technical Interviews (2 steps) : discussions with managers to assess your skills and put them into perspective with the role and team challenges.
• HR Interview : an in-depth conversation, supported by a behavioral assessment, reviewing key points from the technical interviews, discussing your future within ACC, and covering employment conditions.