Who are we?

Collaboration Betters The World (CBTW), is a company providing tech and business solutions to its clients, through the expertise of its 9 service lines.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to join our “Cloud & Infrastructure” team as Innovation & Solution Manager.

What is your role?

In this role, you will play a critical role in shaping the strategic direction and operational excellence across four key solutions: DevOps & infrastructure, Cloud Managed Services, SRE & Observability, and API Ops.

You will design, implement, and oversee the technical solutions that drive our business forward. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable, secure, and efficient systems while focusing on modern cloud architecture, API management, integration, and observability. You’ll lead a team of professionals, drive innovation and deliver solutions for our European customers.

1. Solution Design and Architecture

· Design end-to-end technical solutions leveraging cloud-native architectures (AWS and/or Azure).

· Architect scalable and secure microservices-based systems to meet business and technical requirements.

· Implement best practices for system design, ensuring resilience, scalability, observability and maintainability.

2. API Management and Integration

· Develop and manage strategies for API Gateways and API Operations (API Ops).

· Ensure seamless integration across platforms, services, and third-party applications.

· Implement robust API lifecycle management, including design, testing, monitoring, and deprecation.

3. Observability and Monitoring

· Define and implement observability strategies to monitor system health, performance, and reliability.

· Use tools like Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent to track metrics, logs, and traces across services.

· Ensure proactive identification and resolution of performance bottlenecks and system issues.

4. DevOps and Automation

· Collaborate with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployment.

· Drive infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.

· Ensure secure and efficient cloud infrastructure provisioning and maintenance.

5. Collaboration and Leadership

· Act as a technical advisor to engineering teams, ensuring alignment with architectural best practices.

· Work closely with stakeholders to define technical requirements and translate them into actionable solutions.

· Mentor and guide engineering teams in adopting modern architectural and operational practices.

What are we looking for?

Technical Skills

· Cloud Architecture: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) and designing scalable, cost-efficient solutions.

· API Gateways & API Ops: Strong knowledge of API design, gateways (e.g. Kong, AWS API Gateway), and API lifecycle management.

· Integration: Expertise in system integration using middleware, APIs, and event-driven architectures.

· Observability: Proficiency in observability tools like Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar.

· DevOps: Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

· Microservices: In-depth understanding of microservices patterns, service mesh (e.g., Istio), and distributed systems.

Experience

· Minimum of 8 years of experience in Cloud solution architecture, with at least 3 years in management & leadership roles.

· Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.

· Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies.

Soft Skills

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with fluency in English, proficiency in French or Dutch.

· Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset.

· Ability to work collaboratively across teams and influence stakeholders.

Certifications

· Certification in cloud platforms (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.)

What are we offering?

Evolution:

· Personal follow-up during your career at CBTW

· Catalogue with a wide variety of trainings for hard- and soft skills, private language classes, unlimited access to an E-learning platform (Udemy, O'reilly,…) and possibility to get certified every year.

Collaboration:

· On top of the DevOps community, you can join one of the passion communities and practice your hobby or share your interests with other positive thinkers

· International collaboration

On top of that:

· Competitive salary with a flexible mobility package (variety of choice between electric cars, electric bikes, payment of rent/mortgage...) + extra-legal benefits

· You will become part of a growing team of people keen on applying the latest technologies and knowledge. You will be able to work in a dynamic, innovative environment.

Do you see a match? We would love to see your application coming in! 😉