Infra & Cloud Architect

Are you the Infrastructure & Cloud Architect that guides Van Oord in our journey to become a process-based, data-driven, and digitally enabled company? Do you get energised by enabling our company domains in planning and realizing our future technology and services landscape?

THE POSITION

Van Oord is an ambitious entrepreneurial organization. “We create”, “We care”, “We work together” and “We succeed” are our company values. As the Infrastructure & Cloud Architect you will play an important role in our purpose: “to create a better world for future generations by delivering Marine Ingenuity”.

Located in Rotterdam, our information technology department supports our global organisation in successfully executing our projects by delivering shared & enabling platform capabilities, landscape planning, and ensuring continuity & cybersecurity of our services. We apply a pragmatic approach, keeping close relationships with business stakeholders to make sure we deliver what our customers need in a language that is familiar and understood.

Our business landscape is undergoing significant transformation in key areas of finance, supply chain, procurement, HR, fleet- and asset management. Major goals to achieve are increased operational excellence, becoming fully data driven, and growing our digital capabilities around our processes and company ecosystem.

We are transforming our IT landscape to become mostly platform- and cloud-based, in support of data and/or digital initiatives – with new platforms being realised for data, integration and low-code. Alongside this transformation, we maintain a substantial on‑premise infrastructure footprint across datacentres, vessels and office environments, requiring architectural oversight to ensure stability, interoperability and secure integration with cloud platforms.

We are proud of our knowledgeable and experienced IT staff, applying a no-nonsense approach when needed. There is never a boring moment - with lots of challenges & innovations, in a world where ‘constant change’ is the only constant.

YOUR IMPACT

In your role as Infrastructure & Cloud Architect at Van Oord, you will:

• Steer the direction, evolution, and ongoing standardisation of our infrastructure services, ensuring they meet the needs of a rapidly changing organisation
• Lead the adoption of cloud technologies as Van Oord's primary computing platform by providing strategic guidance and a unified architectural vision across infrastructure, cloud management, and governance to align business and IT teams
• Play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting an expanding application landscape, with a particular focus on integrating and managing SaaS solutions from a diverse range of vendors
• Ensure architectural governance and provide coaching and consulting across infrastructure and cloud domains, working with IT teams, internal departments and external vendors to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise architecture principles
• Be an effective collaborator, empowering and connecting with architects, analysts, and subject matter experts across the organisation to enable innovative change

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

You will be working from our head office in Rotterdam – with a splendid view on the beautiful Maas. You can start or end your working day at our own gym in the office. Of course there is room to work from home, while maintaining a healthy mix in working together as a team and with our stakeholders.

This position is available within the multi-disciplinary Enterprise Architecture team, operating in a highly international enterprise environment with members and stakeholders across the globe.

The Architecture team consists of 8 people and is growing. You will get a buddy to help you find your way into the company. You can learn a lot from your colleagues, and we value an open learning environment.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful within Van Oord in guiding our organisation forward, we believe you will need the knowledge and experience as indicated below. If you do not exactly meet these criteria but still think you are a great match: Let us know, we are happy to let us become convinced of your qualities.

• Bachelor or master’s degree or work level experience
• At least 5 years of experience with infrastructure architecture
• At least 3 years working experience as cloud architect or comparable function
• Deep knowledge of network-, storage- and cloud stack technologies
• Experience in guiding cloud transformation
• Technology-related skills: cloud engineering, DevOps, networking, automation and orchestration, governance, (on-premises / vessel) infrastructure and operations, enterprise integration, external hosting and security (note: cloud-only experience will not be sufficient)
• Nontechnical skills: communication and collaboration, thought leadership
• Strong exposure to and experience with Microsoft-based (cloud) architecture is a must-have
• Strong English (CEFR C1/C2) written and verbal communication & presentation skills; Dutch is preferred but is not mandatory
• Excellent communication skills – convincing based on knowledge, personality, and seniority rather than wielding title and function

WE OFFER

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience
• Attractive travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home working allowance (€2.45 per day)
• 32 holidays (of which a maximum of 7 are collective)
• Variable bonus, partly dependent on company results
• Attractive pension scheme
• Option for collective health insurance (Van Oord pays for your supplementary package)
• Extensive development opportunities, including a comprehensive online academy via Goodhabitz
• Communities to join, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, and the Van Oord staff association
• Various events and sports activities, such as skiing, sailing weekends, cycling, and motorcycling

'Show what you can do and where your ambition lies, and you’ll get every opportunity to act on it. That’s something I’m proud of!'

Renske Category Manager Engineering