{"id":12860,"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.a2z-cm.com\/datacenter-infrastructure-architect\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T13:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:10:21","slug":"datacenter-infrastructure-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a2z-cm.com\/nl\/datacenter-infrastructure-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"Datacenter &amp; Infrastructure Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"cx_h4 cx2_introduction\">Introduction<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cx2_introduction\"><ul> <li>36 hours per week<\/li> <li>Start: 01 December 2026<\/li> <li>End: 30 May 2027<\/li> <li>Extension possible: Yes<\/li> <li>Candidate MUST live in the Netherlands<\/li> <li>ZZP is allowed<\/li> <\/ul><\/div>\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"cx_h4 cx2_function\">Function<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cx2_function\"><p>We are looking for a Datacenter &amp; Infrastructure Architect to join the Architecture CoE at AACB. In this role, you will be the architecture lead supporting the Platform GRID and the Global IT Resilience &amp; Recovery Block.&nbsp;<\/p> <p>The Platform GRID delivers and operates the core technology platforms that underpin AACB&#8217;s global business. Within this landscape, the Global IT Resilience &amp; Recovery Block is responsible for IT Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery, and Backup &amp; Restore capabilities across APAC, EMEA, US, and LATAM.<\/p> <p>This assignment is initially for 6 months and focuses on defining the business requirements and developing the concept architecture for the EU Third Datacenter (Cyber Recovery Datacenter) Initiative, with the possibility of extension. This position is located at our Amsterdam Office, requires a minimum of 3 days per week onsite and may involve Travel and\/or work outside normal business hours.<\/p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><br>&#8211; Lead the development of the high-level architecture and concept design for the new EU Cyber Recovery Datacenter.<br>&#8211; Elicit, analyze, and translate business requirements into clear functional and non-functional requirements.<br>&#8211; Ensure solution designs align with the Global Target Architecture, architecture principles, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.<br>&#8211; Define and document architectural options, trade-offs, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.<br>&#8211; Contribute to the definition and evolution of the organization&#8217;s Datacenter, Disaster Recovery, and IT Resilience strategies.<br>&#8211; Partner with Platform GRID, IT Resilience, Engineering, Security, and Operations teams to shape and validate solution designs.<br>&#8211; Provide architectural governance and guidance throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions deliver the required levels of resilience, security, recoverability, and operational efficiency<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>With the following results (SMART) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>&#8211; Deliver the High-Level Concept Design for the EU Cyber Recovery Data Centre.<br>&#8211; Define and document a Business &amp; Technical Requirements Matrix, including functional and non-functional requirements.<br>&#8211; Support the development of the project Business Case by providing architectural input, solution options, assumptions, and cost drivers.<br>&#8211; Support datacenter feasibility assessments and site surveys, including the evaluation of resilience, security, operational, and infrastructure requirements.<br>&#8211; Contribute to the definition and update of the Enterprise Cyber Recovery Strategy and target-state architecture.<br>&#8211; Drive alignment between CoE Architecture, Platform GRID, Product Engineering, Information Security, Risk Management, and IT Leadership to ensure a coherent and approved solution direction.<br>&#8211;&nbsp;Produce the key architecture deliverables required for the Initiation Phase, including requirements, architecture principles, concept designs, solution options, and architecture decisions.<\/p><\/div>\n\r\n<h4 class=\"cx_h4 cx2_requirements\">Requirements<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cx2_requirements\"><p><strong>Education\/ Experience<\/strong><br>&#8211; Bachelor&#8217;s or Master&#8217;s degree<br>-Minimum 7-10 years&#8217; in Technical Architectural roles,with direct involvement in large-scale Enterprise IT Architecture solutions<br>-Experience in regulated Banking &amp; Financial Services environments<\/p> <p><strong>Knowledge\/Expertise<\/strong><br>-Strong experience designing in large-scale data center,and hybrid recovery environments, including backup,storage, replication, and failover solutions<br>-Deep understanding of Cyber Resilience principles,Immutable backup storage, Cyber Recovery vaults,air-gapped environments, ransomware recovery, andclean room recovery architectures including cross-region recovery<br>-Understanding of Data Centre Transformation &amp;\/ or Construction Projects<br>-Regulatory and industry frameworks including: ISO22237, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, NIST\/NIS2 and DORA.<\/p> <p><strong>Certifications<\/strong><br>-TOGAF \/ Gartner&rsquo;s Enterprise Architecture Method or similar (desirable)<br>-AWS \/ Azure Architect (desirable)<br>-VCP-VCF VMWare or similar (desirable)<br>-CCIE (desirable)<br>-CISSP (desirable)<br>-CDCDP (highly desirable)<\/p><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"cx_h4 cx2_information\">Information<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cx2_information\">Jobs A2Z-CM +31(0)20-3337629<\/div>\n\r\n<h4 class=\"cx_h4 cx2_application\">Application<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cx2_application\">Jobs A2Z-CM +31(0)20-3337629<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"cx_h4 cx2_introduction\">Introduction<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cx2_introduction\"><ul> <li>36 hours per week<\/li> <li>Start: 01 December 2026<\/li> <li>End: 30 May 2027<\/li> <li>Extension possible: Yes<\/li> <li>Candidate MUST live in the Netherlands<\/li> <li>ZZP is allowed<\/li> <\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[926,15872,19],"tags":[46,928,24],"class_list":["post-12860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture-design","category-infrastructure","category-publications","tag-amsterdam","tag-architecture-design","tag-the-netherlands","functiongroups-architecture-design","functions-infrastructure","worklocation-amsterdam","country-the-netherlands","procedure-zzp-and-or-contracting","business-line-default","hours-per-week-31","pubid-list-17215"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Datacenter &amp; 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