Cloud-Native Software / Solutions Architect

About the Team

Devoteam Creative Tech is Belgium's leading digital consultancy, specializing in cloud-native development, AI innovation, and modern software engineering. Our multidisciplinary teams work on high-impact projects for top-tier clients across industries — from intelligent automation to large-scale platform modernizations. We foster a culture of curiosity, continuous learning, and creative problem-solving.

About the Role

As a Cloud-Native Software / Solutions Architect at Devoteam Creative Tech, you will take a leading role in designing, building, and evolving cloud-native application architectures for our clients. This is an AI Augmented position: you are expected to actively leverage AI tools and techniques to accelerate development, improve code quality, and drive innovation across the software development lifecycle.

Mission

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• Design and lead the architectural strategy for cloud-native applications, ensuring high availability, scalability, and resilience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
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• Drive application modernization initiatives, migrating legacy monolithic systems to microservices, serverless, or containerized architectures.
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• Design flexible and well-structured back-end architectures using modern cloud services and patterns (event-driven, CQRS, domain-driven design).
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• Champion DevOps/DevSecOps culture: automate CI/CD pipelines, integrate security into the build process, and promote infrastructure-as-code practices.
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• Leverage AI-assisted software engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Antigravity, Google Gemini, Claude) to optimize the SDLC and enhance developer productivity.
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• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into cloud-native solutions — including LLM-powered features, RAG architectures, AI agents, and intelligent automation.
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• Translate business goals into technical roadmaps and advise clients on cloud adoption and AI integration strategies.
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• Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and quality assurance processes to ensure high-quality deliverables.
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• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams.
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• Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders, clearly explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Profile

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• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.
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• Deep understanding of software design patterns, principles, and architectural styles (microservices, event-driven, SOA, clean architecture).
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• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile methodologies.
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• Solid grasp of security concepts, compliance standards, and DevSecOps best practices.
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• Excellent communication and leadership skills — ability to lead technical workshops, present to C-level stakeholders, and mentor teams.
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• Genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for AI — you actively experiment with AI tools and stay on top of the latest developments in generative AI, LLMs, and AI-assisted engineering.
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• Willingness to continuously learn and obtain certifications in cloud technologies and AI.
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• Fluency in Dutch or French, and English.

Technical Requirements

Languages & Cloud Platforms

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• Programming Languages — Java, Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript, or similar.
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• Cloud Platform Expertise — Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud with hands-on experience in cloud-native services.

Infrastructure & DevOps

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• Containerization & Orchestration — Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE.
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• Infrastructure-as-Code — Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
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• CI/CD Pipeline Design — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins.

APIs & Integration

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• API Design & Management — REST, gRPC, GraphQL, API gateways.
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• Message-Driven Architectures — Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, Pub/Sub.

AI Skills

This is an AI Augmented role. The following AI competencies are mandatory

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• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Antigravity, Google Gemini, Claude, or similar).
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• Practical understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and how to integrate LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI) into applications.
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• Experience with or strong understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) patterns, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, pgvector), and embedding models.
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• Ability to design and architect AI-powered features and agents within cloud-native applications.
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• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms and services (Azure AI, Google Vertex AI, AWS SageMaker, or Hugging Face).
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• Understanding of responsible AI principles: bias mitigation, explainability, data privacy, and ethical AI use.

Assets (Nice to Have)

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• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Architect).
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• AI/ML certifications (e.g., Claude Architect, Google Cloud ML Engineer, AWS ML, Azure Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect).
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• Experience building AI agents or multi-agent systems (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen).
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• Experience with MLOps practices and model deployment pipelines.
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• Experience with serverless architectures (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).

What We Offer

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• A challenging and varied role within Devoteam Creative Tech, Belgium's leading tech consultancy.
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• Work on cutting-edge projects combining modern software development with AI innovation.
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• A competitive salary package including company car, net allowances, meal vouchers, and group insurance.
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• Continuous learning opportunities: certifications, training budgets, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing.
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• A hybrid work model with modern, inspiring office spaces designed for collaboration.
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• A culture that values innovation, autonomy, and personal growth.
• At Devoteam, we combine strong values – respect, frankness, ambition, entrepreneurship & collaboration - with a fun environment that empowers you to innovate and succeed.
• >>> Does all this sound compelling to you? Go for it and click that apply button!