Business Architect - Platform Services

Contract: 12 months (subject to extension).

Location: Utrecht, Netherlands.

Salary: Not a constraint for the right candidate!

Experience: 8-10 years.

Hybrid: 2 days Work from Home 3 days Work from Office

Your Profile & DNA:

We are looking for a Business Architect – Platform Services, you shape the future of how our platform services are designed, delivered, and evolved. You work closely with the Area Lead (product & strategy) and Tech Lead (people & delivery) to translate business goals, regulatory demands, and engineering best practices into a clear, practical architecture.

Your mission: design platform services that are modern, secure, resilient, and fit for purpose — from operating systems to backup and recovery, including strong cyber recovery strategies.

This role is perfect for someone who loves deep technical challenges and enjoys explaining complex concepts in a way that brings people along.

Role & Responsibilities

Architectural leadership

• Own and evolve the architecture blueprint for Platform Services;

• Ensure alignment with engineering standards, enterprise architecture, and regulatory requirements;

• Guide choices around Linux and Windows platforms, SAN, NAS, object storage, archiving and cyber recovery, lifecycle management, and standardization.

Platform resilience & recovery

• Shape architectures for backup, restore, and disaster recovery;

• Drive strategies for cyber resilience, including recovery design, isolation, and restore confidence;

• Balance security, recoverability, cost, and operational simplicity.

Collaboration & leadership

• Co lead the Platform Services area together with the Area Lead and Tech Lead;

• Functionally lead Solution Architects working with multiple squads;

• Create clarity and alignment without hierarchy-heavy control;

• Foster a culture of learning, improvement, and shared ownership.

Stakeholder engagement

• Work with stakeholders across regions and disciplines;

• Communicate architectural vision and roadmaps in a clear, engaging way;

• Be a trusted sparring partner for engineering, security, and leadership.

Qualification & Experience

• Education: Master’s Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience;
• Experience: Significant experience in complex IT environments, including several years in architecture (business, enterprise, or platform);
• Operating systems: Strong hands-on and architectural knowledge of Linux and Windows platforms;
• Storage & data protection: Deep understanding of storage, backup & restore, and disaster recovery concepts;
• Security & resilience mindset: Experience with cyber recovery strategies, data protection, and platform security;
• Cloud & infrastructure: Solid understanding of on prem, cloud, and hybrid environments and how applications use both cloud and infrastructure;
• Communication: Able to explain complex technical topics clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences;
• Way of working: Curious, technically deep, collaborative, and focused on team success rather than personal spotlight;
• Language: Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

We would like to receive in the personal motivation an explanation showing that the candidate possesses the required competencies.

What do we offer?

If your profile matches the job requirement and you are interested to be presented to our clients, then please apply and don’t forget to attach your updated CV in line with the JD!

This position is for 1 year with possibility of extension. We offer competitive Gross Salary in line with the market standard.

Besides that, we offer following benefits, such as:

• 20 days of holiday per year
• Encourage Personal Development - Certification (Certification Charges reimbursed)
• Income Tax Return Filing
• We provide Visa Sponsorship for Candidate & Dependants
• Possibility of bonus

Who we are:

A2G Consulting also known as "A2G Technologies" is one of the fastest growing staffing companies in North Brabant region, Netherlands. We cater to Asia and Europe market focusing on high tech & non-high-tech clientele; headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands with a branch office in India (Bangalore & Pune) & Dubai. We successfully find a candidate and ensure that they get opportunities in line with their aspirations. We offer visa sponsorship for local & international candidates for career-enhancing opportunities. We strongly believe in equal opportunities and hence have a pool of resources with diversified ethnicity.

You will be deployed and work at one of our client sites.