IT Architect

"make measurable business impact in a high-tech manufacturing company"

📍 Location: Kinderdijk (the Netherlands)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-time

📅 Start Date: 2026-1-1

Royal IHC is a global player in the maritime industry. We require a robust and scalable IT landscape that enables seamless operations across borders. We are at the forefront of innovation, investing heavily in emerging technologies, data-driven decision-making, and artificial intelligence to create the maritime future.

The IT Department of IHC ensures the continuity of our business, providing high performing IT solutions that are secure and compliant. Moreover, we evolve our IT landscape to increase productivity of our business units. We operate a hybrid cloud environment to host our applications and develop & maintain IT Integrations.

Royal IHC is growing and to support this expansion we’re looking for a IT Architect as part of the Architecture Team. You are a subject matter expert within (Microsoft Azure Cloud) network, infrastructure and Azure Integration Services (incl. Logic Apps and Container Apps). You’ll partake in delivery projects, providing guidance across infrastructure, networking, cloud platforms. You’re pragmatic and hands‑on, meaning that you can step in and code when needed and provide coaching to the teams you support. You bring experience with IT Security and have a sharp eye for costs associated with development & maintenance.

• Design and maintain network & infrastructure architectures aligned with enterprise architecture principles.

• Advise on technology choices and roadmap within the infrastructure, cloud, and security domains.

• Collaborate with delivery teams to translate architectural principles into actionable solutions.

• Identify and mitigate risks related to security, compliance, and operational resilience.

• Document architecture models, standards, and guidelines.

• Engage with stakeholders across IT, security, business and external vendors.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an architect in IT infrastructure, cloud, or security.

• Deep knowledge of networking technologies, Microsoft Azure cloud platform, virtualization, and security frameworks.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture methodologies such as TOGAF or similar.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.

• A real can do mentality bringing theoretical concepts into practice.

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Azure Architect, or equivalent are a plus.

• A strategic role in a forward‑thinking and innovative IT environment.

• Collaboration with leading experts in data, AI, and technology.

• Opportunities for personal development and certification.

• Flexible working arrangements and a competitive benefits package.