IT Architect Infrastructure & Cloud
Hi, I'm Jurjen.
I design and run the platform
everything else is built on.
From on-premises data centres to Azure hybrid cloud — I architect the networks, clouds and workplaces that thousands of people rely on every day, and I stay close enough to the keyboard to keep them running.
Selected case / Accell Group
From data centre to hybrid cloud, built for the group.
Accell is a group of some 20 cycling companies across Europe. I help shape and deliver the infrastructure underneath them: Azure hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, networking, workplace and security — from strategy to deployment.
- Transforming on-premises resources to Azure (IaaS, PaaS, virtualisation, storage, backup)
- Designing and operating LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi and data centre connectivity
- Running Azure Kubernetes Services and Azure App Services as delivery platforms
- Partnering with security on policies, tooling and hardening — by design, not afterthought
- Technical lead for infrastructure migrations and integrations across Europe
What I do
Where infrastructure meets production.
Architect for change
Solution designs that fit the strategy and survive contact with reality — cloud, network, workplace.
Automate the platform
Azure DevOps pipelines and infrastructure as code, so the safe path is the repeatable path.
Secure by design
Identity, endpoint and network security worked into the design together with the security team.
Stay hands-on
Third-line engineering when it matters. I don't just draw the plan — I help ship and run it.
Away from the keyboard
Motorcycling, squash and padel, snowboarding, and fixing or building anything with a plug on it.
Career / 15+ years in IT
From support desk to group architect.
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2024 — now
Accell Group
IT Architect Infrastructure & Cloud
Co-own the technology strategy and its implementation: cloud transformation, data centre, networking and security architecture for the group.
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2012 — 2024
Accell IT B.V.
Infrastructure Engineer III (Senior)
Third-line engineering and Azure DevOps work: AKS and hybrid cloud, Office 365 migrations across Europe, SCCM, Intune, Okta and security rollouts (Rapid7, SentinelOne).
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2009 — 2012
Accell IT B.V.
Support Engineer
First- and second-line support, CMDB and workplace support on site across Europe and the US. Where I learned to translate what people need into what IT delivers.
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2008
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
BSc Business Information Technology (HBO Bedrijfskundige Informatica)
Also built the Business Intelligence course module as a graduate — data warehouse templates with Oracle Warehouse Builder.
Certifications & training: Microsoft MD-100 · Azure Infrastructure Solutions · Windows Server 2012 (install & admin) · ITIL Foundation v3 · Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Projects / 2024 — 2026
Transformation programmes & platforms I've worked on.
Architecture, governance and hands-on design work across cloud platforms, identity, integration and security — enterprise scale, business continuity intact.
Azure Landing Zone & Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform Architect
Designed and governed the Azure platform standards that let enterprise workloads onboard securely and at scale — balancing security, operations and developer experience.
- Landing zone architecture & security/governance design
- Subscription and management group strategy
- Networking, connectivity and private endpoint strategy
- Identity integration
- Monitoring, backup & recovery architecture
- Cloud onboarding patterns
Enterprise Transformation Programmes
Infrastructure Architect / Technical Lead
Technical architecture and governance across enterprise-wide modernization of infrastructure, workplace, cloud, networking and security — design reviews, risk assessment and vendor coordination.
- Technical architecture and governance
- Solution reviews and design validation
- Technical risk assessment
- Vendor coordination and design oversight
- Platform modernization planning
- Technical decision making during projects
API Management & Integration Modernisation
Cloud & Integration Architect
Led the architecture for API platforms and enterprise integration, using Azure API Management and cloud-native services to simplify connectivity and modernize legacy landscapes — including IBM i / AS400.
- API architecture design & governance
- Integration platform strategy
- Hybrid connectivity patterns
- Security and authentication design
- Technical evaluation of integration technologies
Platform Engineering & Kubernetes
Platform Architect
Defined scalable platform patterns so application teams can deploy modern workloads securely and consistently — hosting strategy, CI/CD and infrastructure automation.
- Platform and Kubernetes platform design
- Application hosting strategy
- Developer & CI/CD enablement
- Infrastructure automation
- Operational standards
Identity Transformation
IAM Transformation Lead
Technical leadership for enterprise identity modernization — consolidating authentication platforms and moving toward a cloud-first identity strategy with less complexity and risk.
- Identity architecture reviews
- Migration planning
- Application inventory validation
- Dependency analysis
- Authentication modernization
- Identity governance review
Microsoft 365 & AD Consolidation
Infrastructure Migration Architect
Governed the technical side of directory and productivity-platform consolidations across multiple countries, domains and business units — coexistence design, cutover planning, risk.
- Active Directory & Microsoft 365 consolidation
- Migration planning
- Dependency validation
- Coexistence design
- Risk assessment & cutover planning
Microsoft Fabric & Data Platform
Platform Architect & Technical Advisor
Helped evaluate architecture, capacity, governance and migration approaches for adopting Microsoft Fabric across the enterprise analytics landscape.
- Platform evaluation & capacity planning
- Architecture reviews
- Migration assessments
- Governance considerations
- Cost and operational reviews
Infrastructure Security & Governance
Technical Review Authority
Design reviews, hardening and change validation for infrastructure and identity security — more secure environments without disrupting operations.
- Security design & hardening reviews
- Risk assessment & dependency analysis
- Change validation
- Operational impact assessment
Business Continuity & Discovery
Infrastructure Lead
Mapped critical applications, infrastructure dependencies and business data locations to support continuity planning and informed decision making.
- Server inventory analysis
- Application mapping
- Dependency discovery
- Data location identification
- Infrastructure assessment
Working stack
Tools are a means. The platform is the work.
Build & run
Manage & secure
Connect
Contact
Building, changing or scaling a platform?
Happy to talk infrastructure, cloud transformation or anything with a motor and a plug.