Strategy Cloud Native Solutioning Platformification

Hello, I'm

Thomas Petit.

I architect & build for the cloud.

ICT Architect with 12+ years of experience in enterprise & solution architecture, cloud-native platforms, and platformification. I help organisations modernise their technology landscape and deliver scalable, resilient solutions.

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About TPC Services

TPC Services — Thomas Petit Consulting — is a Belgium-based consultancy specialising in ICT architecture and cloud-native transformation. With over a decade of hands-on experience across banking, aviation, logistics, and public sector, I bring deep expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-grade solutions.

I value pragmatic architecture, clean integration patterns, and solutions that empower development teams. Whether it's defining a containerisation strategy, establishing integration standards, or modernising legacy platforms — I focus on outcomes that last.

0+ Years Experience
0+ Projects Delivered
0+ Enterprise Clients

Architecture & Strategy

Enterprise & solution architecture, integration strategy, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.

Cloud & Platforms

Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS, container-first strategies, and platform engineering for scalable delivery.

Integration

Event-driven architecture, API design, B2B integration, async patterns, and domain-driven design.

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Security & Compliance

Vulnerability management, patching strategies, regulatory compliance (NBB/ECB), and hardening practices.

What I deliver

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Enterprise Architecture

Define and validate architecture blueprints, reference architectures, and technology strategies aligned with business goals. From business architecture down to technical design — bridging the gap between stakeholders and engineering.

  • Archimate
  • Enterprise Architect
  • TOGAF
  • Domain Driven Design
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Cloud-Native & Platform Engineering

Design and implement container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer experience tooling. Empower teams through platformification — turning complex infrastructure into self-service capabilities.

  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift
  • ArgoCD
  • Backstage
  • AWS
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Solution Architecture

End-to-end solution design from assessment to implementation — event-driven architectures, API strategies, integration patterns, and CMS-driven digital experiences. Pragmatic solutioning that ships.

  • Event-Driven
  • AsyncAPI
  • OpenAPI
  • Kafka
  • Microservices

Selected projects

Acerta Jun 2025 — Present

Lead / Domain Architect — Starters & Zelfstandigen

Broad E2E architectural scope spanning business-to-technical architecture for Acerta's S&Z domain. Covering event-driven architecture in the Bedrijfsleiderplatform (BLP) / Boekhoudersplatform, Drupal CMS for customer-facing platforms like ikwilstarten.be, and cross-domain integration.

Event-DrivenDrupal CMSDomain ArchitectureE2E Scope
IMEC Jun 2025 — Jul 2025

Application Workbench — Enterprise & Solution Architecture

Assessment, enterprise & solution architecture for an application workbench to aid researchers in platformification of their day-to-day work, empowered by cloud-native best practices.

AssessmentCloud NativePlatformificationSolution Architecture
Brussels Airport Company Aug 2024 — May 2025

ICT Architect

Architecture across multiple initiatives for Brussels Airport's digital and operational landscape. Ground Handling Tender Architecture — integration between airlines and ground handlers for ramp handling, catering, fueling, and flight-specific service management. Event-Driven B2C Push Notifications — designed the event-driven foundation for personalised flight notifications in the mobile app.

AWSOpenAPIAsync APIDDDEvent-DrivenB2B Integration
Crelan Mar 2020 — Oct 2024

Cloud Platform Team

Led the container-first platform strategy for Crelan's SDLC modernisation — Kubernetes/OpenShift platform engineering, developer experience, observability, and service mesh implementation.

OpenShiftIstioArgoCDBackstageKafka
Jan De Nul Mar 2024 — Apr 2024

SDLC & Containerisation Strategy

Assessed existing strategy, defined a structured onboarding approach, and established cloud-native foundations in an on-premise-only OpenShift environment.

Red Hat ACSVaultOpenTelemetry
AXA Bank Nov 2016 — May 2019

Switch Project & CoE Integration

Drove AXA Bank's technology transformation including the SWITCH modernisation programme, integration centre of excellence, signing & authentication, and instant payments architecture.

SOASpring BootAPI DesignSEPA
NIKE Oct 2015 — Aug 2016

Supply Chain IT Solutions

Built IT solutions supporting Nike's supply chain — 900M products across 50+ distribution centres, thousands of accounts, and 700+ factories worldwide.

Java EEDockerMongoDBJenkins

Technology stack

Cloud & Containers

Kubernetes OpenShift AWS Docker Helm ArgoCD FluxCD Istio

Observability

Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry Jaeger Loki Splunk

Integration & Messaging

Kafka AsyncAPI OpenAPI Apache Camel REST JMS SOAP

Development

Java Spring Boot Quarkus Go Angular JavaScript Python

Data & Storage

PostgreSQL MongoDB Elasticsearch Minio IBM DB2 MSSQL

Security & Identity

Hashicorp Vault Red Hat ACS KeyCloak OIDC Cyberark LDAP

Architecture & Tooling

Enterprise Architect Archimate UML Backstage draw.io Confluence

Methodologies

Domain Driven Design Event-Driven Architecture Agile / Scrum DevOps API-First Microservices

Languages I speak

Dutch

Mother tongue

French

Mother tongue

English

Very good

German

Notions

Let's connect

Looking for an experienced ICT architect to help with your next project? Let's discuss how TPC Services can help drive your technology forward.

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Location Belgium