One of our partner is looking for a Senior Cloud Solution Architect for a long term freelance engagement to support the modernisation of its core IT applications towards Microsoft Azure.
Mission context
You will join a multidisciplinary team of functional analysts, developers and project managers responsible for developing and maintaining critical business applications. Your mission: translate the existing on-premises landscape into concrete, robust cloud architectures, while building a solid understanding of the business and regulatory context.
The main target technology landing zones are:
- Microsoft Azure: Azure SQL, Container Apps, Key Vault, EntraID, Terraform...
- Data platform: Databricks, PowerBI
- Automation: Microsoft Power Platform (PowerApps, PowerAutomate, Dataverse)
Your responsibilities
- Design end-to-end solution architectures for hybrid environments (on-premise / cloud), including API and integration patterns
- Translate business and functional requirements into concrete technical architectures
- Assess technical options and clearly articulate their advantages, risks and trade-offs
- Produce, maintain and defend all required architectural documentation
- Act as the bridge between the project team and the cloud, infrastructure and security teams
- Provide active support throughout the implementation phase
- Contribute to multi-year application roadmaps
Profile
Technical skills
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud architecture
- Experience with .NET C# REST backends and Angular frontends
- Strong background in hybrid on-premises / cloud integrations
- Experience in legacy system modernisation
- Ability to dive into technical details and guide teams during implementation
Soft skills
- Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
- Proactive and autonomous approach
- Comfortable making and defending architectural decisions
- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Practical details
- Brussels
- Status: Freelance / Self-employed
- Working language: English + French or Dutch
