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
