Requirements: English
Company: Next Ventures
Region: belgium, belgium ,
Freelance Azure Cloud Engineer On-Premise to Azure Cloud Migration
Location: Remote
Contract Type: Freelance (6-12 months)
Overview:
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer with a specialized focus on Azure migration to join their team for a critical project in Brussels. As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and migration strategies, particularly transitioning from on-premise environments to Microsoft Azure. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, collaborate with skilled platform engineering teams, and drive forward cloud adoption strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the migration of on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, ensuring seamless integration with minimal disruption to business operations.
- Architect and implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates.
- Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and management with Jenkins and Ansible.
- Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitHub and Bitbucket to support continuous deployment processes.
- Partner with Platform Engineering teams to implement and optimize microservices, Kubernetes, and cloud-native networking solutions.
- Integrate and configure observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) for continuous monitoring and reporting of cloud infrastructure health.
- Adhere to cloud best practices, leveraging frameworks such as the Cloud Adoption Framework and the Well-Architected Framework to ensure optimized cloud infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot and optimize cloud environments to meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor''s degree or equivalent experience in a related field, with relevant industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).
- Extensive experience leading and executing Azure cloud migration projects from on-premise to cloud environments.
- Expert-level proficiency in designing and deploying Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, Pulumi, and Ansible.
- Hands-on expertise in cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies using Jenkins.
- A strong commitment to continuous learning and innovation in cloud technologies.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken; proficiency in French or Dutch is a plus.
If this role aligns with your expertise and career goals, please send your application to ollie.miracco@next-ventures.com or apply via the link below.