Freelance Azure Cloud Engineer - Greenfield Project

Freelance Azure Cloud Engineer - Greenfield Project - Hybrid - Long Term

We are seeking a skilled Freelance Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build, and deploy a new Azure cloud environment as part of a greenfield migration initiative. This role involves creating cloud foundations from scratch, defining best practices, and supporting the migration of applications and workloads from on-premises or legacy platforms into Azure. You will work closely with architects, security teams, and application owners to deliver a secure, scalable, and modern cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Build and configure a greenfield Azure landing zone following Microsoft best practices.
• Design and implement core Azure services including VNets, subnets, NSGs, routing, and connectivity.
• Support identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and RBAC.
• Support and execute migrations from on-premises or legacy environments to Azure.
• Deploy and configure Azure compute, storage, and networking services.
• Assist in re-hosting, re-platforming, or modernising applications.
• Implement Azure security controls including MFA, Conditional Access, NSGs, Azure Firewall, and monitoring.
• Apply governance standards using Azure Policy, tagging, and cost management.
• Support compliance and security best practices from day one.
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform).
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise Azure workloads using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

Additional Details:

• START DATE: ASAP
• DURATION: Long term
• CONTRACT: Freelance
• ONSITE POLICY: Brussels or Antwerp (flexible remote working)
• HOURS PER WEEK: Full time
• LANGUAGES: English and (Dutch or French)
• INTERVIEW PROCESS: One stage

If you are interested or know anyone who could be a good fit please send your CV to matthew@Kodastaff.com