Solutions Architect

Solution Architect.

Long term & full time position, 1 to 2 days remote are possible per week.

A security clearance is necessary, so only EU citizen

budget, we can propose 600€/day
.

A person should have an active criminal record or get one real quick before joining and freelancing B2B, or own a limited company
.

Below the link of the JD for more details :

YOUR PROFILE:

• Certified knowledge of technologies defined above. Having one or more of the following certifications would be advantageous:

o ITIL 4 Foundation

o Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

o Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

o Microsoft Certified: Solutions Associate: SQL Server

o Microsoft Certified: Technology Specialist, Web applications

o Microsoft Certified: Technology Specialist, Windows applications

o Microsoft Certificate MCSA Solutions Expert

o Microsoft Certificate MCSE Office 365 Professional

o Microsoft Certificate Microsoft SharePoint Server Core Solutions

o AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

o Cloud Security Alliance: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge

o Certified Kubernetes Administrator

• International experience in projects related to the tasks above and namely with practical

implementations such as architecture and technology selection, installation, configuration, test, operations

• Excellent knowledge of the norms and standards, of industry trends and of state-of-the-art

implementation examples

• Fluent in English & hold a master degree in IT

• 8 years of experience minimum in a similar position

• An experience within an EU Institution will be an asset

Most important skills:

Containerisation & Orchestration

• Docker (or equivalent): Building/managing containers, images, and registries.

• Kubernetes: Orchestration (ArgoCD deployments, scaling, monitoring)

Infrastructure Automation

• Configuration Management: Ansible (Chef/Puppet).

• Scripting: Bash, Python for automation.

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.

Linux Server Management

• Administration: RHEL, CentOS

• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing.

• Security: Hardening, patching, access control.

CI/CD Pipelines

• Continuous Integration: GitHub CI, Atlassian, Jenkins.

• Deployment: Automated releases to multiple environments.

• Version Control: Git (branching strategies, pull requests).

Cloud Platforms

• AWS, Azure: Compute, storage, networking, security.

• Scalability & Resilience: High-availability design.

Nice to have:

Deployment Automation & Orchestration

• Tools: GitHub pipelines, Jenkins,ArgoCD, Bamboo.

• Release Management: Rolling updates, blue-green, canary deployments.

• Environment Consistency: Consistent dev/test/prod deployments.

Knowledge of Networks, Servers, and Software Tools

• Continuous Learning: Staying updated with emerging DevOps practices.

• Collaboration: Working closely with developers, QA, and operations teams.

• Tool Familiarity: IDEs, build tools, test frameworks.

Software Development Fundamentals (Bonus)

• Basic Coding: Python, Go, Java Spring boot, .NET Core.

• Testing & Code Quality: Unit testing, integration testing, code reviews.

• Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban.