Azure Migration Engineer (Remote in Portugal)

Our Client

Our client is a technology consulting company with strong expertise in digital transformation, covering areas such as software development, infrastructure, data, QA, and low-code solutions. They support clients across multiple industries by delivering scalable, high-quality tech solutions. The company has a solid presence in Portugal and operates internationally.

Responsibilities:

• Assess existing environments, including on-prem infrastructure, servers, applications, dependencies, networking, storage, and databases, to define a robust migration approach.
• Conduct discovery and dependency analysis across applications, services, and data assets.
• Define and apply the most suitable migration strategy, such as lift & shift, refactoring, re-architecting, or rebuilding.
• Design the target Azure architecture, covering networking, identity, security, compute, storage, high availability, and disaster recovery (DR).
• Leverage Microsoft migration tools (e.g., Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, Database Migration Service) as well as third-party solutions when required.
• Develop and maintain automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for provisioning using Terraform, ARM, Bicep, PowerShell, or Azure CLI.
• Plan and execute migration pilots and tests to validate functionality before full cutover.
• Manage cutover activities, data migration, synchronization, and downtime minimization.
• After migration, monitor performance, optimize costs, and ensure security, compliance, and stability.
• Document all project phases, including runbooks, playbooks, and rollback strategies.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (infrastructure, networking, security, applications, and business stakeholders) and support overall project governance.

Technical Requirements:

• Proven hands-on experience with Azure, including Virtual Machines, Azure SQL / Managed Instances, Azure Storage, VNets, NSGs, ExpressRoute / VPN, and Azure AD / identity services.
• Experience with Azure migration tools, such as Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Database Migration Service.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, security, governance, and compliance.
• Proficiency in automation and IaC, using Terraform, ARM, Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• Ability to analyze infrastructure, performance bottlenecks, dependencies, and migration-related issues.
• Solid understanding of backup, disaster recovery, and high availability (HA) solutions.
• Development experience using at least one framework, preferably .NET.
• Languages (spoken and written): Portuguese and English (mandatory).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Administrator), AZ-305 (Solutions Architect), or equivalent.
• Previous experience migrating physical servers, virtual machines, or containers to Azure.
• Background working in hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies or project management frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong communication skills to present risks, plans, results, and technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with post-migration monitoring tools, such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.