Application Specialist

**Apps Architect – Azure Cloud \& App Modernization** **Location: Brazil (Remote)** **Experience: 13\+ Years** **Key Roles \& Responsibilities** * Lead application modernization and migration from on\-prem/IIS to Azure PaaS platforms. * Design and implement solutions using Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, and Azure Container Instances. * Analyze application architecture, dependencies, and integrations to define optimal migration pathways. * Architect Azure Landing Zones and define the target\-state cloud architecture aligned with Azure best practices. * Guide and mentor teams of 5\+ engineers, providing strong technical leadership. * Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, DevOps, Data Platform, and Integration teams. * Perform application performance assessments before and after migration. * Ensure solutions align with business goals, cloud strategy, security, scalability, and value for money. * Prepare solution architecture documents and customer\-facing presentations. **Primary Skills \& Requirements** * 13\+ years of experience in application development and modernization. * Strong hands\-on experience with Azure PaaS services and cloud\-native architectures. * Experience hosting and configuring applications on IIS and migrating to Azure. * Expertise in containerization and hosting applications on Kubernetes (AKS). * Strong understanding of database connectivity, configuration, and application dependencies. * Proven experience in Azure application performance optimization. **Secondary Skills** * Experience troubleshooting Azure PaaS environments. * Ability to work closely with customers, internal stakeholders, and project managers. * Basic to intermediate knowledge of containers and AKS operations. **Technology Stack** **Languages \& Frameworks:** .NET, Java, Angular, React, Python