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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Solution Architect - **Company:** It Recruitment - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, PHP (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Application Lifecycle Management, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Microsoft Online Services, C++ (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Perl (Programming Language), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), JSON, Python (Programming Language), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Ruby on Rails, Responsive Web Design, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.nl/jobad/nldb23bca0868f29bae23b7f514e971b97 ## About the Role * Energetic, result driven and target oriented personality; * Excellent communicator and natural networker; * Motivated, proactive, accurate, organized and reliable; * Takes ownership and clear "get-it-done" mentality. * Team player but comfortable operating solo; Competences: * The ideal candidate is eager to learn, a great listener and communicator, has a strong passion for technology and is ready to flourish in a fast paced, high growth market. * Achievement motivation; driven to succeed and achieve goals * Accountability, feeling end-responsible for own success * Hunter mentality * Emotional Adaptability; overcoming obstacles to success * Excellent communication skills both internally and on C-level; * Emotional intelligence, listen, create rapport and "understand" people; * Ability to pitch value; * Great networker (in- and externally); * Tech passionate self-starter with a professional process driven sales approach., * Minimum of 3 years work experience with a similar role. * Proven track record of building technical and business relationships with senior customer executives and providing consultancy in large or highly strategic accounts. * Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in architecting, designing and implementing Microsoft Azure based cloud-based solutions. * Experience in requirements gathering & business analyst skills. * Knowledge or good understanding of Microsoft Azure Cloud Services & Concepts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) * At least 4 years of experience in migrating on premise workloads to the Microsoft Azure cloud. * Broad understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging computing trends. * Effective learning skills, ability to work well in a team environment and strong problem-solving skills are also critical to success in the role. * Fluent in English, speaking Dutch and/or German is a big plus! * Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. * If you don't have experience with Azure, then we expect you to get certified on at least L300 within 6 months after you join us. ## Description IT Recruitment is looking for her client in Amsterdam for a Cloud Solution Architect. As Cloud Solution Architect you are acting as the linking pin between the Sales organization and the Cloud engineering teams in the EMEA region driving Azure-based initiatives in collaboration with customers and participates in both pre and post-sales efforts, combining commercial and technical cloud experience. The CSA is a customer facing technology role that is accountable for a great customer cloud journey experience. You provide strategic advice, professional services and robust solutions to national and international enterprises, helping them to successfully transition to and operate in the Microsoft cloud using Managed Services. Responsibilities: * Understand customers' needs, their background, organizational dynamics and the pressures it may be under. You're able to provide customers with solutions that add value to their business. * Provide expert technical advice and design, answering RFPs and RFIs and architecting solutions. Translate customer needs into corresponding architecting solutions; * Coordinates, and has direct responsibility for, a project, product or specific set of tasks related to a department or business unit. * Managing deadlines and progress across the team to ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget * Thinking strategically about business, product, and technical challenges. * Validate and as needed sharpening sales defined customer needs * Understand specific Azure technology components and solutions for actual delivery and operations. * Lead technical architecture reviews in coordination with the CSA council and various technical teams to determine compliancy with the agreed standards and architecture. * Providing the primary technical sounding board for customers and prospects, translating requirements into defined and supportable solutions. * Where customers require non-standard capabilities, the Cloud Solution Architect optimizes available options with the customer, and provides quality assurance to make sure customer satisfaction is achieved during service delivery. * Coordinate, connect and cooperate with CSAs, cloud engineers and technical subject matter experts within the global organization * Supporting Sales opportunities together with sales teams * Keep up to date with market trends and competitive insights Tasks: * Own & lead the technical customer engagement, commercial bids (SA's), assessments, architectural design sessions, implementation projects, proofs of concepts, act as the lead architect. * Lead technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, architecture design sessions, proof of concepts and pilots to explain, demonstrate, and prove to our customers the capabilities of the companies products and services, and how we can make their businesses more successful. This in such a way, that all stakeholders (technical and non-technical) get a good understanding of the solution. * Helping identify and diagnose technical, architectural, and competitive blockers and respective solutions for sales opportunities and usage decision blockers and helping ensure that these solutions are implemented. * Lead customers, in regards to their technical decisions, aligning with the organisations sales opportunities and usage scenarios. 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