Freelance Senior Cloud Engineer / Architect (AWS)

Freelance project – long-term engagement in Portugal Tech Tide is a Portugal-based technology company delivering Cloud, AI and Robotics projects for companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For a long-term transformation project in Portugal, we are looking for an independent cloud expert with an architecture mindset, contracted directly by Tech Tide as a freelancer (B2B). This is not a permanent position. Location: Lisbon, Portugal (hybrid) The project is based in Portugal and the team works out of Lisbon. Most of the work is remote, but you should be based in Portugal and able to join the team on-site in Lisbon on a regular basis. Project scope - Lead the migration of business-critical applications to AWS - Build tools and frameworks for platform deployment and management - Own scalability, high availability, monitoring, backup and restore - Create and optimise automated build and deployment pipelines - Set technical standards and enable several development teams Your profile - Several years of hands-on AWS experience in complex environments - Kubernetes, Terraform and AWS CDK - Solid networking, security and automation know-how - Fluent English; Portuguese is a plus - Based in Portugal, ideally in or near Lisbon - Transport, logistics, automation or robotics background is a strong advantage Project setup - Freelance / B2B contract directly with Tech Tide - Full-time engagement, start ASAP - Approx. 12 months with strong extension potential - Hybrid: mostly remote, regular on-site days in Lisbon - Competitive hourly rate - Due to project compliance requirements, this engagement is open to EU citizens only