TL;DR

(Senior) Principal Azure Cloud Engineer: Designing, building, implementing, and continuously improving scalable, secure, and future-ready Azure solutions with an accent on technical ownership of the full cloud engineering lifecycle and professionalising our cloud capability. Focus on applying best practices in cloud architecture, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and building cloud-native infrastructure.

Location: Based in the Netherlands

Company

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What you will do

Design and implement scalable, cloud-native solutions on Azure.
Deliver technical architecture and guidelines to clients.
Optimise CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure (e.g., Bicep, Terraform).
Lead and coach teams across multiple clients.
Advise clients on tooling, integration, and architecture choices.
Contribute to pre-sales, standardisation, and team development.

Requirements

Completed technical degree (HBO, Bachelor or Master).
At least 4 years of experience in a relevant cloud engineering or DevOps role.
Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
Experience with containerisation and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, CircleCI).
Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Bicep or Pulumi).
Experience with Azure services such as Logic Apps, Service Bus, Function Apps, Load Balancing, and Linux environments.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus or Grafana).
Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and a consultancy mindset.
Proactive, eager to learn, and motivated to help build a growing team.
Fluent in Dutch and English.
Based in the Netherlands.

Culture & Benefits

Tailor-made growth path with training, courses, certification, and mentoring.
Innovative work environment with a team of experts pushing boundaries.
Immediate impact and responsibility for clients from day one.
Supportive, flexible, and no-nonsense work culture that fosters growth.
Competitive employment benefits, including bonuses and expense allowance.
Company car or mobility budget.
Workplace that prioritises and respects your work-life balance.
Affordable sports membership with over 10,000 partners.
Opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
Vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.