Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Azure)

TL;DR

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Azure): Building and securing a modern cloud-only Azure platform for a global industrial group with an accent on identity federation and secure connectivity. Focus on implementing Entra ID, Azure networking, and PaaS integrations to ensure reliability across international entities.

Location: Hybrid in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2-3 days WFH). Visa sponsorship available for qualifying senior candidates already living and working in the Netherlands.

Salary: €90,000 – €110,000 + up to 16% bonus

Company

A globally known industrial powerhouse operating in energy, transport, industrial technology, and critical infrastructure sectors.

What you will do

• Bring a modern, cloud-only Azure platform into production and take full ownership of its security and evolution.
• Engineer the identity and connectivity layer using Entra ID B2B, Conditional Access, and Azure Firewall.
• Design and implement secure PaaS connectivity to facilitate global operations and external data exchange.
• Collaborate with international stakeholders, application specialists, and external software providers across multiple countries.
• Automate and optimize cloud operations to enhance security and reliability as the platform scales.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineer.
• Deep practical experience with Microsoft Entra ID, specifically B2B guest access, Conditional Access, and identity governance.
• Solid Azure networking expertise, including VNets, Private DNS, Private Endpoints, and Azure Firewall.
• Experience operating high-reliability cloud platforms with rigorous change management processes.
• Fluent English proficiency is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure PaaS services such as App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, Storage, or Azure SQL.
• Proficiency with Key Vault, Defender, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or Azure DevOps.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with a performance bonus up to 16%.
• Flexible hybrid work model allowing 2 to 3 days of working from home.
• Generous learning and development budget for professional certifications and conferences.
• 27 holiday days and high-quality work equipment.
• No standard evening or weekend standby rotation.
• Provision of an OV business card.