Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (contract)

Project overview

As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you will work on the Azure cloud foundation on which DevOps teams build and run their applications.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Shaping and further developing platform components in the areas of compute, networking, identity, security, and PaaS
• Translating architecture frameworks and landing zone concepts into maintainable and reusable implementations
• Ensuring availability, stability, security, compliance, performance, and observability
• Realizing Infrastructure as Code via Terraform and/or Bicep, with automation in PowerShell and C#
• Setting up and optimizing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and/or GitHub
• Automating provisioning, configuration, validation, and policy enforcement
• Further developing Kubernetes and supporting teams in migrating to it
• Investigating and assessing multi-cloud and open-source alternatives and platform patterns
• Contributing to platform functionality for AI workloads within the frameworks of security, data, and costs
• Converting digital sovereignty and exit possibilities into concrete technical solutions
• Performing root-cause analyses and coaching fellow engineers
• Acting as a technical point of contact for engineers, architects, and security specialists
• Completed HBO or WO education in IT, or demonstrably comparable level
• Working and thinking level at HBO/WO level
• Extensive practical experience at a senior level with Azure Cloud platforms and cloud landing zones
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code and automated CI/CD
• Proven experience with cloud security, identity, and networking
• Demonstrable experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with designing or substantially further developing a cloud landing zone yourself
• Relevant Azure and Kubernetes certifications are a plus
• Good oral and written skills in Dutch and English

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Amsterdam, North-Holland, South-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch, English