Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Terraform / AKS / Azure DevOps) – Freelance

Project overview

About the opportunity

For an international enterprise project in the semiconductor and mechanical engineering industries, we are seeking 5 highly experienced Senior Azure Cloud Engineers.

We are looking for hands-on engineers who can independently build, automate, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot complex Microsoft Azure environments.

The project operates within a business-critical enterprise landscape with SAP-related dependencies. Strong production experience, automation expertise, and a structured approach to complex technical incidents are essential.

Requirements

Required qualifications

Additional advantages

What we offer

Interested?

Please apply through JOIN and provide:

We look forward to connecting with senior Azure engineers who combine strong automation skills with the ability to take ownership of complex production environments.

• Extensive hands-on experience as a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, or DevOps Engineer.
• Strong production experience with Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS services.
• Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Azure DevOps and/or GitHub.
• Strong practical knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience working with Azure Storage, Virtual Machines, Key Vault, Application Gateway, and Databricks.
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Shell scripting, YAML, and Python.
• Experience implementing automated infrastructure security controls.
• Strong knowledge of logging, monitoring, alerting, and operational troubleshooting.
• Ability to resolve complex technical problems independently in business-critical environments.
• English language proficiency at C2 level or demonstrably equivalent.
• Residence within the EU and willingness to work on-site in the Netherlands during the specified period.
• Availability for a full-time freelance assignment starting in December 2026.
• Experience supporting SAP-related cloud infrastructure or SAP-dependent enterprise environments.
• Strong DevSecOps and cloud security expertise.
• Experience with high-availability architecture, disaster recovery, and production incident management.
• Azure certifications or comparable evidence of advanced Azure engineering expertise.
• Previous experience in large international enterprise environments.
• A technically demanding assignment in a large international enterprise environment.
• The opportunity to work on complex Azure infrastructure and automation challenges.
• A primarily remote engagement with a defined on-site project phase.
• Collaboration with experienced cloud, database, and infrastructure specialists.
• An hourly rate aligned with your qualifications and seniority.
• Direct communication and ongoing support through Sidekick Network.
• Your current CV or detailed technical profile
• Your earliest availability
• Your location and country of residence
• Your expected hourly rate in EUR
• Confirmation of your availability for on-site work in the Netherlands from 14 January to 7 February 2027
• A short summary of your hands-on experience with Azure, Terraform, AKS, Azure DevOps/GitHub, and business-critical production environments

Project details

Your responsibilities

• Start: Early December 2026
• Duration: End of February 2027
• Workload: Full-time (5 positions available)
• Location: Primarily remote from within the EU
• On-site requirement: Netherlands, 14 January – 7 February 2027
• Language: English C2 or demonstrably equivalent proficiency
• Contract: Freelance
• Design, implement, operate, and optimize infrastructure and cloud services on Microsoft Azure.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub.
• Provision and manage Azure IaaS and PaaS resources, incl.: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Key Vault, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Databricks, Azure Application Gateway
• Deploy, administer, and troubleshoot containerized workloads and Kubernetes environments.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Shell scripting, YAML, and Python.
• Implement and improve automated infrastructure security checks and security controls.
• Establish reliable logging, monitoring, and alerting across cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Investigate and resolve complex production incidents in business-critical enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, database, SAP, and application teams to ensure stable operations.
• Contribute to performance improvements, operational resilience, and cloud engineering best practices.
• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Bonn, Germany, DE
• Languages: English