Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
About the project & role
🧠 Tech level: Senior 💼 Employment: Full time 🚀 Start: December 2026 📍 Location: Remote within EU 🖥️ Work format: Remote within EU with onsite requirement in Netherlands (14 January 2027 – 7 February 2027) 🗣️ Language: English — C2 level / English Fluent 🏢 Customer: Leading company in semiconductor and mechanical engineering industry 🧩 Project: Large-scale cloud infrastructure program involving design, deployment, and operation of Azure-based infrastructure and services with focus on business-critical SAP environments 🎯 Tasks — Design, deploy, and operate Azure infrastructure and platform services — Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions — Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub — Deploy and operate Azure IaaS and PaaS services — Manage Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, Application Gateway, AKS, and Databricks — Implement containerized and Kubernetes-based solutions — Automate cloud deployment, operations, and security controls — Configure and operate logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions — Develop automation scripts using Terraform, PowerShell, Shell, YAML, and Python — Troubleshoot complex cloud and infrastructure incidents in critical SAP environments — Work closely with application, SAP, infrastructure, and security teams — Support cloud governance, compliance, and operational best practices 🛠️ Requirements Hard Skills — Strong Azure Cloud Engineering experience in enterprise environments — Hands-on expertise with Azure IaaS & PaaS Services, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Key Vault, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Databricks, Application Gateway — Infrastructure as Code (Terraform mandatory) — CI/CD implementation using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub — Minimum 3 completed end-to-end SAP S/4HANA transformation projects — Kubernetes and container platform experience — Scripting and automation skills: PowerShell, Shell Scripting, YAML, Python — Experience implementing automated IaC security controls — Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions — Proven troubleshooting capabilities in complex SAP production environments 🤝 Requirements Soft Skills — Ability to work independently in customer-facing environments — Strong analytical and problem-solving skills — Excellent communication skills in English ➕ Nice to have — Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400 or equivalent) — Experience with enterprise SAP hosting platforms on Azure — Knowledge of cloud governance, security, and compliance frameworks — Experience in highly regulated manufacturing or semiconductor environments 💬 Comment — Availability for onsite support in the Netherlands during the migration/support phase ❗ Important — Minimum 3 completed end-to-end SAP S/4HANA transformation projects — Proven experience in at least 3 SAP S/4HANA transformations — Hands-on production support experience in critical SAP landscapes Options for the message from Ivan: The requirement is quite demanding, so we're particularly interested in experienced professionals who closely match the technical requirements. We need more than just relevant technology knowledge: strong hands-on experience and successfully delivered SAP S/4HANA transformations are essential. 🚀 This is an international project for a leading company in the Semiconductor & Mechanical Engineering industry. The client is running a large-scale Azure cloud infrastructure program focused on business-critical SAP systems, including SAP S/4HANA. ✈️ Travel expenses: Flights and accommodation in the Netherlands will be fully covered by the client. 🌍 Location: We are considering candidates based in EU countries only. 💰 Rate: Open to any reasonable rate in EUR. We are flexible and ready to consider offers based on the candidate's experience and expertise. The requirement is quite demanding, so we're particularly interested in experienced professionals who closely match the technical requirements. We need more than just relevant technology knowledge: strong hands-on experience and successfully delivered SAP S/4HANA transformations are essential. This is an international project for a leading company in the Semiconductor & Mechanical Engineering industry. The client is running a large-scale Azure cloud infrastructure program focused on business-critical SAP systems, including SAP S/4HANA. ✈️ Travel expenses: Flights and accommodation in the Netherlands will be fully covered by the client. 🌍 Location: We are considering candidates based in EU countries only. 💰 Rate: Open to any reasonable rate in EUR. We are flexible and ready to consider offers based on the candidate's experience and expertise.