Offer summary

Qualifications:

Extensive experience in Azure cloud architecture design and implementation., Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Bicep., Strong understanding of security, networking, virtualization, and storage in cloud environments., Fluent in Dutch and English, with excellent communication skills..

Key responsibilities:

Leading and managing client projects involving cloud infrastructure and migrations.

Advising clients on infrastructure design and configuration management.

Conducting workshops and providing technical design recommendations.

Building and maintaining trusted relationships with high-profile enterprise clients.

Job description

I am looking for experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architects who are fluent in Dutch to join my client's team in the Netherlands.

The primary working location is Amsterdam, where the company office is located in the heart of the city, but you can also work remotely from anywhere in the Netherlands. Travel to other places in the Netherlands or other European countries may be an option occasionally, depending on the assignment and your preferences.

My client is a European leader in public cloud infrastructure solutions and cloud-native application services with offices around Europe including Helsinki (HQ), Stockholm, Oslo, London, Munich, Amsterdam, Poznań, Copenhagen, Vienna, Malmö, and Jyväskylä. They are an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, Google Cloud Platform Strategic Partner and a Microsoft Gold Cloud Partner.

As a Senior Azure Cloud Architect, you'll work on a variety of customer projects, from building new infrastructure and migrations to audits and Big Data. The daily work can include everything from implementing a configuration management infrastructure to conducting workshops and design recommendations for a technical team. In addition, you will become a trusted advisor to well-known companies and manage customer relationships and roadmap together with the sales team.

You will be:

Driving client projects with cloud infrastructure, cloud migrations, or data- and AI-related services
Advising on infrastructure design and configuration management
Giving workshops and engaging customer projects from inception to release
Becoming a trusted advisor for high-profile enterprises
Managing the client relationship and the roadmap with Nordclouds sales team
Occasional travelling in the Netherlands or Europe may be an option, depending on the assignment and your preferences

You can expect:

A variety of interesting projects in an exciting area: the cloud is one of the hot topics in the IT market of today.
Brilliant co-workers who are motivated to develop their business: they are not stuck with the attitude of doing things as they've always done.
Positive, friendly, and supportive working culture: they enjoy working together and sharing knowledge.
International working community: they have offices in 10 countries in Europe and their company language is English.
Freedom to come up with new ideas and make your own decisions: micromanagement is not their thing.
Fast-paced environment with straightforward processes.
Work when you're the most productive.

You have:

Advanced experience with Cloud Architecture Design and Patterns including (Enterprise Scale) landing zones for development
Fluent communication skills in English and Dutch
Hands-on knowledge and experience of the Azure platform
Experience in leading delivery engagements for enterprise clients and large organizations
Solid engineering and technical background with experience in conceptualizing, strategizing, and architecting cloud solutions
Knowledge of security, network, virtualization, load balancing, storage, and databases
Hands-on experience with building Infrastructure-as-Code (such as Terraform or Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines
Container technologies experience (e.g. Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Coding/scripting skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar)
Knowledge and experience around DevOps/DevSecOps and/or Platform Engineering