Company Description
About the Company
Our client is a leading European energy infrastructure group operating high-voltage transmission networks across multiple countries. With over 18,000 km of grid infrastructure, they play a central role in connecting electricity producers to millions of end users and enabling cross-border energy trade. The organization is committed to accelerating the energy transition and adapting to evolving consumption behaviors.
As part of the Consumer Centricity team, you will help build cloud-native portals and platforms that empower future customers with smart, flexible energy solutions. These platforms aim to align energy demand with renewable availability, unlocking new value streams and promoting sustainable consumption.
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with at least 5 years of experience to join the Engineering chapter. You’ll be responsible for deploying, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud platforms and services. You’ll work in a cross-functional team to improve infrastructure reliability, security, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
1. Cloud Deployment & Configuration: Provision and configure resources in Azure using standardized models.
2. Automation & Scripting: Develop templates and workflows to automate infrastructure tasks.
3. Security & Compliance: Implement cloud security measures (firewalls, encryption, identity management) aligned with company and industry standards.
4. Operational Maintenance: Monitor, patch, and update cloud services to ensure reliability and reduce technical debt.
5. Incident Management: Resolve cloud infrastructure incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.
6. Documentation: Maintain up-to-date operational and service documentation.
7. Collaboration & Support: Work with product owners, developers, and IT teams to support deployments and mentor junior engineers.
8. Continuous Improvement: Suggest enhancements to improve reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Qualifications
Qualifications
9. Experience: Minimum 5 years in cloud engineering, with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure.
10. Certifications:Required: AZ-104 – Azure Administrator AssociateOptional: AZ-700, AZ-500, KCNA, CKA
Technical Skills
11. Cloud Concepts: Landing zones, Cloud Adoption Framework, regulatory frameworks (ISO, NIS2)
12. Azure Expertise:Networking: VNETs, NSGs, hub-and-spoke, firewalls, private endpoints, WAFGovernance: Management groups, EntraID, PIM, policies, cost managementSecurity: Azure Defender
13. Databases: Azure SQL, MongoDB
14. Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (HCL)
15. CI/CD: Azure DevOps, ArgoCD
16. Containers: Kubernetes
17. Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry
Soft Skills
18. Leadership mindset and mentoring ability
19. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
20. Excellent communication and collaboration
21. Comfortable in agile, cross-functional environments
Languages
22. Required: English (C1)
23. Optional: French (B1), Dutch (B1)
Nice-to-Have
24. Experience with Azure API Management, Kong
25. Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Additional Information
26. Location: Brussels (primary), occasional travel to Berlin
27. Hybrid Work: 2 days/week in office
28. On-Call: Participation in after-hours support rotation