Azure Cloud & Connectivity Platform Lead

Santen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 84,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Santen is seeking an experienced Cloud & Connectivity Platform Engineer to own and improve the Azure-based infrastructure, governance and security across global sites in line with the Azure roadmap and Well-Architected Framework.

You will partner with Cloud and Networking teams, lead or contribute to infrastructure projects, manage the landing zone, and guide external partners to ensure reliable, cost-efficient operations and adherence to ITIL and SDLC processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Information Systems Infrastructure and Cloud Networking.
• Strong expertise in SD-WAN, Cisco, and Microsoft Azure.
• Experience managing Azure and Networking environments in an outsourced model.
• Experience delivering international/global infrastructure projects as a Subject Matter Expert.
• Excellent written and verbal English; Azure or Cisco certifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve Azure Cloud and Connectivity platforms, aligned with the Azure roadmap, Microsoft Well‑Architected Framework and Santen’s technology strategy.
• Maintain and evolve the Azure landing zone, subscription structure, management groups and governance framework, while defining and enforcing global cloud engineering standards.
• Manage and guide the global server and network estate, including lifecycle management, patching, decommissioning and the transition from on‑premises to cloud‑hosted workloads.
• Act as the technical counterpart to Cloud and Connectivity partners, reviewing engineering outputs and change requests and ensuring implementations meet global IT standards.
• Identify and drive improvements across optimisation, modernisation, automation and security by monitoring technology roadmaps, security advisories and partner developments.
• Lead and contribute to infrastructure and technology projects, from opportunity assessment and business cases through implementation and transition into operations.
• Provide technical expertise to IT and business application teams, translating business and technical requirements into scalable solutions.
• Ensure strong platform governance and operational excellence through effective documentation, ITIL, change management, KPIs, SLAs and continuous improvement.
• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders across Infrastructure, Architecture, Security and Regional Operations, as well as external technology partners and suppliers.
• Contribute to the Cloud and Connectivity strategy, roadmap and budget while ensuring compliance with Santen values, GxP requirements, SDLC procedures and relevant IT policies.

Skills

Azure Cloud

SD-WAN

Cisco

Cloud Networking

IaC (Terraform/Bicep)

CI/CD for IaC

Network Security/Firewall

Cost Optimization

Leadership/SME

English Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure Policy

CI/CD tools

IaaS/PaaS concepts

Job description

Santen is seeking an experienced Cloud & Connectivity Platform Engineer to own and improve the Azure-based infrastructure, governance and security across global sites in line with the Azure roadmap and Well-Architected Framework.

You will partner with Cloud and Networking teams, lead or contribute to infrastructure projects, manage the landing zone, and guide external partners to ensure reliable, cost-efficient operations and adherence to ITIL and SDLC processes.