Azure Cloud Engineer - Temp

Independent Recruiters; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

6-month assignment

Job summary

Independent Recruiters is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to operate and secure a global hybrid IT environment across Azure and on-premises infrastructure, including OT networks.

Responsibilities include deploying and troubleshooting, implementing IaC with Terraform, and enhancing monitoring with Azure Monitor and Defender for Cloud. The role requires English as the working language and offers hybrid work from Rotterdam.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure VMs, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Azure Front Door, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud and Azure Monitor.

Responsibilities

• Manage core Azure infrastructure (VMs, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Front Door, Storage, Key Vault).
• Troubleshoot hybrid connectivity across Azure, on-premises data centers, OT networks, DNS, routing, firewalls, SASE integrations.

Skills

Azure VMs

Azure VNets

Azure Front Door

Storage Accounts

Key Vault

Defender for Cloud

RBAC

PIM

Entra ID

Networking

Tools

Terraform

Entra ID

PowerShell

Job description

Are you an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer who enjoys working across both modern cloud platforms and traditional infrastructure? Do you have strong Azure expertise combined with knowledge of networking, security, identity and Infrastructure as Code? Then this temporary position offers the opportunity to work on a complex global hybrid cloud environment.

As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you will help operate, secure and continuously improve a global hybrid IT environment. You will work across Azure, networking, identity, application hosting and on-premise infrastructure, supporting both IT and OT environments.

This is a hands-on role in a business-critical environment where reliability, security and operational continuity are essential. You will take ownership of platform services from deployment and troubleshooting through to monitoring and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities include:

• Managing and optimizing core Azure infrastructure, including VMs, VNets, NSGs, load balancers, Azure Front Door, Storage Accounts and Key Vault;
• Troubleshooting hybrid connectivity across Azure, on-premise data centers, OT networks, DNS, routing, firewalls and SASE integrations;
• Managing identity and security using Entra ID, PIM, RBAC, Defender for Cloud, PKI/certificates and least-privilege principles;
• Using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code to maintain deployments, automate operational tasks and support controlled infrastructure changes;
• Improving monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Sentinel, while supporting Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux and backup/disaster recovery solutions.

You will collaborate closely with Security, OT and Platform teams, as well as external technology partners.

We are looking for a hands-on Azure Cloud Engineer who is comfortable working across cloud and traditional infrastructure and can independently investigate complex technical issues.

You bring:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure VMs, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Azure Front Door, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud and Azure Monitor;
• Working knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including maintaining existing deployments and automating repetitive tasks;
• Experience with Active Directory, Entra ID/Entra Connect, hybrid environments, DNS, PKI/certificates and Veeam backup & disaster recovery;
• Solid administration experience with Windows Server and Ubuntu Linux;
• Strong knowledge of networking, routing, firewalls, RBAC, PIM and least-privilege security principles.

Experience within OT or industrial environments advanced Terraform knowledge and/or Python scripting experience are considered strong advantages.

As this is an international environment and the working language is English, professional proficiency in English is required.

The offer Azure Cloud Engineer - Temp

You will join a complex international environment where cloud and traditional infrastructure come together and where you can make a direct impact on stability, security and further cloud modernization.

In addition, we offer:

• A gross monthly salary between €6,000 and €7,000 based on 40 hours, depending on knowledge and experience;
• A 40-hour working week;
• A temporary employment contract through Independent Recruiters Flex B.V.;
• An initial assignment of 6 months, with the possibility of extension;
• A position based in Rotterdam, with hybrid working possibilities.