Azure Stack & AI Solutions Consultant

Sia; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual bonus

NS Business Card

Training opportunities

Flexible work model

International projects

Job summary

Sia seeks a Microsoft/Azure Stack Engineer to join the Data Science & AI team as a consultant in Amsterdam. You will design and build Azure infrastructure for client engagements, advise on cloud strategy, and present Sia's delivery capability directly to clients.

In addition, you will develop AI demos and proofs of concept on Azure Foundry to support new client opportunities, while mentoring junior engineers as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of Azure core services: compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable CI/CD tooling.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration and Entra ID/Azure AD.
• Scripting proficiency in PowerShell, Python, or similar.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• Relevant Microsoft certification (AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with client teams and stakeholders as a consultant, explaining technical trade-offs and architecture decisions in plain language.
• Design and implement Azure infrastructure, including networking, compute, storage, and identity components (Azure AD/Entra ID, VNets, App Services, AKS).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions to support infrastructure-as-code deployments (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).
• Manage and optimize Microsoft 365 and Azure governance, including security baselines, cost management, and compliance controls.
• Build demos and proofs of concept on Azure AI Foundry to support business development and potential client work.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
• Advise clients on cloud migration strategy, landing zone design, and the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Collaborate with client IT teams, architects, and Sia consultants to deliver technical roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Document architecture decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Depending on seniority, mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal capability building within the Azure and AI practice.

Skills

Azure

Client-facing

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Security

Cloud architecture

Well-Architected Framework

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure AD/Entra ID

Job description

Sia seeks a Microsoft/Azure Stack Engineer to join the Data Science & AI team as a consultant in Amsterdam. You will design and build Azure infrastructure for client engagements, advise on cloud strategy, and present Sia's delivery capability directly to clients.

In addition, you will develop AI demos and proofs of concept on Azure Foundry to support new client opportunities, while mentoring junior engineers as needed.