Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

Enstall; Deventer; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Enstall is accelerating solar installations by shaping the energy transition. We are building a new Azure environment from scratch as part of an ambitious IT roadmap, with a focus on architecture, security, governance, automation and manageability.

The Senior Cloud Infrastructure Specialist will design, implement and govern the Azure platform, mentoring colleagues and collaborating with an IT Manager to deliver world-class cloud infrastructure for a global audience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing, building or significantly developing Azure environments.
• Extensive, demonstrable work experience within a medium-sized or large IT environment, preferably international.
• Solid experience with Azure Landing Zones, governance and cloud security.
• In-depth experience with Azure Virtual Machines, networking, storage and platform services.
• Strong knowledge of PowerShell and automation of management processes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep or Terraform).
• Experience with CI/CD tools is an advantage.
• Thorough knowledge of monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and cloud cost management.
• Knowledge of Entra ID, identity governance and access management.
• Experience with cloud migrations and onboarding workloads.

Responsibilities

• Analysing current Azure environment, requirements, risks and future needs; provide critical input.
• Designing and proposing the new global Azure architecture and landing zone.
• Translate architectural principles into concrete technical designs and implementation plans.
• Build, configure and implement the new Azure environment.
• Set up governance, including policies, RBAC and compliance guidelines.
• Design and implement Azure networking, VMs, storage and platform services.
• Automate infrastructure and deployments using PowerShell, IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop reusable templates, scripts, and deployment methods for the team.
• Onboard workloads and applications across international locations.
• Migrate from the existing Azure environment and other infrastructures.
• Test and validate solutions for performance, availability, security.
• Maintain technical designs, runbooks and management procedures.
• Handover solutions to operations and mentor junior colleagues.
• Research and implement new Azure features and improvements.
• Lead global changes and IT projects.

Skills

Azure architecture

Azure Landing Zones

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure networking

Azure storage

PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Monitoring

Disaster recovery

Cost management

Entra ID

Identity governance

Migrations

Documentation

Dutch language

English language

Independent problem solving

Education

MBO/HBO degree in IT

Tools

Bicep

Terraform

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

We're accelerating the installation of solar by taking the lead in shaping the energy transition ahead. With two decades of experience, we can proudly say we're a global leader in our field. We offer highly engineered, patented solar mounting products with top-notch support and training. Our products and solutions are all about making installations fast, safe, and easy. We operate in the United States and Europe, which means our global scale gives us the capacity to create cutting-edge, innovative solutions to speed up your installations. No matter what kind of roof, material, or environment you're dealing with- we've got you covered. Join us in our journey to deliver solar, sooner. Our family of brands: Esdec, IronRidge, EcoFasten, Blubase, PanelClaw, Sunfer, and Schletter

Your Tasks

As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Specialist, you will play a key role in the further development of Enstall's Azure platform. In this role, you will report to the IT Manager.

Our current Azure environment is up and running, but as part of our ambitious IT roadmap, we are set to design, set up and implement a completely new Azure environment - a greenfield project in which we will build from the ground up in accordance with modern standards for architecture, security, governance, automation and manageability.

• Analysing the current Azure environment, technical requirements, risks and future needs - and providing an equal, critical input to this process.
• Helping to shape the new global Azure architecture and Azure Landing Zone, with your own design proposals and well-reasoned deviations where necessary.
• Translate architectural principles into concrete technical designs and implementation plans.
• Building, configuring and implementing the new Azure environment.
• Setting up management groups, subscriptions, resource organisation, naming conventions and tagging standards - and enforcing these standards across the entire domain.
• Designing and implementing Azure networking, connectivity, Virtual Machines, storage and platform services.
• Setting up and monitoring Azure governance, including Azure Policy, role-based access control and compliance guidelines.
• Implementing monitoring, logging, security, backup, disaster recovery and cost management.
• Automating infrastructure and deployments using PowerShell, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Developing reusable templates, scripts, standards and deployment methods for the whole team.
• Technically onboarding workloads, applications, business units and international locations.
• Preparing and executing complex migrations from the existing Azure environment and other infrastructures.
• Testing and validating solutions for performance, availability, security and manageability.
• Drawing up and maintaining technical designs, configuration documentation, runbooks and management procedures.
• Handover of new solutions to the operations team and ensuring knowledge transfer - including mentoring mid-level and junior colleagues.
• Researching, testing and implementing new Azure features and technical improvements.
• Executing and overseeing global changes and international IT projects.
• Shared responsibility for Entra ID, including identity governance, access management and identity lifecycle management.

Your Profile

• MBO+ or HBO level of working and thinking, preferably with a focus on IT.
• Extensive, demonstrable work experience within a medium-sized or large IT environment, preferably in an international context.
• Proven experience in designing, building or significantly developing Azure environments.
• Solid experience with Azure Landing Zones, governance and cloud security.
• In-depth experience with Azure Virtual Machines, networking, storage and platform services.
• Strong knowledge of PowerShell and the automation of management processes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep or Terraform).
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub or similar CI/CD tools is an advantage.
• Thorough knowledge of monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and cloud cost management.
• Knowledge of Entra ID, identity governance and access management.
• Experience with cloud migrations and onboarding workloads.
• The ability to draw up technical designs and documentation, and to guide others in this regard.
• Good command of Dutch and English.
• An independent, critical and solution-oriented approach to work - you justify your decisions and are not afraid to stand by them.

Why Us?

• A key role within an ambitious international greenfield project, as an equal sparring partner to the IT Architect.
• Significant influence on the technical architecture and further development of the Azure platform.
• Direct reporting line to the IT Manager.
• Opportunities to contribute your own expertise, ideas and vision.
• A modern and international IT environment.
• Plenty of scope for innovation, automation and technical development.
• Excellent terms of employment.
• Opportunities for training, certification and personal development.