Cloud Security Engineer (Azure) – Contract

ITproposal B.V.; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ITproposal B.V. is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer (Azure) to strengthen security across our cloud platforms in Eindhoven. You will work within a DevOps context, implementing security controls, threat protection, and secure CI/CD pipelines.

The role requires 6–8 years of professional experience with 3+ years in secure cloud solutions, deep Azure expertise, and strong automation skills. This contract position spans six months and involves collaboration in a multidisciplinary DevOps

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree required in IT, CS, electronics, or related field.
• 6–8 years of professional experience, including 3+ years building and maintaining secure cloud solutions.
• Deep Azure security knowledge with DevOps security practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the security posture of Azure environments and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Provide cybersecurity expertise for secure architectures across applications, OS, databases, and networks.
• Configure security policies, access controls, and data protection in cloud environments.
• Deploy threat protection, respond to security incidents, and support escalations.
• Automate security controls and metrics using security-as-code principles.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Azure security

DevOps security

Security monitoring

IaC automation

CI/CD security

Cloud security architecture

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT/CS/Electronics/Business Management

Tools

Terraform

Azure Monitor

Azure Security Center

Log Analytics

Job description

Over de functie

Cloud Security Engineer (Azure) – Contract | Eindhoven, Netherlands

Requirement ID: 10910739 Location: TNDL – Eindhoven, Netherlands Start Date: 01 Sep 2026 Duration: 6 Months Status: Open

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer (Azure) to strengthen the security posture of our cloud platforms and support secure development practices across multidisciplinary DevOps teams. The ideal candidate has deep hands‑on experience with Azure security, cloud-native monitoring tools, IaC automation, and enterprise-grade security controls.

This role is critical in ensuring our applications, data, infrastructure, and networks remain secure, compliant, and resilient.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the security posture of Azure environments, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities using industry-standard security tools.

• Provide cybersecurity expertise in the analysis, assessment, development, and evaluation of secure architectures for applications, operating systems, databases, and networks.

• Implement and configure security controls, policies, and access management to protect apps, containers, infrastructure, and networks.

• Deploy and manage threat protection, respond to security incidents, and support escalations.

• Automate security controls, processes, and metrics using security-as-code principles.

• Configure access and network security using defense-in-depth and hybrid network controls.

• Ensure data protection across cloud workloads.

• Manage cloud operations using Azure-native tools such as Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, and Azure Security Center.

• Support cloud engineers in implementing security best practices and secure CI/CD pipelines.

• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

• Deliver and update documentation on the CCoE wiki.

• Work within a multidisciplinary DevOps team, contributing to both development and operational activities.

Required Competencies

• Digital: Microsoft Azure

• Digital: DevOps Security Tools

Essential Skills

• 6–8 years of professional experience, including 3+ years building and maintaining secure cloud solutions.

• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps security concepts (trust but verify, decentralized controls, NFR adherence).

• Proven hands‑on experience with Azure cloud services.

• Deep knowledge of networking: IP subnetting, NSGs, routing, Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute, load balancers, DNS.

• Strong experience configuring security policies, securing applications, and protecting data.

• Familiarity with Azure capabilities: Azure AD, PIM, VMs, Container Registry, AKS, Data Services, KeyVault.

• Experience with Azure-native monitoring tools: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Security Center.

• Strong scripting and automation skills; experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and security controls (Azure DevOps preferred; Jenkins, Bamboo, Buildkite also acceptable).

• Experience with Terraform or other cloud-specific automation tools.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, or Business Management.

Location

• Eindhoven, Netherlands

Who Should Apply?

Cloud Security Engineers who:

• Have strong Azure security expertise

• Understand DevOps and cloud-native security

• Can work in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams

• Are comfortable owning both development and operational responsibilities

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