Junior Azure Cloud Engineer

robeco; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Robeco in Rotterdam is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to join the Cloud Competence Center. You will support development teams in adopting Azure and Azure DevOps, contribute to IaC templates with Bicep/ARM, and help build CI/CD pipelines.

You'll work alongside senior engineers in an Agile environment, develop scripting skills, and contribute to platform security and monitoring while growing your cloud engineering expertise.

Qualifications

• Strong foundational knowledge of Azure cloud services and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Git and version control concepts.
• Familiarity with scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar).
• Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD principles.
• Curiosity about cloud security, automation, and modern engineering practices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Support development teams in adopting and using Azure and Azure DevOps effectively.
• Help build and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates using Bicep and ARM.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Support the creation and maintenance of PowerShell automation scripts.
• Help teams adopt Azure DevOps best practices.
• Assist with monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving platform issues.
• Contribute to platform security and compliance initiatives.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Work with senior engineers to investigate and resolve technical challenges.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Git and version control

Scripting (PowerShell/Azure CLI)

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

CI/CD principles

Cloud security awareness

Collaboration and communication

English fluency

Education

BSc in computer science or related field

AZ-900 certification

Tools

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure Monitor

GitHub

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Department

Robeco is looking for an Azure Cloud Engineer to join the Cloud Competence Center (CCC), the team responsible for maintaining and evolving our Azure and Azure DevOps platforms.

In this role, you will help development teams make effective use of cloud technology by supporting platform onboarding, improving automation, and contributing to CI/CD and infrastructure solutions. You will work closely with experienced cloud engineers, architects, and product owners while growing your expertise in Azure, DevOps, security, and platform engineering. The team works in an Agile and DevOps environment with two-week sprints, supported by a Scrum Master and Product Owner.

This role is ideal for someone who is in the early stage of their career and is eager to develop their cloud engineering skills in a collaborative and supportive environment.

What you will do

• Support development teams in adopting and using Azure and Azure DevOps effectively.
• Help build and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates using Bicep and ARM.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Support the creation and maintenance of PowerShell automation scripts.
• Help teams adopt Azure DevOps best practices.
• Assist with monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving platform issues.
• Contribute to platform security and compliance initiatives.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Work with senior engineers to investigate and resolve technical challenges.

What you bring

Whether you have gained experience through work, internships, traineeships or personal projects, we are looking for someone with a strong foundation and a desire to continue developing their cloud engineering skills.

• Bsc in computer science or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of Azure cloud services and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Git and version control concepts.
• Familiarity with scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar).
• Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD principles.
• Curiosity about cloud security, automation, and modern engineering practices.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with Bicep, ARM templates, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Exposure to Azure services such as App Services, Functions, Storage Accounts, or Key Vault.
• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, GitHub, or GitHub Copilot.
• Azure certifications such as AZ-900, or willingness to obtain them.

Please note: EU/EEA work authorization is required (no visa sponsorship available for this position)

Position & Requirements

All applications will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. An assessment and integrity test may be used in the selection procedure.

Robeco Recruiting Team