Senior Cloud Platform Engineer – Azure

Jobtailor; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Transavia is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, build, operate, and improve its central Microsoft Azure platform in a large enterprise environment. The role emphasizes securing scalable cloud capabilities, Azure networking, and IaC with Terraform/Bicep.

You will coach engineering teams, drive CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and GitHub, and support platform adoption. Dutch is a plus; English is required. Expect an on‑call rotation roughly every six weeks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience as a Cloud/Platform/DevOps/Infrastructure engineer or similar role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure in enterprise environments.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and improve Transavia’s central Microsoft Azure platform.
• Develop secure, scalable, standardised, and reusable cloud-platform capabilities.
• Design and maintain Azure networking solutions including vWAN, Hub-and-Spoke, VPNs, ExpressRoute, and App Gateways.
• Coach engineering teams and provide technical guidance on Azure, IaC, CI/CD, and platform usage.

Skills

Azure platform design

Coaching teams

Communication

Troubleshooting

On-call experience

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Azure Networking

Job description

• Design, build, operate, and improve Transavia’s central Microsoft Azure platform.
• Develop secure, scalable, standardised, and reusable cloud-platform capabilities.
• Design and maintain Azure networking solutions, including vWAN, Hub-and-Spoke architectures, Azure Firewall, VNets, NSGs, DNS, routing, ExpressRoute, Site-to-Site and Point-to-Site connectivity, and Application Gateways.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Support the further implementation, adoption, and optimisation of GitHub as the development platform.
• Apply Azure security principles and controls across networking, identity, infrastructure, and platform services.
• Contribute to cloud architecture, system design, platform standards, and technical roadmaps.
• Support product teams with cloud onboarding, platform adoption, and the implementation of Azure best practices.
• Automate repetitive platform and operational activities.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud-platform, networking, security, and connectivity issues.
• Work closely with architects, developers, operations teams, and stakeholders across different departments.
• Coach engineering teams and provide technical guidance on Azure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and platform usage.
• Participate in platform monitoring, incident response, continuous improvement, and operational readiness.
• Take part in the on-call rotation approximately one week every six to seven weeks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or in a comparable role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure in enterprise environments.
• Practical experience with Azure networking, including vWAN, Hub-and-Spoke, Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute, DNS, routing, Application Gateways, VNets, NSGs, and Site‑to‑Site or Point‑to‑Site connectivity.
• Strong understanding of Azure security and secure cloud‑platform design.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• At least one to two years of experience managing or supporting Azure DevOps and/or GitHub platforms.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise, or development‑platform adoption is strongly preferred.
• Experience with system design, cloud architecture, platform engineering, and cloud‑adoption programmes.
• Ability to design reusable platform services that can support multiple product and development teams.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Experience coaching engineering teams and working with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in complex enterprise environments.
• Professional proficiency in English; Dutch is considered an advantage.
• Experience with Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service is considered an advantage.
• Experience supporting data migrations is considered an advantage.
• Availability to start in September or no later than October.
• Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation approximately once every six to seven weeks.
• Proactive, collaborative, and improvement‑focused approach to engineering and platform enablement.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Microsoft Azure platform design, implementation, and optimization, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure networking solutions. Proven ability to coach engineering teams and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders in complex enterprise environments.