Senior Data Cloud Architect & Strategy Leader

Valcon; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Mobility budget

Lease car

Remote work abroad

Sports membership

Job summary

Valcon seeks a Principal (Data) Cloud Engineer to lead technical direction and elevate data solutions across client engagements. You will design scalable cloud infrastructures, mentor senior specialists, and shape Valcon's data strategy and Well-Architected standards.

You'll act as a trusted advisor in strategic sessions, fostering innovation and industry-leading practices while supporting clients and colleagues to maximize value. Dutch and English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• A completed technical bachelor's or master's degree.
• At least 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, partly in a leading or architect role within data related projects.
• You have deep expertise on modern data platform infrastructure (Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake) and IaC (Terraform, bash, Python).
• You have hands-on experience establishing infrastructure and CI/CD platforms from the ground up in enterprise environments.
• You communicate fluently in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Design complex, scalable cloud infrastructures and ensure delivery excellence across multiple projects.
• Stay ahead of market developments and translate them into new tools, methods, and standards for Valcon.
• Mentor senior specialists and consultants, contributing to knowledge sharing through training and coaching.
• Join strategic sessions as a trusted advisor and help frame complex issues for client value.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Mentorship

Strategy

Trusted Advisor

Zero-Trust

Well-Architected

Stakeholder Management

Dutch-English

IaC Terraform

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/IT/Data

Tools

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Valcon seeks a Principal (Data) Cloud Engineer to lead technical direction and elevate data solutions across client engagements. You will design scalable cloud infrastructures, mentor senior specialists, and shape Valcon's data strategy and Well-Architected standards.

You'll act as a trusted advisor in strategic sessions, fostering innovation and industry-leading practices while supporting clients and colleagues to maximize value. Dutch and English communication is essential.