Azure cloud engineer in managed services

SoftwareOne Deutschland; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote work option

30 vacation days and sabbatical

Training and coaching

Job summary

SoftwareOne Deutschland is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to take technical responsibility for business-critical managed service environments on Microsoft Azure. You will operate, monitor, and optimize Azure infrastructures, analyze incidents, and automate recurring tasks to improve reliability.

The role requires several years of Azure experience, fluent German and English, and a proactive, structured work style.

Qualifications

• Fluent German and English skills.
• Several years of experience operating complex Microsoft Azure environments.
• Proactive, independent and structured working style.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and optimize complex Microsoft Azure infrastructures.
• Analyze and resolve incidents and derive sustainable measures.
• Automate recurring tasks with PowerShell, Bash, and Azure Runbooks.
• Administer Azure networks, VMs, databases, identities, permissions, and policies.
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code topics, especially Terraform.
• Participate in on-site appointments and 24/7 on-call duty.

Skills

German language

English language

Scripting

Automation

Tools

Azure

Azure DevOps

Terraform

ARM Templates

Kusto

Job description

Our Hybrid Managed Service team ensures the performance of our customers’ IT infrastructures. In tailored setups, we operate various infrastructure services and continuously develop them. Our focus areas include data center, storage, backup, Windows, Linux, virtualization, and infrastructure support. As an Azure Cloud Engineer (gn), you take technical responsibility for business-critical managed service environments on Microsoft Azure. You ensure stable, secure operations, analyze incidents, and develop sustainable improvements together with cloud, infrastructure, and development teams.

• Operate, monitor, and optimize complex Microsoft Azure infrastructures
• Analyze and resolve challenging incidents and derive sustainable measures
• Automate recurring tasks with PowerShell, Bash, and Azure Runbooks
• Administer Azure networks, virtual machines, databases, identities, permissions, and policies
• Further develop monitoring, logging, documentation, and the Knowledge Base
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code topics, especially Terraform
• Participate in on-site appointments, support assignments, and 24/7 on-call duty
• You bring an independent, proactive, and structured way of working, and the willingness to learn new technologies and adjacent application or web service topics. You have several years of experience operating complex Microsoft Azure environments and experience in the following areas
• Azure Infrastructure: subscriptions, management groups, VMs, networks, firewalls, VPN, Application Gateway, Private Endpoints, and DNS
• Azure Operations: Resource Health, monitoring, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Update Manager, and Maintenance Configurations
• Databases and platform services such as Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Web Apps, Container Apps, and Container Registry
• Identity & Security: Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policy, Privileged Identity Management, and AD synchronization
• Basic knowledge of Azure DevOps, especially repositories, pipelines, and service connections
• Experience with Windows Server and basic knowledge of Linux, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Ubuntu
• Scripting and automation skills with PowerShell and Bash
• Knowledge of Kusto Query Language, JSON, ARM Templates, and an interest in Terraform
• Knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services and DNS
• Fluent German and English skills
• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home
• 30 vacation days and the option of a sabbatical
• Individual training and development opportunities, as well as personal coaching and advice
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunities through our DEIB strategy and initiatives
• Health and sports offers (e.g., Wellpass), as well as a contribution toward occupational pension provision
• Attractive additional benefits such as employee shares, a referral program, and Corporate Benefits
• Pleasant working culture with a relaxed dress code and structured onboarding, including a buddy