Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Terraform / AKS / Azure DevOps) – Freelance

About the opportunity For an international enterprise project in the semiconductor and mechanical engineering industries, we are seeking 5 highly experienced Senior Azure Cloud Engineers . We are looking for hands-on engineers who can independently build, automate, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot complex Microsoft Azure environments. The project operates within a business-critical enterprise landscape with SAP-related dependencies. Strong production experience, automation expertise, and a structured approach to complex technical incidents are essential. Project details Start: Early December 2026 Duration: End of February 2027 Workload: Full-time (5 positions available) Location: Primarily remote from within the EU On-site requirement: Netherlands, 14 January – 7 February 2027 Language: English C2 or demonstrably equivalent proficiency Contract: Freelance Your responsibilities Design, implement, operate, and optimize infrastructure and cloud services on Microsoft Azure. Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub. Provision and manage Azure IaaS and PaaS resources, incl.: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Key Vault, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Databricks, Azure Application Gateway Deploy, administer, and troubleshoot containerized workloads and Kubernetes environments. Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Shell scripting, YAML, and Python. Implement and improve automated infrastructure security checks and security controls. Establish reliable logging, monitoring, and alerting across cloud infrastructure and applications. Investigate and resolve complex production incidents in business-critical enterprise environments. Collaborate with infrastructure, database, SAP, and application teams to ensure stable operations. Contribute to performance improvements, operational resilience, and cloud engineering best practices. Your profile Required qualifications Extensive hands-on experience as a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, or DevOps Engineer. Strong production experience with Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS services. Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Azure DevOps and/or GitHub. Strong practical knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Experience working with Azure Storage, Virtual Machines, Key Vault, Application Gateway, and Databricks. Proficiency in PowerShell, Shell scripting, YAML, and Python. Experience implementing automated infrastructure security controls. Strong knowledge of logging, monitoring, alerting, and operational troubleshooting. Ability to resolve complex technical problems independently in business-critical environments. English language proficiency at C2 level or demonstrably equivalent. Residence within the EU and willingness to work on-site in the Netherlands during the specified period. Availability for a full-time freelance assignment starting in December 2026. Additional advantages Experience supporting SAP-related cloud infrastructure or SAP-dependent enterprise environments. Strong DevSecOps and cloud security expertise. Experience with high-availability architecture, disaster recovery, and production incident management. Azure certifications or comparable evidence of advanced Azure engineering expertise. Previous experience in large international enterprise environments. What we offer A technically demanding assignment in a large international enterprise environment. The opportunity to work on complex Azure infrastructure and automation challenges. A primarily remote engagement with a defined on-site project phase. Collaboration with experienced cloud, database, and infrastructure specialists. An hourly rate aligned with your qualifi