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Senior Azure Cloud Engineer - Brussels - ASAP Start - Freelance / CDI

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Brussels, Belgium

Senior

Full Time

09-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership SQL MongoDB Firewalls Encryption Cloud Security CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes Monitoring Azure DevOps Problem-solving Networking Databases Organization Analytical Skills Azure Google Cloud Platform Cost Management cloud platforms Agile GCP API Management Terraform Prometheus Grafana Infrastructure as Code Microsoft Azure

Job Specifications

Company Description

About the Company

Our client is a leading European energy infrastructure group operating high-voltage transmission networks across multiple countries. With over 18,000 km of grid infrastructure, they play a central role in connecting electricity producers to millions of end users and enabling cross-border energy trade. The organization is committed to accelerating the energy transition and adapting to evolving consumption behaviors.

As part of the Consumer Centricity team, you will help build cloud-native portals and platforms that empower future customers with smart, flexible energy solutions. These platforms aim to align energy demand with renewable availability, unlocking new value streams and promoting sustainable consumption.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with at least 5 years of experience to join the Engineering chapter. You’ll be responsible for deploying, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud platforms and services. You’ll work in a cross-functional team to improve infrastructure reliability, security, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Deployment & Configuration: Provision and configure resources in Azure using standardized models.
Automation & Scripting: Develop templates and workflows to automate infrastructure tasks.
Security & Compliance: Implement cloud security measures (firewalls, encryption, identity management) aligned with company and industry standards.
Operational Maintenance: Monitor, patch, and update cloud services to ensure reliability and reduce technical debt.
Incident Management: Resolve cloud infrastructure incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.
Documentation: Maintain up-to-date operational and service documentation.
Collaboration & Support: Work with product owners, developers, and IT teams to support deployments and mentor junior engineers.
Continuous Improvement: Suggest enhancements to improve reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Experience: Minimum 5 years in cloud engineering, with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure.
Certifications:
Required: AZ-104 – Azure Administrator Associate
Optional: AZ-700, AZ-500, KCNA, CKA

Technical Skills

Cloud Concepts: Landing zones, Cloud Adoption Framework, regulatory frameworks (ISO, NIS2)
Azure Expertise:
Networking: VNETs, NSGs, hub-and-spoke, firewalls, private endpoints, WAF
Governance: Management groups, EntraID, PIM, policies, cost management
Security: Azure Defender
Databases: Azure SQL, MongoDB
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (HCL)
CI/CD: Azure DevOps, ArgoCD
Containers: Kubernetes
Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry

Soft Skills

Leadership mindset and mentoring ability
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication and collaboration
Comfortable in agile, cross-functional environments

Languages

Required: English (C1)
Optional: French (B1), Dutch (B1)

Nice-to-Have

Experience with Azure API Management, Kong
Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Additional Information

Location: Brussels (primary), occasional travel to Berlin
Hybrid Work: 2 days/week in office
On-Call: Participation in after-hours support rotation

About the Company

act digital is a global digital transformation consulting group. We have more than 5.000 employees worldwide, with offices in Brazil, the United States, Canada, France, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco and Serbia. We support the world's largest groups across the entire digital product development lifecycle: from digital design to growth and scaling strategies, through software engineering, architecture definition, data engineering and data science solutions. We focus on accelerating the digital... Know more