Cloud Engineer 

Start Date: As soon as possible

End Date: To be determined

Location: West-Vlaanderen

Responsibilities:

• Design and monitor Azure cloud blueprints, including governance, security, and compliance frameworks.
• Advise on and implement best practices for scalability, high availability, and cost optimization.
• Provide support in building and improving infrastructure components.
• Evaluate and integrate new Azure services and technologies according to the cloud strategy.
• Collaborate with delivery and technology teams to translate architectural decisions into practical, actionable solutions.
• Develop automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to ensure consistent and repeatable deployments.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Document design principles and maintain clear technical guidelines.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest Azure features, services, and best practices.

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the Azure ecosystem.
• Active ownership in applying best practices, cost optimization, and governance.
• Ideally a certified Azure Administrator Associate.
• Proficient in "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) philosophy, with skills in Terraform.
• Strong understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and experience building CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions.
• Strong affinity with software development to support collaboration with delivery teams.
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical information clearly to team and stakeholders.
• Proactive nature, staying ahead of industry trends, embracing new standards, and proposing technical improvements.
• Lifelong learner with a passion for investigating complex technical challenges and thinking "outside the box" for efficient solutions.

Desired Skills:

• Builder mentality: thrive on building, testing, and troubleshooting technical components.
• Strong communicator and proactive problem solver.