Senior Azure (devops) Engineer

Accenture B.V.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tech stack

Azure
Backup Devices
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Configuration Management
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Python
Windows Server
Powershell
Cloud Services
Ansible
Zabbix
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
System Availability
Information Technology
Bicep

Job description

  • Automate operational and provisioning tasks using Ansible, AWX, PowerShell and related tooling

  • Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines used for infrastructure and platform changes

  • Drive standardization and automation to reduce manual effort and risk

Reliability, Security & Operations

  • Ensure high availability and reliability of customer platforms in Private Cloud, Azure and hybrid environments

  • Monitor, analyze and improve system performance, security and stability using observability tools such as Zabbix, Azure Monitoring, Azure Advisor.

  • Securing cloud environments with MDE & MDC, driving Azure Secure Score improvements, and leveraging Defender XDR for advanced threat detection and response.

Continuity & Recovery

  • Take end to end ownership of continuity and recoverability for customer environments

  • Design, implement and test backup, restore and disaster recovery solutions

Collaboration & Ownership

  • Act as a trusted technical partner for customers

  • Work closely with fellow Team Infrastructure & Cloud Operations engineers

  • Share knowledge, mentor colleagues and contribute to team maturity

  • Participate in on call rotations and act as an escalation point for complex incidents

  • Lead or contribute to post incident reviews and implement structural improvements

  • Take ownership beyond tickets - you build it, run it and improve it

We're looking for someone who enjoys working in dynamic environments, takes initiative, and is eager to keep learning and growing. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact-both for our clients and across our global Accenture community-by helping to shape the future of cloud managed services.

  • Mentorship: Guide and support junior engineers, sharing expertise and promoting a culture of excellence.

  • People: You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including system, administrators, Service Managers, and project managers, to ensure seamless integration and operation of cloud services for our customers. Your ability to communicate effectively and mentor junior team members will be essential in fostering a collaborative and efficient working environment.

  • Technology: Your in-depth understanding of cloud architecture and Azure's capabilities will be instrumental in troubleshooting, managing, maintaining, migrating, and optimizing workloads for robust landing zones and other cloud infrastructure components for our customers to streamline project workflows and ensure the reliability and scalability of our customers' cloud environments.

  • With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders, and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

Requirements

Here is what you will need:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience with Microsoft Azure fundamentals and Associate Certified

  • What You Bring Technical Skills

  • Strong experience with Windows Server environments and core infrastructure services
  • Strong Experience with Azure Public Cloud
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Landing Zones and automated deployments
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure or platform changes
  • Scripting experience, preferably PowerShell, Bicep & Python
  • Familiarity with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible & AWX
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools, e.g. Zabbix, Azure Monitor, etc.
  • Solid knowledge of high availability, backup and disaster recovery concepts
  • Familiarity with SRE concepts such as reliability metrics, incident learning and continuous improvement

About the company

Through unmatched industry experience, leading technologies from our ecosystem partners and startups, and the largest delivery network in the world, we provide a powerful range of capabilities that can be tailored to our client's most complex business needs. With over 100 innovation hubs deployed around the world, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale so they can outpace their peers. You will bring innovation, intelligence, and industry experience together with the newest technologies to help clients innovate at scale and transform their businesses. Technology is one of five services that make up one Accenture - the others are Strategy & Consulting, Operations, Song, and Industry X., Accenture is a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Our people are Change Makers, and to support them as an employer, we make five promises: * Work with flexibility, in a culture based on trust * Embrace a sustainable growth mindset * Live a human-led culture of Inclusion & Diversity by caring deeply for all our people. * Lead and transform our clients with technology * Connect with our global network of 700.000 colleagues. These promises are reflected through our excellent employee benefits, including: * 26 vacation days per year * Paid transport (budget for electric bicycle or car, NS-Business card) * A laptop, iPhone, and home office setup allowance * Pension scheme, Accenture shares, annual bonus, collective health insurance scheme * Unlimited learning: access to thousands of free courses, classes and workshops. What we believe Accenture is an equal opportunity employer. Our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger and more equitable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Our position as partner to many of the world's leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with. Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all., Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Please read Accenture's Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process. About Accenture We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work. At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people's physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We're proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World's Best Workplaces .

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