Azure Platform / OPS Specialist

• Location: Utrecht

• Hours: 40 hours per week

• Working arrangement: Hybrid, generally 1–2 days per week on-site

• Languages: Dutch and English

Requirements

You have:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in IT infrastructure, cloud, or platform management;

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience;

• Minimum 2 years of experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and deployments across multiple environments;

• Minimum 2 years of experience with security and access management, including Entra ID and RBAC;

• Minimum 2 years of experience with monitoring, logging, incident management, and production troubleshooting;

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, ARM, or Bicep;

• Experience documenting platforms and operational processes;

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary Agile/DevOps environment;

• Professional proficiency in Dutch and English.

As an Azure Platform / OPS Specialist, you will:

• Design, configure, manage, and improve Azure platform components;

• Take ownership of the stability, security, and operational continuity of the platform;

• Manage deployments across development, test, acceptance, and production environments;

• Work with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines;

• Manage security and access through Entra ID, RBAC, service principals, managed identities, and private endpoints;

• Monitor the platform, analyse production issues, and support incident resolution;

• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM;

• Document platform components, operational processes, and work instructions;

• Identify technical risks and dependencies and communicate these to relevant stakeholders;

Nice to have

It is a strong advantage if you have experience with:

• Microsoft Fabric, including workspaces, capacity, authorisations, and deployment pipelines;

• Terraform, preferably 2+ years;

• Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, or Prometheus;

• Linux, containers, or Kubernetes;

• Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Data Lake, or other Azure data services;

• Supporting data, AI, or Azure AI Search solutions from a technical/platform perspective;

• Environments with high security and privacy requirements;

• Relevant Microsoft certifications in Azure, Security, DevOps, Fabric, or Solution Architecture;

• Knowledge transfer and guiding teams in technical platform decisions.

• Collaborate with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, developers, and other technical specialists.