Cloud Engineer

We are hiring a Cloud Engineer to support the modernization of core infrastructure in a large financial institution based in Amsterdam. This is a hands-on role where you'll help shape a secure and scalable cloud landscape using Infrastructure-as-Code and modern DevOps tooling.

You’ll work closely with architecture, security and platform teams to ensure environments meet internal policies and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:
• Provision, maintain and optimize cloud environments (Azure preferred)
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep or equivalent IaC tools
• Develop reusable landing zones, policies and templates
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to enable compliant cloud adoption
• Monitor cloud workloads for cost, performance and compliance
• Implement guardrails around identity, network, storage and backup

Requirements:
• 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles
• Proven experience with Azure (or AWS/GCP) in enterprise-scale environments
• Strong Terraform or IaC skills (ARM/Bicep/CloudFormation also relevant)
• Experience working in or with financial services / regulated organizations
• Good understanding of IAM, network security, tagging, logging and FinOps
• Bonus: experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and policy-as-code

What we offer:
• Permanent contract, 12+ month scope guaranteed
• Work on high-impact cloud infrastructure at scale
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid work setup (2–3 days onsite in Amsterdam)
• Dedicated training budget and certification support

Note: Only candidates with relevant banking or regulated industry experience will be considered. Immediate availability required or short notice period.