Azure Devops Engineer

Senior Azure Cloud / Platform Engineer (Contract) Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands (hybrid) Type: Contract / Temp Duration: 6-9 months (extendable) Sector: Enterprise cloud & data platform modernisation About the role We are partnering with an organisation undertaking a significant Azure infrastructure modernisation and migration programme. They are looking for a hands-on Senior Azure Cloud / Platform Engineer to lead the design and delivery of a hub-and-spoke network transformation, resource-group consolidation, and the migration of containerised, AI-powered applications to a hardened, well-governed Azure environment. This is a delivery-focused contract for an engineer who is equally comfortable in the network layer, in Terraform, and in the CI/CD pipeline - someone who can take a migration from architecture through to a validated, secured production cutover. What you'll be doing Designing and refactoring Azure networking: VNets, VNet peering, NSGs, route tables, Private Endpoints, Private Link, DNS resolution, Application Gateway and Load Balancers. Leading a hub-and-spoke transformation, network consolidation, and resource-group consolidation across environments. Building and maintaining infrastructure as code in Terraform (expert level) , with Bicep where required. Deploying and operating containerised workloads on Azure Container Apps , including blue/green deployment strategies. Integrating Azure AI & data services: Document Intelligence (ADI), Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL. Implementing identity and security controls: Managed Identities, RBAC, Key Vault, Private Endpoints and Zero Trust principles. Building multi-environment YAML DevOps pipelines, service connections and release/deployment strategies. Supporting hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute) and firewall rule design. Running post-migration security reviews and validation. What we're looking for Deep, hands-on Azure networking experience (VNets, peering, NSGs, route tables, Private Endpoints/Link, DNS, App Gateway, Load Balancers, firewall rules). Expert-level Terraform and working knowledge of Bicep; comfortable with infrastructure migration and refactoring. Proven experience with Azure Container Apps and blue/green deployments. Strong grasp of Azure AI & data services (ADI, AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB, Postgres). Solid identity & security background: Managed Identities, RBAC, Key Vault, Zero Trust. DevOps delivery: YAML pipelines, service connections, multi-environment deployments. Application development in Python / FastAPI : API deployment, authentication flows, OpenAPI/Swagger, containerisation. Demonstrable architecture & migration experience: resource-group consolidations, hub-and-spoke transformations, network consolidation, application migrations and infrastructure modernisation. Contract details Location: Amsterdam (hybrid working) Engagement: Temporary / contract, 6-9 months with strong likelihood of extension Start: As soon as available Contract: Payroll