Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure)

TOPdesk seeks a Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure) to lead cloud technical strategy for its large-scale SaaS platform. This senior individual-contributor role drives infrastructure transformation, mentors engineers, and brings AI-native operations to the Deploy, Run & Optimize lane. Requires deep Azure expertise, Terraform, and hands-on technical leadership.

AI-enabledHybridFull-timePrincipalMicrosoft AzureTerraform

Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure)

TOPdesk seeks a Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure) to lead cloud technical strategy for its large-scale SaaS platform. This senior individual-contributor role drives infrastructure transformation, mentors engineers, and brings AI-native operations to the Deploy, Run & Optimize lane. Requires deep Azure expertise, Terraform, and hands-on technical leadership.

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AI-enabledHybridFull-timePrincipalMicrosoft Azure

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: at least 3 days per week in Delft office

Experience Required

7 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal: 7+ years cloud engineering with Azure

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Microsoft AzureTerraformCI/CDCloud Adoption FrameworkWell-Architected FrameworkSQLKubernetesAzure AKSPythonPuppetAnsibleInfluxDBVictoriaMetricsGrafanaNagios

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunicationTeamworkProactiveInitiativeProblem-solving

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Azure certificationsClaude CodeAI-native software deliveryEU data residencysovereign cloud

Key Responsibilities

•Form and execute cloud technical strategy with Director of Cloud & Developer Operations
•Define reference architectures, standards, and reusable patterns
•Apply Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework thinking
•Take end-to-end technical ownership of infrastructure transformation projects
•Drive strategic cloud initiatives and major transformation efforts
•Bring AI-native operations into the lane with agents, bounded automation, and evals
•Mentor engineers on architecture, best practices, and complex problem-solving
•Lead critical technical discussions and champion innovation
•Define and publish standards
•Partner with business stakeholders to align cloud solutions with strategic objectives
•Refine operational processes for agility and reliability
•Support 24/7 continuity of service including shared stand-by rotation
•Identify dependencies early and cooperate with cross-team partners

Principal Cloud EngineerAzureTerraformKubernetesSaaSCloud InfrastructureDevOpsAI-native operationsIT ServicesNetherlands