Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Engineer

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Work Mode: Hybrid

Engagement: Part-Time (20 hours per week)

🌥️ Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable Azure cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, DevOps automation, and security best practices.

This role requires close collaboration with product teams in an agile environment and participation in Scrum ceremonies.

🚀 Key Responsibilities

☁️ Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, and optimize Azure cloud environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency of cloud resources.
• Configure and manage Azure networking components.

📦 Containerization & Orchestration

• Build and manage cloud-managed Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts.
• Manage container lifecycle and deployments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot containerized workloads.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Implement Azure security best practices (IAM, encryption, network segmentation).
• Configure Azure Access Control policies.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation.
• Ensure compliance with standards such as ISO, SOC, and GDPR.

⚙️ DevOps & Automation

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Automate infrastructure deployments and operational tasks.
• Integrate and manage observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana stack).
• Maintain Azure monitoring solutions.

🤝 Collaboration & Support

• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies within product teams.
• Provide architectural guidance and performance optimization recommendations.
• Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis.
• Work independently in a fast-paced agile environment.

🛠️ Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including:
• Azure Access Control
• Azure Virtual Network
• Azure Firewall
• Azure VPN Gateway
• Azure Logic Apps
• Azure Monitoring
• Proficiency in Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Experience developing and managing Helm charts.
• Solid understanding of cloud security principles and compliance frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps.
• Strong scripting/programming skills:
• Terraform
• Azure Verified Modules
• Good understanding of networking concepts.
• Experience working with microservices architecture.