Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Accenture
The Work
As a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer in Accenture’s Managed Services team, you will be responsible for ensuring the stability, resilience, and optimization of client Azure cloud environments. You will manage incident resolution, break-fix activities, and change implementation, applying ITIL processes to deliver seamless service to our global clients and collaborate with our international team.
With deep technical expertise and strong problem-solving skills, you will act as a senior escalation point for critical incidents, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence. This role requires not only technical proficiency but also effective communication and client-facing skills to ensure delivery of exceptionally managed services.
Key Responsibilities
As you step into this role, you will be expected to demonstrate hands-on expertise in deploying, configuring, and optimizing Azure resources to meet evolving business requirements. You will leverage industry-leading tools and frameworks to uphold the highest standards of operational efficiency and service continuity, seamlessly adapting to dynamic client landscapes. Your analytical acumen will ensure that all technical solutions are both resilient and scalable, anticipating future challenges before they arise. A keen attention to detail, coupled with a passion for learning, will enable you to stay ahead of technological advancements and emerging cloud trends.
Break-Fix & Change Execution: Conduct root-cause analysis, post-mortems, remediate issues, and implement changes following ITIL guidelines.
Client Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for clients on Azure-related incidents, service requests, and operational improvements.
Operations & Monitoring: Ensure proactive monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity management for Azure infrastructure and services.
Governance & Compliance: Adhere to ITIL standards, security best practices, and client governance frameworks.
Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Work closely with global delivery teams, service managers, and architects to implement operational improvements and knowledge transfer.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency in day-to-day operations using tools like Zabbix or terraform, github, power automation, Ansible
You will also be expected to remain agile in the face of shifting business priorities, adapting quickly to new projects and emerging technologies within the Azure ecosystem. Proactivity is key—you will regularly review and enhance cloud environments to optimize cost and performance, and you will champion the adoption of automation and infrastructure-as-code methodologies wherever possible. Your role will be instrumental in shaping and refining incident response strategies, ensuring that lessons learned translate into improved resilience and operational maturity for our clients.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in dynamic environments, takes initiative, and is eager to keep learning and growing. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact—both for our clients and across our global Accenture community—by helping to shape the future of cloud managed services.
Mentorship: Guide and support junior engineers, sharing expertise and promoting a culture of excellence.
People: You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including system, administrators, Service Managers, and project managers, to ensure seamless integration and operation of cloud services for our customers. Your ability to communicate effectively and mentor junior team members will be essential in fostering a collaborative and efficient working environment.
Technology: Your in-depth understanding of cloud architecture and Azure's capabilities will be instrumental in troubleshooting, managing, maintaining, migrating, and optimizing workloads for robust landing zones and other cloud infrastructure components for our customers to streamline project workflows and ensure the reliability and scalability of our customers' cloud environments.
With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders, and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
Who we are
Through unmatched industry experience, leading technologies from our ecosystem partners and startups, and the largest delivery network in the world, we provide a powerful range of capabilities that can be tailored to our client’s most complex business needs. With over 100 innovation hubs deployed around the world, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale so they can outpace their peers. You will bring innovation, intelligence, and industry experience together with the newest technologies to help clients innovate at scale and transform their businesses.
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Here is what you will need:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience with Microsoft Azure fundamentals and Associate Certified
Proven experience in Disaster recovery, migrating Azure projects
Strong understanding of cloud architecture and cloud security principles, (certifications are a plus)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills (in Dutch and English)
Experience with scripting languages or programming skills, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Bicep or Terraform
A passion for automation: Powershell, Ansible, Infrastructure as a Code and other
Zabbix experience
Reverse proxying, secret management
GitOps methodology – preferably
API Management or API usage experience
experience with CI/CD and working in a DevOps environment
Azure Certified Azure Hands-on Fundamentals:(AI-900), Azure Fundamental (AZ-900), Azure Data Fundamental (DP-900)
Azure Associate: Azure Administration (AZ-104)
Bonus points:
Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration
Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation
Knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI) and its applications
Understanding of data management and analytics in the cloud
Linux does not scare you, the world is bigger than Windows
Azure Associate: Data Scientist (DP-100), Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, (PL300), Azure AI Engineer (AI-102)
Microsoft Certified Expert (AI-102, Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305)
VMware Cloud Director (VCD), VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF-9.0)
Kubernetes
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in IT operations, troubleshooting, and managed services support
Strong technical expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud (infrastructure, networking, identity, monitoring, and security)
Microsoft Azure Cloud Foundation certification (or higher-level Azure certifications)
ITIL Foundation certification with proven application of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change).
Experience with incident resolution, break-fix, and change implementation in enterprise-scale environments.
Strong stakeholder and communication skills, able to explain technical issues in business-friendly terms.
Preferred:
Experience in a Managed Services Provider (MSP) or global delivery environment
Knowledge of automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bicep, Terraform, etc.)
Exposure to hybrid cloud environments integrating on-premises and Azure services
Advanced Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104 Administrator, AZ-305 Solutions Architect, AZ-700 Network Engineer).
Key Competencies
Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
Ability to manage multiple incidents and priorities under pressure
Customer-centric mindset with a commitment to service excellence
Effective collaboration in a global, multicultural, and virtual team environment
Proactive in continuous learning and keeping up with evolving cloud technologies.
What’s in it for you?
Accenture is a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Our people are Change Makers, and to support them as an employer, we make five promises:
Work with flexibility, in a culture based on trust
Embrace a sustainable growth mindset
Live a human-led culture of Inclusion & Diversity by caring deeply for all our people.
Lead and transform our clients with technology
Connect with our global network of 700.000 colleagues.
These promises are reflected through our excellent employee benefits, including:
26 vacation days per year
Paid transport (budget for electric bicycle or car, NS-Business card)
A laptop, iPhone, and home office setup allowance
Pension scheme, Accenture shares, annual bonus, collective health insurance scheme
Unlimited learning: access to thousands of free courses, classes and workshops.
What we believe
Accenture is an equal opportunity employer. Our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger and more equitable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
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