Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer/Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Posted 1 day 2 hours ago by Careerwise

70 000,00 € - 75 000,00 € Annual
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
Not Specified, Germany
Job Description

About the role:

We are seeking a senior IT Infrastructure Engineer/Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our Infrastructure team and play a key role in modernizing and operating our hybrid IT landscape. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer with in-depth expertise in Microsoft, Azure, and Veeam who thrives in an ITIL-aligned enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and operate enterprise-scale Hyper-V platforms with a focus on performance, security, and scalability
  • Own and lead the Veeam Backup & Disaster Recovery strategy, including DR orchestration and RTO/RPO optimisation.
  • Design and deploy the primary Azure Landing Zone using Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM)
  • Act as the cloud subject-matter expert, supporting the organisation's cloud transformation journey
  • Champion an automate-first mindset, continuously improving services, tooling, and operational practice.s
  • Collaborate with security and governance teams to ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR
  • Monitor and optimise hybrid workloads for performance, cost, and reliability
  • Contribute to 3rd-line support and provide escalation support to the IT Service Desk
  • Proactively identify service improvements and deliver customer-focused solutions.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Strong enterprise experience with Hyper-V and Microsoft infrastructure
  • Hands-on expertise with Veeam Backup & Replication, including DR orchestration
  • Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure, particularly Landing Zones, RBAC, Networking, and Security
  • Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates)
  • Advanced automation and Scripting skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Git)
  • Experience administering Microsoft 365 and core services
  • Ability to perform basic Microsoft SQL administration
  • Experience operating and maturing an ITIL-aligned infrastructure environment
  • Strong team player with a customer-centric, value-driven mindset
  • Fluent in German and English (spoken and written)

Nice to Have

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or equivalent)
  • Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE)
  • Experience with hybrid identity (Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access)
  • Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.