Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer/Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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.