Cloud Engineer - 20218

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry.

Job Overview

Role Summary

An experienced Cloud Engineer is required for a full-time consulting assignment within a Hybrid Cloud service area.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, manage, maintain and further develop the shared Microsoft Azure platform.
• Standardise and automate Azure platform services, configurations and delivery processes.
• Establish secure, efficient and reusable working practices that enable development teams to deploy and manage Azure solutions.
• Design, develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement scripting and automation for cloud infrastructure and platform operations.
• Work with Azure networking, identity, access management, permissions, governance and security controls.
• Collaborate with development teams to align platform capabilities with software delivery processes.
• Analyse complex technical challenges, recommend improvements and implement agreed measures.
• Document solutions, configurations, technical standards and operational procedures.
• Contribute at strategic, tactical and operational levels, improving service models and reducing dependency on individual contributors.

Technical Stack & Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including operation, lifecycle management and continuous development of Azure environments.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• DevOps platform experience with Azure DevOps or an equivalent platform.
• Development and management of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Git and version control practices for infrastructure-related work.
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell and/or Azure CLI.
• Azure security expertise covering networking, identity, authorisation, governance and secure cloud configurations.
• Preferred knowledge of Microsoft Entra, Azure Firewall, Azure Virtual Network and Azure identity-management solutions.

Qualifications & Experience

The assignment requires competency level 4, corresponding to approximately 9–12 years of professional experience, as well as at least 5 years of documented experience working with Microsoft Azure as a Cloud Engineer, Azure Engineer, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer or Cloud Solution Architect. Candidates must be able to work independently, take ownership of delivery and create structure in complex environments.

A strong understanding of software development and development processes is required, together with experience collaborating closely with development teams. The consultant should be capable of assessing technical, business, financial, security and risk considerations when making recommendations. Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification, or an equivalent certification, is advantageous. Excellent written and spoken Swedish and English are required.

Work Logistics & Location

This is a full-time consulting assignment based in Linköping, Sweden. On-site work is required at least three days per week; remote work is possible for up to approximately 40% of the working time.