Medior Cloud Engineer - Energy Sector - Brussels - Freelance / CDI

The European energy landscape is evolving rapidly, with increasing focus on sustainability, reliability, and technological innovation. This mission offers the opportunity to contribute to large‑scale digital and cloud transformation initiatives that support a greener and more resilient energy infrastructure.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external experts to build and support cloud platforms that underpin critical business applications. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring operational continuity, enabling innovation, and supporting the energy transition.

Service Description

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot managed and self‑hosted cloud platforms (Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Keycloak, Opensearch).
• Apply routine updates, patches, and upgrades following internal security and compliance processes.
• Configure and manage access controls and secrets using IAM tools and platform‑native mechanisms.
• Maintain infrastructure configuration through Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
• Produce and maintain operational and technical documentation.

DevOps & Automation

• Support deployment workflows through CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, ArgoCD or similar.
• Contribute to improving deployment reliability, automation, and consistency.

Monitoring & Optimization

• Monitor system health and respond to platform incidents.
• Escalate complex problems to senior engineers when appropriate.
• Provide input on system capacity, performance, and improvement opportunities.

Support & Maintenance

• Perform routine backups, restore operations, and basic disaster recovery tasks.
• Collaborate with engineering, development, and security teams to resolve infrastructure-level issues and support platform evolution.

Collaboration & Agile Delivery

• Work with the team to design, implement, and deliver cloud components defined in the product backlog.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies (planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).
• Contribute to continuous improvement through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and iterative refinement.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud operations: provisioning, monitoring, cost awareness.
• Knowledge of core Azure services such as:
  • Identity and Access Control
  • Virtual Networks
  • Logic Apps
  • Azure Firewall
  • VPN Gateway
  • Azure Monitoring
• Operational experience with:
  
  Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL, CEPH, Opensearch, Keycloak.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and container orchestration (Helm).
• Basic scripting capabilities (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (Azure DevOps, Git, ArgoCD).
• Solid understanding of cloud security, IAM, and data protection principles.

Soft Skills

• Analytical, pragmatic, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills in English (French, Dutch, or German are a plus).
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating closely with teammates.
• Ability to follow guidance from Lead Engineers, Architects, or Operations Managers.
• Comfortable working with ticketing, documentation, and operational tooling.

On-Call Duties

• Willingness to participate in shift or on-call rotations in accordance with operational requirements.

Additional Information

• Candidates must have a valid work and residence permit for Belgium (if non-EU)
• The client values diversity and inclusion, offering a positive work culture focused on well-being
• Opportunity to contribute to innovative, ground-breaking technologies in the energy sector