Senior Azure (devops) Engineer
About Team Infrastructure & Cloud Operations.
Team Infrastructure & Cloud Operations delivers mission critical infrastructure services for customers running Private Cloud, Public Cloud (Azure) and on-premise environments. We support platforms where availability, continuity and reliability are business critical, downtime is not an option. Our team consists of highly skilled engineers with a strong sense of ownership. We design, build and operate complex Windows based and cloud environments, using modern automation (Infrastructure as Code) with a “Design for failure” mindset.
Your Role
As a Senior Azure devops engineer within Team Infrastructure & Cloud Operations, you are responsible for the reliability, availability and continuity of customer environments. You combine hands-on infrastructure engineering with automation and infrastructure as code with SRE principles. You don’t just keep systems running — you continuously improve them through monitoring, automation, incident learning and proactive risk reduction.
What You Will Do
Engineering, Automation & Cloud Foundations
Engineer and operate Windows based infrastructure (e.g. Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL)
Support and optimize Azure IaaS and hybrid cloud platforms
Work with Landing Zones and Infrastructure as Code to build scalable, compliant cloud foundations
Automate operational and provisioning tasks using Ansible, AWX, PowerShell and related tooling
Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines used for infrastructure and platform changes
Drive standardization and automation to reduce manual effort and risk
Reliability, Security & Operations
Ensure high availability and reliability of customer platforms in Private Cloud, Azure and hybrid environments
Monitor, analyze and improve system performance, security and stability using observability tools such as Zabbix, Azure Monitoring, Azure Advisor.
Securing cloud environments with MDE & MDC, driving Azure Secure Score improvements, and leveraging Defender XDR for advanced threat detection and response.
Continuity & Recovery
Take end to end ownership of continuity and recoverability for customer environments
Design, implement and test backup, restore and disaster recovery solutions
Collaboration & Ownership
- Act as a trusted technical partner for customers
- Work closely with fellow Team Infrastructure & Cloud Operations engineers
- Share knowledge, mentor colleagues and contribute to team maturity
- Participate in on call rotations and act as an escalation point for complex incidents
- Lead or contribute to post incident reviews and implement structural improvements
- Take ownership beyond tickets — you build it, run it and improve it
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
What You Bring
Technical Skills
Strong experience with Windows Server environments and core infrastructure services
Strong Experience with Azure Public Cloud
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Landing Zones and automated deployments
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure or platform changes
Scripting experience, preferably PowerShell, Bicep & Python
Familiarity with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible & AWX
Experience with monitoring and observability tools, e.g. Zabbix, Azure Monitor, etc.
Solid knowledge of high availability, backup and disaster recovery concepts
Familiarity with SRE concepts such as reliability metrics, incident learning and continuous improvement
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.
Our position as partner to many of the world’s leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with.
Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.
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