MicrosoftAzure Stack Engineer Consultant

The role

We are looking for a Microsoft/Azure Stack Engineer to join our Data Science & AI team as a consultant. This is a client-facing role first: most of your time is spent on client engagements designing and building Azure infrastructure and platform solutions advising on cloud strategy and representing Sias technical delivery capability directly to the client. Alongside that you will get hands-on with AI on the side of the business: building demos and proofs of concept on Azure AI Foundry that support new client opportunities rather than running or maintaining an internal platform. If you want client exposure plus a genuine way to build AI skills on top of your infrastructure expertise this is a team where that combination is real.

What you will do

• Work directly with client teams and stakeholders as a consultant explaining technical trade-offs and architecture decisions in plain language.
• Design and implement Azure infrastructure including networking compute storage and identity components (Azure AD/Entra ID VNets App Services AKS).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions to support infrastructure-as-code deployments (Terraform Bicep or ARM templates).
• Manage and optimize Microsoft 365 and Azure governance including security baselines cost management and compliance controls.
• Build demos and proofs of concept on Azure AI Foundry to support business development and potential client work.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
• Advise clients on cloud migration strategy landing zone design and the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Collaborate with client IT teams architects and Sia consultants to deliver technical roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Document architecture decisions runbooks and operational procedures.
• Depending on seniority mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal capability building within the Azure and AI practice.

Qualifications :

What you bring

• Comfortable working directly with clients as a consultant and able to explain technical trade-offs in plain language.
• Willing and able to travel for client work (mostly within the Benelux).
• 3 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of Azure core services: compute networking storage identity and security.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform Bicep or ARM templates).
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD tooling.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration and Entra ID/Azure AD.
• Scripting proficiency in PowerShell Python or similar.
• Interest in or experience with Azure AI Foundry or building AI demos/proofs of concept is a strong plus.
• A relevant Microsoft certification (AZ-104 AZ-305 or AZ-400) is a plus.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• For senior candidates: experience leading architecture decisions on client-facing engagements and mentoring other engineers.

What do we offer 

• Competitive salary package including annual salary increase bonuses and NS Business Card.
• Tailored training and development opportunities to position you as an expert in your field. 
• Flexible working arrangements (office home client sites) and international project exposure. 
• Collaborative global environment fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing. 

Additional Information :

Unfortunately we are unable to provide a work permit for this position. 

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions including hiring promotion remuneration or disciplinary actions are based solely on performance competence conduct and business needs. 

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including hiring promotion remuneration or discipline are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs. 

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including hiring promotion remuneration or discipline are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time