Cloud Platform Engineer

For the Royal Schiphol Group, we are looking for a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer:

About Royal Schiphol Group

Royal Schiphol Group brings the world within reach. We connect the Netherlands with the rest of the world, creating value for the economy and society. Achieving this involves over 2,000 employees working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our ambition is to develop Schiphol into Europe’s best hub airport, both for passengers and for airlines. Data is key to achieving this ambition, enabling business intelligence, advanced analytics, and smart technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence) that have become crucial for the safety and efficiency of our daily operations. We also use data and AI to improve the quality of service for the 71.1 million passengers traveling through our airports every year. Having actionable data and meaningful insights is critical for any business. Our Schiphol strategic ambition is clear: we want to use data to improve the quality of our services, network, and lives.

Our Data, AI & Analytics Department

At the Royal Schiphol Group, we have established a Data, AI & Analytics department (DnA), tasked with accelerating our group-wide transition to a truly data-driven organization. This department oversees the strategic use of AI, data, and applied data science across the Royal Schiphol Group to identify growth opportunities and areas for innovation with new data products and services. Responsibilities also include data governance & quality frameworks, our BI function, and the close connection with the rest of IT to create a future-proof data infrastructure. The DnA department includes our central data teams responsible for our data foundation as well as providing scalable data, AI, and BI capabilities to the whole group, as well as data teams that sit embedded in the different parts of Schiphol.

Your Role as a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

You will work on the infrastructure of DnA, our cloud-native data platform based on Azure and Databricks. Your job will be to leverage your strong technical skills in cloud computing, platform management, automation, and scripting using Terraform (among others). You will play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. You will collaborate closely with data engineers and other developers, implementing CI/CD pipelines, automating processes, troubleshooting issues, and providing support where needed.

By embodying our company values of transparency, collaboration, and accountability, you will be at the forefront of optimizing our tech stack. Next to being a great team player, you are eager to learn, bring an open mindset, and have excellent communication skills. Passion for your work is key. Ultimately, your role will be what you make of it.

You will work closely with the various central data teams to develop products and services that bring our Schiphol Data and AI strategy to life.

Your Added Value

As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you have a clear vision on technology, the courage to speak up whenever necessary, and the focus to guide the team and our organization towards further developing our Data Platform Infrastructure. Innovation and an agile way of working are second nature to you. You strive to improve every day so that you can help the team be the best it can be. You actively work on creating a positive team atmosphere, essential for a successful, respectful, and welcoming workplace. Your natural approachability enables you to connect with people.

You are passionate about your work, curious, and open to new developments, with a mindset focused on possibilities and opportunities. You possess the ability to take ownership of key topics and guide your teammates in the right direction. Connecting with key stakeholders and gathering their requirements to create and implement relevant user stories is part of your skill set. If you also have the following qualifications, we look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Duration: Z.S.M. - 30 JUN 2026 with option for extension

Location: Haarlemmermeer

ZZP: allowed

Applications accepted until: 21 Oct. 2025 at 07:00

Job Requirements

Essential Qualifications:

• At least Bachelor’s/Master’s degree level of thinking.
• 5-8 years of relevant working experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly (Dutch-speaking is a bonus).
• Cloud computing expertise, with experience in the following systems and concepts:
  • Cloud service providers: Azure & Databricks (experience with Unity Catalog is a plus).
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
  • Application deployments via Openshift.
  • Working knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP).
  • An automation mindset with experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience working with version control.
  • Experience in a shared services environment.
  • Providing support to other (data) engineers.

Soft Skills

• “Can do” mentality.
• Take ownership and lead from the front.
• Strong communication skills.
• Blue field exploration, being the initiator.
• Ability to maintain an overview in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Collaborator, including with non-technical people.
• Ability to train/coach junior and medior level engineers.

Your unique blend of technical and soft skills will make a significant impact! Embrace the opportunity and show us what you can do!

Sharing would be appricatied! Paylaşırsanız sevinirim! Do you want to work for our client in The Netherlands? Hollandada ICT alaninda calismak?

Let’s meet! Are you the person we’re looking for?

If you are, we are happy to receive your application including your motivation.

Growing a better world together: You'll already be aware that our client is a financial services provider for 7.1 million customers in 40 countries. But did you know that we aim to contribute to real change with our 'Growing a better world together' mission? We do so in countless ways, such as:

A third of all the food we purchase is thrown away. Together with Nature & Environment, we’re working to increase awareness among consumers of how to reduce food waste. As part of a project with Humanitas, we are helping people who are experiencing financial difficulties to get their household finances in order. Together with ‘Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland’ (the Dutch Council for Refugees), we are helping 1,500 refugees find a suitable job. Interested? Do you want to become the ideal version of yourself? We would love to help you fuel and invest in your career and ambitions in an environment where you keep learning every day. We give you the space to innovate and initiate. In this way, we offer you numerous opportunities to grow and help you exceed your expectations, to do the right thing exceptionally well, and to therefore grow as a professional.

Our client is a financial service provider for 7.1 million customers in 40 countries, you know already. Our Red Team works for all the locations of our client in all these countries. Do you also know that we are working together on a better world? We do this in 101 ways like for example our knowledge and experience of Ethical Hacking and Red Teaming sharing with other organizations and "hackers". That belongs to us at ' growing a better world together '

Working conditions: This job role offers a balanced split between operational (run) and project (build) work, with a distribution of 75% operational and 25% project-related tasks. To minimize the impact on business operations, some changes may be scheduled outside of regular business hours.

Do you want this too? Do you aspire to be the best version of yourself? We are delighted to support your development and invest in an environment where continuous learning is encouraged. We provide you with the freedom to innovate and take initiative. By offering numerous growth opportunities, we help you exceed your own expectations and excel in your work, enabling you to grow both personally and professionally.

Moreover, you can expect the following benefits based on a 36 or 40-hour working week:

• An Employee Benefit Budget equivalent to 10% of your monthly income, which you can use according to your preferences. This budget allows you to purchase additional holiday days or make additional contributions to your pension.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of location-independent work, depending on the team's planning.
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel using public transportation. If you commute by car or motorcycle, you can opt for a commuting allowance.
• A pension scheme with a contribution rate of only 5% from your side.

Let's get to know each other.

Are you the person we are looking for? The new colleague who wants to strengthen our client's team and make a difference for yourself, our customers, and society? We would love to receive your application for this vacancy.

Please note: Even if you don't meet all the criteria mentioned in the profile, but you believe you can fulfill the role effectively, we encourage you to apply. We invest in your growth and development.

Responses to applications are handled in accordance with our vacancy management process.

If you have any questions about the application process, ww will be happy to assist you via email (info@if-solutions.nl) office +31 10 210 87 90 or through the provided application link.

Screening is a standard part of the application process. We assess candidates based on the screening procedures followed by our client to ensure that new employees are reliable and suitable for their roles.

For this vacancy, an individual assessment and skills testing may be included as part of the application process.

We believe that everyone is unique, and it is precisely these differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we are curious to know more about you.