Azure Platform Engineer

Are You Passionate About Building Analytics Platforms?

Do you excel at turning ideas into solutions with Azure and Databricks? Are you motivated by working in a collaborative, diverse team environment? If so, we want to hear your story!

About Us

At Rabobank’s Model Development Platform (One!Lab), we are at the heart of innovation, enabling advanced data analytics and machine learning for over 1,500 users across the organization. Our mission? To make One!Lab smarter, more flexible, and an exceptional experience for its users.

As part of the Analytics Platform teams in the Tech 4 Data & Analytics domain of the Technology Office (CITO), we drive Rabobank’s journey to becoming a truly data-driven organization. You’ll work alongside over 37 talented colleagues, including platform and DevOps engineers, technical business analysts, product owners, and architects, all united by a shared commitment to excellence and innovation.

Your Role

As an Azure Platform Engineer in the Global Analytics Platform area, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping and maintaining a cutting-edge analytics platform. Your work will make data accessible, actionable, and impactful for stakeholders across the organization. Here’s what you’ll be doing:

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Design: Architect scalable, secure, and efficient data solutions using Azure Databricks and other Azure services.
• Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders to understand their goals and translate them into innovative, practical technical solutions.
• Integration: Ensure seamless data integration across systems and optimize workflows for performance and efficiency.
• Automation: Develop and maintain Terraform scripts to automate deployments and manage infrastructure.
• Performance Excellence: Monitor and tune databases and data pipelines for optimal performance and resource utilization.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead of industry trends and Azure technologies, continuously enhancing the platform’s capabilities.

We’re looking for someone who thrives on solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment and values growth as much as delivering results.

Position Details

• Title: Azure Platform Engineer
• Duration: 01-07-2025 to 31-01-2026 with an option for extension.
• Language: English mandatory.
• Location: Utrecht.
• Freelance: Not allowed.
• Application Deadline: 29-06-2025 at 16:00.

Description Vacancy: Empowering Data Solutions at Scale.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5 years in a Platform Engineer or similar role, focusing on large-scale analytics platforms.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Azure Databricks and data architecture, with Python experience as a bonus.
• Skills: Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Knowledge: Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for deploying and managing data services.
• Mindset: A proactive learner with excellent problem-solving skills and a team-first attitude.
• Certifications: Microsoft Azure certifications or equivalent.

Join Us in Making a Difference!

Sharing would be appreciated!

Do you want to work for our client in The Netherlands? 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 suitable jobs.

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.

About Rabobank

At Rabobank, we embrace diversity and inclusion, fostering a collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. We are committed to innovation and excellence, ensuring our solutions meet the highest standards for our customers.

Talking of Rabobank: we are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9.5 million customers. Together with these customers, our members, and partners, we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands, we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work, and do business.

Rabobank is a global leader in the Food & Agri value chain, sharing knowledge, networks, and financing to help farmers, suppliers, processors, distributors, and retailers worldwide. Our mission is to contribute meaningfully to the challenge of sustainably feeding 10 billion people by 2050. Growing a better world together.

Rabobank is a financial services provider for over 8.5 million customers in 40 countries. We work together to create a better world in many ways, such as:

• Raising awareness about food waste with Natuur & Milieu.

• Being climate-neutral since 2007 and promoting sustainable living environments.

Working Conditions

This job role is split between operational (run) and project (build) work, with a 75%/25% distribution. Some changes are planned outside business hours to minimize impact on the business. This job vacancy is for the location Utrecht (NL).

Do You Want This Too?

Be the best version of yourself! We are here to help by focusing on your development and investing in an environment where you can continue to learn. We provide the space for you to innovate and undertake new challenges. For example, we offer plenty of growth opportunities to help you surpass your expectations and excel in doing the right things exceptionally well, allowing you to grow as a professional.

On top of that, you can count on us (based on a 36-hour working week):

• An Employee Benefit Budget (10% of your monthly income). How you spend this budget is up to you! Consider purchasing extra holiday days or adding to your pension.

• Relatively high flexibility in working hours and location-independent work, depending on the team’s planning.

• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel by OV! If you drive a car or motorcycle, you can choose a commuting fee.

• A pension scheme where you only contribute 5%.

Let’s get acquainted!

Are You the One?

Are you the new colleague who wants to strengthen our clientele and make a difference for yourself, our customers, and society? We would love to receive your application for this vacancy.

Useful to Know:

Even if you do not meet the profile 100%, but you believe you can fulfill the role perfectly, we encourage you to apply. We invest in your growth and development.

Responses are handled in accordance with vacancy management. Felix de Bruin, our IT Recruiter, is happy to answer any questions about the application process via email or through the provided application link.

Screening is part of the application process. We conduct checks based on the screening procedures that apply within our client to ensure that new employees are sufficiently reliable to carry out work with our clients. For this vacancy, individual assessments and skill tests may be part of the application process.

Everyone is different, and it's precisely these differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we are curious about you!