cloud engineer for enterprise data platforms

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21,000 employees. For more than 100 years, it has electrified industries, supplied energy to homes, and modernized lifestyles through innovation and cooperation. Its Business Area IT builds the digital backbone supporting infrastructure, digital transformation, automation, innovation, and the energy transition.

• Design, implement, and operate Azure-based cloud platform solutions;
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Git, and automation tools;
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code solutions with ARM, Bicep, Terraform, and scripting technologies;
• Automate provisioning, deployment, and lifecycle management of cloud resources;
• Maintain and improve self-service platform capabilities based on .NET Core and Angular;
• Ensure platform reliability, availability, and operational stability;
• Support administration and continuous improvement of Azure Databricks and Snowflake environments;
• Implement security controls aligned with enterprise policies and governance requirements;
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and operations specialists to deliver secure and scalable cloud services;
• Operate and further develop the Azure Databricks platform for analytics, data, and AI workloads;
• Manage identity and access controls through Azure AD integration and RBAC principles;
• Support secure networking concepts, including private endpoints and secure cluster connectivity;
• Implement and maintain data governance capabilities using Unity Catalog and related Databricks services;
• Establish compute standards, governance controls, and cost optimization practices;
• Enable integrations with Azure Data Lake, Power BI, Snowflake, and other enterprise services;
• Support onboarding and adoption of platform capabilities across teams;
• Contribute to monitoring, logging, and security improvements throughout the platform landscape;
• Identify opportunities to improve cloud service performance, cost efficiency, and sustainability;
• Enhance automation and self-service capabilities for platform users;
• Support the introduction of new cloud, AI, and analytics capabilities;
• Help create a seamless developer and data practitioner experience across the platform ecosystem.

• Several years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role in Azure environments;
• Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, preferably in operations, governance, or platform engineering;
• Strong understanding of Azure Networking, Storage, App Services, Virtual Machines, and Entra ID (Azure AD);
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, and CI/CD practices;
• Experience with ARM, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell;
• Knowledge of Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, or modern data lake architectures;
• Understanding of cloud governance, security, and access management principles;
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies;
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities;
• Professional communication skills in English;
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with colleagues from different disciplines;
• Nice to have: local language skills, Docker and Kubernetes, FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization, enterprise AI or machine learning platforms.

• A challenging and independent job in an informal, dynamic working environment;
• Work-life balance and flexibility to work from home;
• Locations include Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, and Katowice;
• Pre-employment screening by a third party, DISA.