Cloud Engineer
Posted 1 hour 24 minutes ago by Tergos
Vacancy - Interim Cloud Engineer
For a valued client of Tergos, we are currently looking for an Interim Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes. Are you a hands-on professional who thrives in dynamic environments, can operate autonomously, and is ready to support a critical cloud platform? Then this might be your next challenge!
Location: South-Holland
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract type: Freelance / Interim
Duration: 6 months (option to extend)
Hours per week: 40
Our client is operating a rapidly evolving Azure and Kubernetes landscape that requires robust operational support and continuous improvement. As Interim Cloud Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining the stability, scalability, and security of the platform.
You will work closely with engineering teams to refine infrastructure, upgrade Kubernetes clusters, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations. The environment is technical, fast-paced, and relies on quick responsiveness during incidents.
- Maintain, update, and evolve Helm charts to support ongoing application changes
- Perform AKS upgrades and manage the full Kubernetes lifecycle
- Enhance and optimize CI pipelines
- Extend and improve Terraform-based infrastructure
- Implement and refine monitoring across critical services
- Respond to platform alerts; perform first-line troubleshooting and deeper investigation
- Ensure high responsiveness in incident and operational scenarios
- Strong professional experience with Terraform
- Hands-on experience with GitLab CI or GitHub Actions
- Solid Linux fundamentals
- Proficiency in Bash scripting
- Strong communication skills and ability to produce clear technical documentation
- Practical experience with Azure components (VNETs, managed identities, Key Vault, load balancers, firewall rules, private endpoints)
- Strong operational Kubernetes experience
- Proven experience with AKS upgrades and cluster lifecycle management
- Understanding of Azure storage classes, CSI drivers, Azure Disk/File
- Experience with cert-manager (issuers, renewals, certificate workflows)
- Experience with external-dns
- Strong Helm expertise (chart development & maintenance)
- Familiarity with ArgoCD and GitOps practices
- Experience with Workload Identity Federation (Azure AD ? AKS)
- Understanding of PKI fundamentals
- Security-focused mindset
- Experience designing CI/CD pipelines for Java applications
- Knowledge of Maven
- Understanding of OCI images and container runtimes (e.g., containerd)
- Strong diagnostic abilities across logs, metrics, and traces
- Experience with Application Insights, Prometheus/Grafana, or similar
- Strong systems-thinking approach to troubleshooting
- Autonomous, proactive problem solver
- Capable of owning tasks end-to-end
- Able to work effectively within existing architectural guidelines
- Reliable, fast, and highly responsive in operational situations
Our client is a well-established company operating in a highly dynamic sector. They are known for their technical maturity, modern cloud environment, and professional engineering culture. You will be joining a team that values ownership, quality, and agility.
What's in it for you?As Interim Cloud Engineer, you can expect:
- A competitive hourly freelance rate
- Hybrid working possibilities
- A high-impact role in a modern Azure & Kubernetes environment
Apply now with your CV, availability, and rate. I will get in touch with you as soon as possible.