Key Skills

Job Description

Senior Cloud Engineer | GCP & Platform Engineering Location: Netherlands / Noord Brabant (hybrid) Language: English-speaking environment Design, build and own cloud platforms in production at enterprise clients. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you bring proven expertise to business-critical environments and help shape how our clients build on Google Cloud. What you’ll work on As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you take ownership of the cloud foundations that modern data and software platforms run on. You don’t just implement solutions; you help define them. You work on: Designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on GCP Building and evolving landing zones and platform foundations Automating infrastructure end-to-end with Terraform Developing tooling and platform components in Go/Python Setting up and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows Ensuring the security, reliability and performance of production environments Advising clients on architecture choices and cloud best practices You build platforms that others depend on, and you make sure they are reliable, secure and scalable by design. Your environment You work as a consultant at one of our enterprise clients, five days a week, as part of a cloud or platform engineering team. The role is hybrid, with on-site days once or twice a week in the Den Bosch/Eindhoven area. As a senior engineer, you’re expected to take ownership, bring structure and help raise the engineering standard within the team. What we’re looking for We’re looking for an experienced engineer who knows what it takes to run cloud platforms in production, and who enjoys both building and improving them. Must-have Around 5 years of experience as a Cloud Engineer (or in a similar role such as Platform or DevOps Engineer) Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, specifically Terraform Experience programming in Go Solid understanding of CI/CD and modern deployment practices Nice-to-have Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Knowledge of cloud networking and security principles Experience with monitoring and observability tooling Experience in a consultancy role or advising stakeholders You’ll thrive here if you: Like taking ownership of systems that others rely on Care deeply about automation, scalability and reliability Enjoy sharing your knowledge and helping teams move forward Want to keep deepening your technical expertise What you get A strong salary and benefits package 25 vacation days A personal study budget to keep developing yourself Challenging work in production environments at enterprise clients A network of experienced Data, Cloud and Analytics Engineers About Xccelerated Xccelerated is part of the Xebia Group and focuses on Data, Cloud and AI engineering. We combine real client work with a strong focus on quality, ownership and long-term growth. Interested? Apply directly or reach out to Jessie Loogman via [email protected]

Core Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable GCP infrastructure and platform foundations, automating them with Terraform and developing platform tooling in Go or Python. Improve CI/CD workflows and production reliability, and advise enterprise clients on cloud architecture and best practices.

Requirements

Candidates should have around five years of experience in cloud, platform, or DevOps engineering, hands-on GCP experience, strong Terraform skills, and experience programming in Go. They should understand CI/CD and modern deployment practices; Docker, Kubernetes, cloud networking and security, observability, and consultancy experience are advantageous.

Benefits

• 25 Vacation Days
• Personal Study Budget
• Strong Salary and Benefits Package