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

• 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 achieve 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.

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.

• What will you do 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 (o.a.). You will play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. You will collaborate closely with the data engineers and other developers and will implement CI/CD pipelines, automate processes, troubleshoot issues, and provide support where needed.

In 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 mint communication skills. Passion for your work is key. In the end, 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 make our Schiphol Data and AI strategy come to life.

• Your added value
As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you have a clear vision on technology, courage to speak up whenever you think is necessary, and focus to guide the team and our organization to further develop our Data Platform Infrastructure. Innovation and an agile way of working are your Second nature. You improve yourself every day so that you can help the team to be the best. You work actively on creating a good team atmosphere, which is 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 keyed to possibilities and opportunities. You are able to take ownership of key topics and guide your teammates in the right direction. You are able to connect with key stakeholders and gather their requirements to create and implement relevant user stories. If you also have the following qualifications, we look forward to receiving your application!

• Requirements:
- At least Bachelors/Masters degree level of thinking;
- 5-8 Years of relevant working experience;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to articulate technical concepts clearly (Dutch-speaking is a bonus);
- Cloud computing expertise. You have experience with the following systems and concepts we leverage;
- Cloud service providers: Azure & Databricks (experience with Unity Catalog is a pre);
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform;
- Application deployments via Openshift;
- Working knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP);
- Automation mindset and experience with implementing CI/CD pipelines;
- Experience working with version control;
- Experience working in a shared services environment;
- Experience with 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;
- Being able to keep overview in complex stakeholder field;
- Good problem-solving skills;
- Collaborator, also with non-technical people;
- Be able to train/coach junior/medior level engineers.

Additional Information (1):
• Each supplier may submit a maximum of one candidate, so we kindly ask you to send us your best candidate.
• A candidate may not be submitted for multiple requests at the same time.
• As we expect a large number of applications, feedback may be minimal — please take this into account.

PLEASE NOTE! We no longer work within Schiphol with an indirect self-employed (“ZZP Indirect”) construction. This will be a fee-only arrangement, where €0.75 of the margin will be withheld from the supplier. After 1,600 hours worked, the supplier will be definitively phased out. Please take this into consideration.

Additional Information (2):
• Please also include the motivation letter within the CV.
• CV & motivation should be tailored to the assignment, written in Dutch, and provided in PDF format.
• The CV file size must not exceed 1,500 KB.
• Important: Make sure that all candidate information is fully completed.
• Suppliers submitting candidates must be aware of and comply with the applicable labor laws and the (Schiphol) collective labor agreement (CAO). This position falls under scale 11 of the Schiphol CAO.
• A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is mandatory for this assignment at Schiphol (the cost of €33.85 is at the expense of the supplier/contractor). The start date will only be discussed after Magnit has received the VOG.
• The candidate must have a valid ID document (passport or identity card), which must be presented for verification both at the intake and on the start date of the contract.
• By submitting a candidate, you are deemed to agree to the conditions of this specific client. If you are not familiar with these conditions, you can request them from the responsible recruiter.