Cloud Engineer; NL

BBD is an international custom software solutions company that solves real-world problems with innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. With extensive experience across various sectors and a wide array of technologies, BBD’s core services encompass digital enablement, software engineering and solutions support, which includes cloud engineering, data science, product design and managed services.

Over the past 40 years, we have built a reputation for hiring the best talent and collaborating with client teams to deliver exceptional value through software. As the company has grown, this unwavering commitment to quality and continuous innovation has ensured clients get the full benefit from software that meets their unique environment.

The culture

BBD’s culture is one that encourages collaboration, innovation and inclusion. Our relaxed yet professional work environment extends into a flat management structure. At BBD, you are not just a number, but a valuable member of the team, working with like-minded, passionate individuals on challenging projects in interesting spaces. We deeply believe in the importance of each individual taking control of their career growth, with the support, encouragement and guidance of the company.

We do this for every BBDer, creating the space and opportunity to continue learning, growing and expanding their skillsets. We also proudly support and ensure diverse project teams as varied perspectives will always make for stronger solutions.

With hubs in 7 cities, we have mastered distributed development and support a flexible, hybrid working environment. Our hubs are also a great place to get to know people, share knowledge, and enjoy snacks, great coffee and catered lunches as well as social, sport and cultural gatherings.

Lastly, recognition is deeply ingrained in the BBD culture and we use every appropriate opportunity to show this through our Awards Nominations, shoutouts and of the course the exceptional bonuses that come from exceptional performance.

The role

We are looking for a specialised Cloud Engineer to build, secure and maintain the underlying infrastructure for our modern data platforms. Unlike a traditional Cloud Engineer who might focus on general application hosting, this role is dedicated to the unique requirements of data workloads—spanning huge scale storage, high-throughput networking, and specialised compute clusters for Spark/SQL.

You will bridge the gap between pure Dev Ops and Data Engineering, ensuring our data scientists and analysts have a robust, secure, and automated platform on which to build their pipelines and models. You will be responsible for the “plumbing” of the data ecosystem, primarily focusing on Databricks, AWS, and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Platform architecture:
  
  Design and deploy scalable cloud infrastructure for data lakes and analytics platforms using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Security & governance:
  
  Implement robust identity management (IAM/Entra ), network security (Private Link/VPC), and data governance controls (Unity Catalog)
• Automation:
  
  Build CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and data products, automating the provisioning of compute resources and work spaces
• Observability:
  
  Establish monitoring for cost, performance, and reliability of data workloads, ensuring efficient resource utilisation
• Enabling data teams:
  
  Create self-service infrastructure patterns that allow Data Engineers to deploy pipelines without managing the underlying servers

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of professional cloud engineering experience with experience in data engineering and Databricks highly desirable

Core skills, tools & frameworks:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  
  Deep expertise in Terraform(creating modules, managing state, work spaces). Experience with Cloud Formation, Bicep, or Crossplane is also valuable
• Containerisation & orchestration:
  
  Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or self-managed) for managing data workloads
• CI/CD & version control:
  
  Advanced proficiency with Git, Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub Actions for automating infrastructure deployment and policy checks
• Scripting & automation:
  
  Strong coding skills in…