Azure Engineer

Sword Services Greece is an IT Services and Software Solutions provider company, driving EU Institutions and Global Leaders in their Digital & IT transformation. As part of the Sword Services Greece team, you'll leverage your expert IT competency to drive critical projects, ensuring rapid, precise delivery that consistently meets, and often exceeds, the expectations of our global clients.

About the role...

We are currently seeking an experienced Azure Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will work in a multinational environment on a multitude of tasks supporting our business in implementing and developing solutions for large EU and international institutions and private sector companies in Greece and abroad.

What you will do...

• Supporting and maintaining the integration architecture and ensuring alignment with IT and business strategies.
• Actively participate in team's deliverables, contributing to the development and improvement of backend services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of backend systems.
• Test and debug code to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Assist in identifying and fixing technical issues in a timely manner.
• Assisting in cloud adoption initiatives and evaluating their impact on performance, infrastructure, networks, and security.
• Engaging in ongoing improvement activities, such as technology reviews, root cause analysis, and cloud portfolio reviews, to maintain optimal cloud environments.
• Partnering with Data Scientist teams to support Big Data analysis, data processing, and reporting on Azure cloud platform.
• Collaborating with IT Security Teams to ensure cloud infrastructure security and assisting with operational activities like log reviews.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.

Technical Skills required...

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure and other Cloud platforms and 5 to 7 years of total experience.
• Prior experience with Terraform, Azure Pipelines and Azure DevOps.
• Proven expertise in configuring and using PaaS offerings (e.g., WebApp, Azure Database services, Azure Kubernetes, Azure DataBricks).
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based delivery models and security practices, including access control, data loss prevention, and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience with Azure policies and cloud security controls.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical teams and stakeholders at all levels.

Certifications in the following will be considered as an asset:

• Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Behavioral Attributes...

• Self Development: Shows eagerness to grow and achieve more in respective area of expertise;
• Adaptability / Flexibility: Shows ability to cope with fast changing technologies and requirements;
• Solution focused mindset: Focus on work quality results with attention to detail and delivery of tasks within agreed deadlines;
• Focus on Customer either internal or external;
• Creativity & Initiative: Proposes ideas and solutions to existing ways of working, takes initiatives, identifies risks and works proactively;
• Teamwork: Collaborates effectively & efficiently with various diverse and geographically distributed work teams;
• Accountability: Shows strong sense of responsibility and ownership of the activities assigned.

What's in for you...

• Competitive remuneration package;
• Meal voucher card;
• Private medical plan;
• Private pension plan;
• Shuttle Bus;
• Opportunity to work in challenging, large scale projects with high visibility and impact;
• Continuous learning and development plan;
• Teambuilding events

Our Culture...

At Sword, our values define how we behave towards our colleagues and clients, and that is Respect and Collaboration. We believe that together we achieve more Grasp a taste of our daily life at our Sword Services Greece Experience page on .

Please submit your CV in English. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential.

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and we ensure that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. Discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other factor protected by applicable laws and regulations is prohibited. As part of our culture, we respect human rights and focus on creating a positive workplace, where all employees are valued, and where diversity and inclusion are a vital part of our everyday working experience.

If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.