Cloud Consultant Azure

With customer lead overlay

Fulltime | Hybrid (Utrecht) | Senior | remote | Azure & AI

Bridge the gap between ambition and execution and, as Customer Lead, be the trusted face guiding clients step by step into the future.

This is a senior role with a clear Customer Lead overlay. Alongside a strong foundation as an Azure Cloud Consultant, you are the main point of contact for the client and responsible for the value delivered across the full lifecycle.
You combine technical expertise with leadership, guide teams and partners, and translate cloud capabilities into concrete impact. At the same time, you build strong, long-term client relationships and help both clients and teams continuously improve.

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About CloudNation

CloudNation accelerates organizations with cloud and AI. We combine technical depth with strategic insight to create real, future-ready impact.

We work hands-on, from strategy through to implementation and continuous improvement.
Our culture is open, entrepreneurial and people focused. We encourage ownership, initiative and continuous learning, while celebrating success together.

We believe in doing what works, not lengthy reports but tangible solutions with visible impact. Our consultants are hands-on, work closely with clients, and continuously look for ways to improve and innovate with cloud and increasingly with AI.

AI? We make it work.
We believe in AI beyond the hype: we build it, apply it for clients, and use it ourselves every day.

Azure accelerators: we develop our Well-Architected Modules (WAM) and a corresponding Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, so we build faster, safer, and more consistently.
An AI agent framework: agentic AI that accelerates our delivery, for example autonomous agents that deliver audit-ready Infrastructure-as-Code.
Production AI for clients: TicketBuddy, our GenAI service desk case with TOPdesk, delivering up to 30% faster ticket resolution.
A secure AI foundation: AI and Data Landing Zones with policy-as-code and compliance built in, following Microsoft's Responsible AI framework.
AI in our DNA: from AI Readiness Scans at clients to internal hackathons and AI literacy, we adopt what we advise.

Our culture is open, entrepreneurial, and people-focused. We take ownership, encourage initiative, and continuously challenge each other to grow. At the same time, we place great value on collaboration and fun: we celebrate successes together and learn from each other. At CloudNation, you get the space to shape your own path, develop yourself, and contribute to innovative solutions that matter.

What will you do?

As an Azure Cloud Consultant, you are at the heart of delivery:

You develop cloud strategies and translate business goals into concrete Azure solutions based on analysis of existing IT environments and Microsoft best practices
You explore where AI truly adds value, from automation to AI-driven landing zones, and translate this into scalable solutions
You act as a hands-on lead, managing engineers while actively contributing to implementation
You are responsible for delivery within scope and manage planning, progress and quality
You coach and develop your team
You ensure solutions are scalable, secure and future-proof, and remain involved after delivery

Our approach

We work according to our 6D Delivery Model. As Customer Lead, you oversee the full lifecycle:

DISCOVER, DEFINE & DESIGN

• Analyse IT environments and translate business goals into Azure strategies and roadmaps

DEVELOP & DEPLOY

• Lead engineers and actively contribute to implementation
• Own delivery, scope, quality and execution

CONTINUOUS DELIVERY

• Ensure successful delivery and ongoing optimisation
• Safeguard long-term value and client outcomes

What do you bring?

Senior technical experience (typically 5+ years) across a broad Azure landscape
Experience with cloud strategy, migrations, optimisation and performance tuning
Experience leading technical teams and delivering successful implementations
Strong stakeholder and expectation management skills
Ability to focus on business outcomes, not just technology
Relevant Azure certifications
Strong project and delivery skills
Affinity with AI and modern ways of working

This is a Senior role with a clear Customer Lead overlay. Alongside a strong foundation as an Azure Cloud Consultant, you're the client's dedicated point of contact and responsible for the value we realize together, across the entire lifecycle. You combine technical knowledge with leadership, guide teams and partners, and translate cloud capabilities into concrete impact. At the same time, you build strong, long-term client relationships and help both the client and the team move forward, step by step.

Bling

The usual

The usual hardware provisions and a fitting salary.

26 vacation days

Work hard, play harder

26 rebel days (paid leave): ‘work hard, play harder’, right?

TGIF

Friday HQ's

Fridays are all about coming together at the office: sharing ideas, helping each other out, and picking up inspiration. And of course, that includes a shared lunch, a Friday afternoon drink, and a game of foosball.

Work wherever you want

Work beyond hybride

Whether you work from home, from the office, or abroad, there's always room to make it work together.

Less stress = more success

Healthy work ethic

Of course, that also means plenty of fun @work. Expect jokes and laughter, gaming, ping pong, foosball, or a game of soccer. Play boosts creativity and reduces stress, which for us is an absolute must.

Never stop learning

Professional development

Of course: training for certifications, events, and more.

HQ

Office at Utrecht

A home base where you're always welcome.

Beyond 925

From work to lifestyle

We're fans of a healthy lifestyle and occasionally work out together, for anyone who wants to join.

Extra's

What else?

Monthly office gatherings, company outings, and company-funded team building activities.

"It's great that CloudNation gives me a lot of freedom and also makes it possible to work with a flexible schedule."

"As long as I get my work done and the client is happy, I can, for example, easily go work out in between work, or like some colleagues do, work abroad for a while. On top of that, it's genuinely a great group of people who, besides working hard, also do plenty of fun things together (organized by the company)."

- Joost Wolfsen, Cloud Engineer/Consultant