Our client's a leading Dutch telecom provider focused on creating a more human, optimistic, and inclusive digital experience. They’re hiring a Senior Cloud Data Engineer for their Digital IT Data Platform, a team where diverse voices matter and collaboration drives meaningful change.

You’ll join an engineering environment that values openness, curiosity, and shared learning. You’ll work on cloud native services and data-driven systems that power personalised journeys for millions of people. If you’re someone who enjoys building, designing, and shaping systems that make a real impact, this is a role where your voice and expertise will be heard.

Your Day-to-Day: Ownership, Engineering, Collaboration

• Design and build Python-based services and APIs (FastAPI or similar) running on AWS

• Develop event-driven workflows, queue workers, and batch jobs using Lambda, SQS/SNS, and DynamoDB

• Architect cloud-native systems using AWS ECS, Lambda, S3, and API Gateway

• Use Terraform and GitHub Actions to deliver infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines

• Collaborate with product, data, and cloud teams to shape new features and platform improvements

• Support security, FinOps, observability, and audit requirements

• Mentor peers, share knowledge, and help raise engineering standards

• Work in a team that values diverse perspectives, psychological safety, and continuous growth

What You Bring (and What You’ll Grow Into)

• 4–5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience

• Strong Python skills, ideally with FastAPI or similar frameworks

• Experience designing or operating queue workers, event-driven systems, or batch processing

• Terraform experience and working knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions or similar)

• Understanding of IAM, VPC design, encryption, and AWS security best practices

• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners

• Experience mentoring others or contributing to team standards

• Fluent in English and already based in the Netherlands

Nice to have:

Experience with Kafka or Kinesis, observability tools, Kubernetes/ECS, or data engineering and ML tooling. None of these are mandatory, but they’re great areas to grow into with team support.

Designed to Support You

• Competitive salary + variable bonus scheme

• Hybrid working

• Progressive pension plan

• 30 vacation days + an extra day off after Ascension Day

• Redeemable holidays

• Employee telecom subscription

• Real opportunities for growth and advancement

• Personal annual learning budget + access to over 200 digital courses

• Team events, learning weeks, social gatherings, and an annual ski trip

If this role speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply directly or contact jobs@shematters.nl.