DevOps Cloud Engineer (Azure & Databricks)
Vattenfall
Company Overview
Vattenfall AB
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
Founded1909
SizeApproximately 21,000 employees across Europe (source: group.vattenfall.com). Revenue of €16.5 billion in FY 2023 (source: energydigital.com).
What They Do
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company focused on renewable energy production and distribution. The company has a rich history that began with hydroelectric power and has evolved to include a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including offshore and onshore wind, nuclear power, and heat networks. Vattenfall operates approximately 139,000 km of power lines in Sweden, serving around 900,000 customers, and is recognized as the second largest energy company in Sweden and the largest offshore wind operator in Denmark (source: group.vattenfall.com). Their commitment to fossil-free electricity and heat production is evident in their ongoing projects and strategic focus on transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Projects & Track Record
Vattenfall has a notable track record of significant projects, including the historic Olidan hydroelectric plant in Trollhättan, which was Sweden's largest by the early 1900s, and the Porjus Power Plant, operational since 1915. In recent years, they have expanded their offshore wind capabilities with projects like Horns Rev 1 and 3 in Denmark, and the Vesterhav North and South farms, which opened in autumn 2024. Additionally, Vattenfall has developed nine hydro power plants in Finland and has been involved in 13 wind and battery storage projects in the UK since 2008, showcasing their commitment to renewable energy across multiple regions (source: history.vattenfall.com). Their ongoing projects include the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark and the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland, which supports carbon neutrality goals by 2035.
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Vattenfall has celebrated its 115th anniversary, emphasizing its commitment to fossil-free energy and announcing plans to phase out coal by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 under the leadership of CEO Anna Borg. The company has also successfully opened the Vesterhav North and South offshore wind farms in Denmark in autumn 2024, marking a significant milestone in their renewable energy initiatives (source: group.vattenfall.com). While no specific new contracts or acquisitions were reported for 2023-2024, Vattenfall continues to focus on its operational milestones and ongoing developments in offshore wind energy.
Working There
Vattenfall offers a variety of roles across its operations, including energy production in hydro, wind, and nuclear sectors, as well as grid operations and retail services. The company employs approximately 500 staff in Denmark and the UK, focusing on offshore wind and heat networks, and has active hiring in locations such as Solna (Sweden HQ), Kolding (Denmark HQ), and various cities in the UK and Finland (source: group.vattenfall.com). The company culture is characterized by long-term state ownership, fostering stability and collaboration, particularly through historic Nordic power coordination efforts that date back to its founding in 1909. This culture supports Vattenfall's adaptation to energy transitions and its commitment to promoting fossil-free energy solutions.
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Job Description
As a DevOps Cloud Engineer (Azure & Databricks), you will help operate and develop the platforms that support Vattenfall's data, analytics and AI ambitions. Your expertise in Azure, automation and cloud governance will contribute directly to our purpose: enabling fossil-free living through digital innovation and smarter use of data.
Your role
Within our Digital Platform Operations team, you will work with colleagues across cloud engineering, architecture, operations and data platforms to ensure that our Azure and Databricks environments remain secure, reliable and future-ready.
You will play a key role in advancing a modern enterprise data platform that enables data-driven decision-making across Vattenfall while continuously improving automation, governance and user experience.
Your key responsibilities
- Designing, implementing and operating Azure-based cloud platform solutions
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Git and automation tools
- Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code solutions using ARM, Bicep and scripting technologies
- Automate provisioning, deployment and lifecycle management of cloud resources
- Maintaining and improving self-service platform capabilities based on .NET Core and Angular
- Ensuring platform reliability, availability and operational stability
- Supporting administration and continuous improvement of Azure Databricks and Snowflake environments
- Implementing security controls in alignment with enterprise policies and governance requirements
- Collaborating with architects, developers and operations specialists to deliver secure and scalable cloud services
Azure Databricks Platform Operations & Governance
- Operating and further developing Vattenfall's Azure Databricks platform for analytics, data and AI workloads
- Managing identity and access controls through Azure AD integration and RBAC principles
- Supporting secure networking concepts including private endpoints and secure cluster connectivity
- Implementing and maintaining data governance capabilities using Unity Catalog and related Databricks services
- Managing platform resources using Infrastructure as Code approaches such as Terraform and ARM templates
- Establishing compute standards, governance controls and cost optimisation practices
- Enabling integrations with Azure Data Lake, Power BI, Snowflake and other enterprise services
- Supporting onboarding and adoption of platform capabilities across teams
- Contributing to monitoring, logging and security improvements throughout the platform landscape
Platform Improvement & FinOps
- Identifying opportunities to improve performance, cost efficiency and sustainability of cloud services
- Enhancing automation and self-service capabilities for platform users
- Supporting the introduction of new cloud, AI and analytics capabilities
- Helping to create a seamless developer and data practitioner experience across the platform ecosystem
Location
Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm and Katowice
Qualifications
You bring solid experience from cloud engineering environments and enjoy combining technology, security and automation to create reliable services for users. You are communicative, collaborative and enjoy working together with colleagues from different disciplines to solve complex challenges.
We believe you have
- Several years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer or similar role in Azure environments
- Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, preferably within operations, governance or platform engineering
- Strong understanding of Azure services including Networking, Storage, App Services, Virtual Machines and Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git and CI/CD practices
- Experience working with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as ARM, Bicep, Terraform and PowerShell
- Knowledge of analytics and data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Spark or modern data lake architectures
- Understanding of cloud governance, security and access management principles
- Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python or similar technologies
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
- Professional communication skills in English (local language skills are a plus but not mandatory)
It is an advantage if you also have
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimisation
- Experience supporting enterprise AI or machine learning platforms
Our offer
A challenging and independent job in an informal, dynamic working environment. You can play a part in shaping the future of a company where the only constant is change. Besides being a challenging and inspiring place to work, we value a great work atmosphere!
At Vattenfall, we are convinced that striving for diversity helps building a more profitable efficient and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of gender, age, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We believe in work life balance and the flexibility to work from home.
More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than, 24th of September 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
For more information about the role, please contact the Hiring Manager Mansi Shamsingh Raghuwanshi: [email protected] for more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Marius Gläßge ([email protected]).
Trade union representatives in Sweden (IT) are Sofi Wadström (Akademikerna), Patricia Ek (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Juha Siipilehto (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, DISA.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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About the role
August 27, 2026
August 27, 2026
Full time
Flexible
Company
- Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Katowice, Poland
- Berlin, Germany
- Stockholm, Sweden
Several years of experience
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