At AKKODIS, a integral leader in engineering and digital services, we're looking for you!

We are an international company specialized in technology, engineering, and innovation, driving the digital transformation of leading organizations across multiple industries. With more than 55,000 experts in over 30 countries , we help our clients build, modernize, and optimize their critical business systems.

We are currently looking for an Application Operations Manager – Azure Cloud to join an international banking project with Julius Baer , one of the world's leading Swiss private banking groups.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Application Operations Manager with a strong background in Azure Cloud, DevOps, and application operations . In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the stability, availability, and continuous improvement of critical enterprise applications while leading cloud migration and platform modernization initiatives.

You will work closely with development, infrastructure, and platform teams, helping drive Azure adoption, DevOps best practices, and cloud-native application delivery across a global environment.

- Own the end-to-end operation of enterprise applications, ensuring SLA compliance and service reliability.
- Act as the primary point of contact for Operations, Support, Maintenance, and service lifecycle management.
- Lead the re-platforming and migration of applications to Microsoft Azure , ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture and security standards.
- Ensure cloud solutions follow secure-by-design principles and corporate governance policies.
- Collaborate with development teams to promote DevOps best practices and cloud-native development.
- Support the implementation and optimization of CI/CD pipelines.
- Improve developer experience by creating reusable templates, technical documentation, and training materials.




- Drive automation initiatives to improve deployment efficiency and operational excellence.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to improve platform adoption and operational processes.
- Participate in Agile delivery teams and contribute to technical planning and solution design.
- Identify risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities across the application lifecycle.

- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and its core cloud services.
- Proven experience migrating enterprise applications to cloud environments.
- Solid understanding of DevOps methodologies , CI/CD automation, and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with development teams and driving technical enablement.
- Spanish and/or German are considered a plus.

- Programming experience in Java or .NET (C#) .
- Scripting with PowerShell , Bash , or Python (nice to have).
- CI/CD tools such as GitLab , Jenkins , Azure DevOps , or similar.
- Container technologies including Docker , Kubernetes , and Helm .
- Experience with Oracle , PostgreSQL , or other relational databases.
- Monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus , Grafana , Dynatrace , ELK Stack , or Splunk .
- Infrastructure as Code and deployment tools such as Terraform or Octopus Deploy .
- Strong knowledge of Git version control.
- Basic networking knowledge, including ingress controllers and load balancers (nice to have).

What we offer

Join one of the world's leading private banking technology organizations.

Be part of an international, collaborative, and highly skilled engineering team.

Continuous learning, professional development, and career growth opportunities.

Competitive salary based on your experience.

If you're looking for your next challenge as an Application Operations Manager – Azure Cloud and want to contribute to the digital transformation of a leading international financial institution, we'd love to hear from you!

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📌 Application Operations Manager – Azure Cloud (Madrid)
🏢 Akkodis
📍 Madrid