Change & Innovation Engineer

Build the technology that moves Northwave forward

Are you passionate about technology, automation and AI? Do you enjoy turning ideas into working solutions and modernizing complex technology environments?

We are looking for a Change & Innovation Engineer who can help shape and implement the next generation of Northwave's technology landscape.

Your focus will be on building what comes next, rather than running what already exists. You will work on migrations, modernization, cloud technology, automation, AI-enabled solutions and strategic technology projects.

What will you do?

• Lead technical implementation and migration activities.

• Design and deploy cloud, infrastructure, workplace, identity, security and platform solutions.

• Modernize legacy technologies and services.

• Identify and implement automation opportunities.

• Build solutions using technologies such as Power Automate, Logic Apps, scripting and APIs.

• Explore and implement AI-enabled capabilities where they offer measurable value.

• Work with technologies including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.

• Develop proofs of concept and pilots for emerging technologies.

• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Run Engineering, vendors and business stakeholders.

• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable and maintainable.

• Produce clear technical and implementation documentation.

• Transfer newly implemented solutions into operational ownership through structured handovers.

Requirements

What do you bring?

• Experience delivering IT implementations, migrations or transformation projects.

• Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 technologies.

• Broad understanding of infrastructure, networking, identity, security and cloud.

• Experience with automation platforms such as Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps or similar technology.

• Scripting experience, for example PowerShell or Python.

• Understanding of Generative AI and intelligent automation.

• Strong solution-design and systems-integration skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• The ability to turn an idea or requirement into an implemented technical solution.

• Strong stakeholder-engagement and communication skills.

• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, AI agents, Azure AI technologies, intelligent assistants or AI-enabled workflow solutions is an advantage.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, paid on the 25th, with annual review and 8% holiday allowance

• Pension through Nationale Nederlanden, Northwave contributes 50%, including partner pension

• 25 vacation days plus all Dutch national holidays

• Generous special leave for marriage, birth, bereavement, care and parental leave

• Lease car based on salary scale (electric welcome), or choose €0.25/km plus 50% of the lease budget as mobility allowance

• MacBook, phone and accessories fully provided

• €200 net annual allowance for flexible and remote working

• Alleo budget for sports, wellness and leisure of your choice

• Learning budget up to €4,500 for longer programmes

• Referral bonus when you bring in a great new colleague

• Hybrid working from a modern office in Utrecht

• Personal growth through the Role Model and FeedForward cycle, your ambitions and development front and centre

Who you are

• You are an engineer who prefers systems over slogans. You like understanding how things actually work in production and improving them where they break, slow down, or create noise.

• You have a done a similar job for at least 5 years.

• You are comfortable working close to operations. You do not need everything fully specified upfront, and you are able to translate practical SOC needs into technical solutions that hold up under pressure.

• You take ownership of what you build and feel responsible for keeping it understandable, maintainable, and secure.

• You communicate clearly with analysts and engineers, make pragmatic choices, and focus on outcomes rather than theoretical perfection.

• Data Ingestion & Normalization: log ingestion/standardization

• Strong experience with Security tooling in a Multi-Tenancy Architecture like: SIEM concepts, Alert correlation, Vulnerability management, Security architecture

• DevOps/Platform Engineering experience such as:CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Git, Containerization

Why Northwave

At Northwave, this role sits close to real security operations. The systems you build are used daily by SOC analysts and directly affect how incidents are detected, escalated, and resolved.

You are not building demos or side projects. You are improving a production SOC stack that protects real organizations. Decisions are made quickly, technical input is taken seriously, and improvements are implemented rather than parked on a roadmap.

You work with experienced professionals in an environment that values competence, responsibility, and getting things right.

Interested in building systems that are used under real pressure, not in theory?

Contact Youri Roelofs at [email protected].