SME - Azure & Cloud Security, Palo Alto Firewall
Netherlands
Job Description
SME - Azure & Cloud Security, Palo Alto Firewall
Others, Noord-Brabant

Job Summary

MCP SaaS Activation & Azure Configuration

  • Activate and configure the MCP SaaS platform as the central AI orchestrator within the Azure environment
  • Integrate MCP with existing Azure infrastructure, identity management, and cloud services
  • Design and implement connector architecture to enable seamless integration of AI services and data sources
  • Validate platform stability, performance, and scalability to support production-grade workloads

 

Security, Permissions & Governance Baseline

  • Define and implement role-based access control (RBAC) and permission structures within MCP
  • Establish security baselines aligned with enterprise standards (data classification, encryption, access policies)
  • Configure comprehensive logging, monitoring, and audit trail capabilities
  • Set up the governance framework — approval workflows, policy enforcement, and compliance checkpoints
  • Collaborate with the internal security team to ensure all configurations meet Smurfit Westrock risk requirements

 

ServiceNow Domain & Lighthouse Use Case (TLO) Onboarding

  • Create the initial ServiceNow domain within the MCP framework to enable service management integration
  • Configure the TLO (Transport & Logistics Operations) use case as the lighthouse — the first production AI service to be industrialized through the platform
  • Support the end-to-end technical path from prototype to production-ready service for the TLO use case
  • Document the service mapping, runbook, and SLA framework to be reused in Phase 2 industrialization

 

Observability & Platform Readiness

  • Implement monitoring dashboards and alerting for platform health, usage, and cost visibility
  • Ensure the platform is instrumented for Phase 2 handover — supporting the internal team's ability to operate independently
  • Produce clear technical documentation: architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and operational runbooks

Key Responsibilities

Technical Expertise

  • Proven hands-on experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) — SaaS deployment and orchestration
  • Strong Azure cloud expertise: Azure OpenAI Service, Azure API Management, Azure Active Directory, networking
  • Experience configuring AI orchestration platforms and connector-based integration architectures
  • Deep understanding of enterprise security patterns: RBAC, OAuth, secrets management, logging & auditing
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow integration and ITSM domain configuration is advantageous

 

Delivery & Consulting

  • Track record of delivering AI platform or integration projects in enterprise environments
  • Ability to work embedded with an internal engineering team — pragmatic, hands-on, delivery-focused
  • Strong documentation skills: able to produce architecture artefacts and operational guides to a production standard
  • Experience working in cross-functional environments with security, governance, and business stakeholders

 

Profile & Soft Skills

  • Senior-level consultant with 7+ years of relevant technical experience
  • Based in the Netherlands (NLD) — on-site availability required for Phase 1
  • Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus
  • Self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal onboarding overhead
  • Clear communicator — able to translate technical decisions into business language for stakeholders

Skill Requirements

Technical Expertise

  • Proven hands-on experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) — SaaS deployment and orchestration
  • Strong Azure cloud expertise: Azure OpenAI Service, Azure API Management, Azure Active Directory, networking
  • Experience configuring AI orchestration platforms and connector-based integration architectures
  • Deep understanding of enterprise security patterns: RBAC, OAuth, secrets management, logging & auditing
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow integration and ITSM domain configuration is advantageous

 

Delivery & Consulting

  • Track record of delivering AI platform or integration projects in enterprise environments
  • Ability to work embedded with an internal engineering team — pragmatic, hands-on, delivery-focused
  • Strong documentation skills: able to produce architecture artefacts and operational guides to a production standard
  • Experience working in cross-functional environments with security, governance, and business stakeholders

 

Profile & Soft Skills

  • Senior-level consultant with 7+ years of relevant technical experience
  • Based in the Netherlands (NLD) — on-site availability required for Phase 1
  • Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus
  • Self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal onboarding overhead
  • Clear communicator — able to translate technical decisions into business language for stakeholders

Other Requirements

Technical Expertise

  • Proven hands-on experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) — SaaS deployment and orchestration
  • Strong Azure cloud expertise: Azure OpenAI Service, Azure API Management, Azure Active Directory, networking
  • Experience configuring AI orchestration platforms and connector-based integration architectures
  • Deep understanding of enterprise security patterns: RBAC, OAuth, secrets management, logging & auditing
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow integration and ITSM domain configuration is advantageous

 

Delivery & Consulting

  • Track record of delivering AI platform or integration projects in enterprise environments
  • Ability to work embedded with an internal engineering team — pragmatic, hands-on, delivery-focused
  • Strong documentation skills: able to produce architecture artefacts and operational guides to a production standard
  • Experience working in cross-functional environments with security, governance, and business stakeholders

 

Profile & Soft Skills

  • Senior-level consultant with 7+ years of relevant technical experience
  • Based in the Netherlands (NLD) — on-site availability required for Phase 1
  • Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus
  • Self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal onboarding overhead
  • Clear communicator — able to translate technical decisions into business language for stakeholders
Information at a Glance

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