Q8 operates ~700 fuel stations across Benelux plus lubricant production and airport fueling services, now executing a large-scale cloud transformation (hybrid Azure environment, data architecture roadmap). The tech stack is enterprise-grade (SAP S/4HANA, Business Objects, Dynamics 365, Power BI) with infrastructure-layer protocols (ISO 8583, ISO 20022, IPsec, MPLS) — typical of a payment-heavy, geographically distributed retail network. Hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering, sales, and ops, with a senior-skewed leadership mix, reflecting both the complexity of the infrastructure overhaul and expansion into e-mobility and sustainable fuels.
Q8 is a major European energy provider with service stations, convenience retail, and specialty operations (truck fueling, aviation fueling, lubricant blending). The company serves retail customers via loyalty programs and B2B partners through dedicated networks. Operationally, Q8 runs a multi-country footprint (Benelux headquarters, hiring across 10 countries including US and UAE) with manufacturing and research facilities. The business is undergoing dual transformation: technical (migrating to hybrid cloud, rebuilding payment and card-acceptance infrastructure) and strategic (pivoting toward sustainable mobility, e-mobility services, and mobile fueling).
SAP S/4HANA, Dynamics 365, Azure, AWS, Business Objects, Power BI, Active Directory, Siemens, plus payment protocols (ISO 8583, ISO 20022, IPsec, MPLS) for retail network operations.
Q8 is building a hybrid Azure environment and executing a large-scale cloud transformation (cloudtransformatie project), including data architecture roadmap and next-wave strategy to modernize its payment and retail infrastructure.
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